September 13th 2023.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex made their first public appearance together in Dusseldorf, Germany, at the Wheelchair Basketball preliminary match between Ukraine and Australia. The couple held hands as they walked into the Merkur Spiel-Arena, Harry in an Invictus Games polo top and trousers and Meghan wearing a black top with white shorts and a white cardigan with gold buttons.
Meghan and Harry joined in waving crowds cheering on athletes and happily handed out medals to children on the basketball court. They also posed for photographs with others at the event. Meghan, who was wearing a black dress, spoke during the event’s party for friends and family of the competitors. She described the Invictus Games as an ‘amazing event’ and even joked with the audience as she ran slightly late. She also said that one day she would like to bring her children to the games.
It comes after Meghan arrived late at the Invictus Games on Tuesday, saying she had to spend more time getting their ‘little ones settled at home’. Meghan had travelled from the Sussexes’ home in California to the German city, where Harry launched the sporting event for wounded military personnel and veterans on Saturday night. It is likely that Meghan’s mother Doria Ragland is looking after the Sussexes’ young children Archie and Lilibet at their home in Montecito, California.
The couple were in high spirits throughout the event. Harry was seen sharing a joke with TV presenter and Invictus Games medallist JJ Chalmers during the wheelchair basketball competition, after taking part in some ‘seat dancing’. On Monday, Harry, the founding patron of the Invictus Games, warmly embraced a wheelchair rugby player by kissing him on the head. He watched matches in an eight-team wheelchair rugby knockout tournament, then presented medals and spoke to players after Team USA defeated the United Kingdom 21-13 in the final.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex made a strong showing at the Invictus Games, with their first public appearance together in Dusseldorf. Their presence at the games is a testament to their support for wounded military personnel and veterans, and it is clear that the couple have not lost their enthusiasm for attending the Invictus Games, since they first attended in 2017. Harry's brief visit to the UK for the WellChild Awards and to visit St George’s Chapel in Windsor on the anniversary of the death of his grandmother, the late Queen, further demonstrates their commitment to helping those in need.
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