Prince Harry is set to mark his family’s recent return to the United Kingdom with a high-profile, aerial fundraising event. Scheduled for September 2026, the Duke of Sussex will participate in a charity skydive to raise funds for two prominent Canadian military organizations: the Sunnybrook Foundation and the True Patriot Love Foundation. The initiative represents one of his first major public engagements following the relocation of his family—including Meghan Markle, Prince Archie, and Princess Lilibet—back to British soil.
The event stems directly from a promise Prince Harry made in November 2025 during a visit to the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre’s veterans unit in Toronto. There, the Duke met 102-year-old World War II veteran Ed Marshall, a former paratrooper who had previously completed a fundraising skydive from over 11,000 feet to celebrate his 100th birthday. Connecting over their shared history in military service—Marshall’s WWII combat background and Harry’s ten-year tenure in the British Army as an Apache helicopter pilot—the two agreed to plan a joint jump.
While medical evaluations ultimately prevented the centenarian veteran from making another jump himself due to cardiac constraints, Marshall’s grandson, Bailey, will take his place alongside the Duke. The fundraising proceeds will directly support specialized healthcare for veterans at Sunnybrook, as well as community reintegration programs through True Patriot Love, an organization that previously partnered with Prince Harry for the Invictus Games in Canada.
The engagement underscores a continuation of Prince Harry’s established focus on veteran advocacy and service support. Having settled into a non-royal private residence outside London, the Duke’s schedule aligns with his long-standing philanthropic patronages, now facilitated by closer geographic proximity. Rather than altering his operational approach, the upcoming skydiving event reflects a long-term commitment to keeping promises made to the veteran community while actively raising support for military service members across the Commonwealth.
Source: Compiled from various sources
