On Saturday, Meghan Markle introduced her husband Prince Harry as the couple kicked off the 2025 Invictus Games in Vancouver, Canada, before welcoming him on stage with a passionate kiss. In her speech, the Duchess of Sussex said that Canada felt “like home,” as she offered a gushing tribute to the Prince.
“I was not planning on speaking tonight, and we just arrived, I don’t know, a couple of hours ago, and I touched Canadian soil and I went, oh, it feels like home,” she began. “We are just thrilled to be here, and I would be remiss if I didn’t take the opportunity to introduce someone who means a lot to me. And I know he means quite a lot to all of you. You will see him throughout this week.”
She continued, “You will see him at the Games. You will see him probably curling with you, cheering you on. He’s in it with you, and you’ll see him through all of those moments. He’ll be there with you.”
The Duchess also mentioned their children, Archie and Lilibet, revealing a little bit about their life at home.
“What you won’t have seen is all of the moments that have happened in the lead-up to these Games, all of the moments where, as you know, with families, the big rush in the morning—getting ready for school, packing the lunch boxes, making breakfast,” she explained. “My husband’s in all of that with us, and then he’ll be on his phone, and Archie will say: ‘Papa, why are you on your phone?’ And he’s like, ‘That’s Invictus. I’m getting ready for Invictus.’”
Meghan shared that Invictus “means so much” to Harry and he sees the participants as his family “just as” he sees herself and the kids.
She concluded, “I need you to know how much it means to him and how much each of you means to him.”
The Duchess wore a sleeveless brown tunic top with a flared hem and a flowing skirt in matching fabric, leaving her hair down. Harry was clad in a black two-piece suit and white button-down.