Meghan Markle shares a heartfelt kiss with Prince Harry on stage as he receives cheers while opening the Invictus Games

MEGHAN Markle shared an intimate kiss with her hubby Prince Harry on stage last night as he opened the Invictus Games.

The Duchess of Sussex, 43, stood behind Harry wearing a brown dress while he gave a speech to cheers in Vancouver, Canada.

Prince Harry speaking at a podium with Meghan Markle standing behind him.
Prince Harry and Meghan seen opening the Invictus Games 2025Credit: The Invictus Games Foundation
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle kissing on stage.
The royal couple shared an intimate kiss on stage
Prince Harry speaking at a podium.
The Duke of Success jokingly asked the audience if anyone was tiredCredit: The Invictus Games Foundation
Lit Olympic cauldron at Jack Poole Plaza with "I AM" sign in front.
The Olympic Cauldron at Jack Poole Plaza in Vancouver is lit in celebrationCredit: PA

He jokingly asked the audience if anyone was tired and was greeted with shouts of “no”.

Harry, 40, laughed and replied “well obviously team Canada is not tired, everybody else had to travel half way round the world to be here!”.

As the smitten royal took to the stage, Meghan was seen planting a kiss on the Duke of Sussex.

He then put his hands up in astonishment as he acknowledged the whooping crowd.

Beforehand, Meghan gave an impromptu speech and shared a candid family moment about little Archie.

In a clip of the opening night shared on X by an attendee, Meghan gave a heartfelt introduction to her hubby Harry.

She gushed about her return to Canada just hours after the couple landed.

Meghan also revealed how Harry has juggled organising the Invictus Games while fathering Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.

The seventh edition of the games, established by Harry in 2014, has brought together more than 500 competitors from 23 nations.

It is the first time the games will include winter sports.

Meghan’s attendance is understood to underscore her support for her husband and the mission of Invictus, a cause that is deeply personal to them both.

Her focus at the games will be on uplifting her husband, the competitors and sharing their stories.

The couple famously appeared in public together for the first time at the Toronto Invictus Games in 2017, pictured hand-in-hand at a wheelchair tennis event.

In 2023, Meghan and Harry cheered on athletes among the crowds at the Invictus Games in Dusseldorf, Germany.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were sitting side-by-side clapping and also reacting to the game tensely as they watched the wheelchair basketball with Australia supporters.

While Meghan is understood to have several projects on the horizon, her family remains her top priority and she is determined to continue to stand together with Harry to support the causes they care about.

The couple visited Colombia for a four-day tour last August, with the trip focusing on tackling cyber-bullying and online digital violence as well as promoting women’s leadership.

They also embarked on a three-day visit to Nigeria earlier in 2024 at the invitation of the West African nation’s chief of defence staff.

British veterans and serving personnel who were injured during service departed for Canada earlier this week for the games.

The 62 competitors – all veterans and serving personnel who sustained life-changing injuries and illnesses while serving in the UK Armed Forces – left the country from Birmingham Airport on Thursday.

The games aim to “inspire recovery, support rehabilitation and generate a wider understanding and respect for those who have served their country”, the Royal British Legion said.

The games have previously been held in London in 2014, in Orlando in 2016, Toronto in 2017, Sydney in 2018, The Hague in 2022 and Dusseldorf in 2023.

a man and a woman are clapping in front of a crowd
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex at the closing ceremony of the Invictus Games Düsseldorf 2023Credit: Getty
prince harry stands at a podium in front of a large group of men
Invictus Games was initiated by Prince Harry in 2014Credit: Richard Pohle – The Times
a man and a woman are holding volleyballs and smiling
Harry and Meghan at a training session with Colombia’s Invictus Games team in AugustCredit: Getty
prince harry and meghan markle walk down a street holding hands
Harry and Meghan arrive to watch sitting volleyball in Dusseldorf last yearCredit: PA

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