Meghan Markle will today leave Prince Harry at the Invictus Games in Canada in order to fly home to get back to their children Prince Archie and Princess Lilbet.
The duchess, 43, has spent five days at the multi-sport competition after arriving in Vancouver alongside Harry, 40, on Friday afternoon. Aides kept her travel plans under wraps for security reasons, but it is understood it had always been planned she would leave the event today. Harry is expected to stay at the Games until after the closing ceremony this Sunday. Meghan was with her husband for the first few days of the competition where they put on a loved-up display as they attended various events of the sporting tournament that champions injured servicemen and women.
She was at Harry's side during the opening ceremony in Vancouver, where they smooched in the stands. Giving a speech on stage, Harry, 40, appeared to take a dig at US President Donald Trump , who had described Meghan, 43, as "terrible". The Duke bemoaned "weak moral character in the world " before thanking veterans. The pair also visited Vij's Indian restaurant in Vancouver, with singer Michael Buble and his wife Luisana Lopilato, on Saturday night. Meghan has also been using her newly-launched Instagram account to document her time at the games, with a string of Instagram stories showing her meeting the children of competitors and whizzing through the stadium during the open ceremony on a golf buggy.
Yesterday, they were seen sinking beers as they watched winter sports in Whistler before Harry was heard teasing his wife during a speech where he invited her on stage and joked that she was going to sing for them. But today, it was confirmed she has headed back to the couple's children, who have stayed behing in California. At the last Invictus Games in in Dusseldorf, Meghan only joined her husband for part of the event, opting to stay behind in California with their children for the first few days of the tournament.
It comes after in Whistler yesterday, the Sussexes were in high spirits before Harry stepped out on stage to open three days of sporting events at the luxury ski resort. He thanked the attendees for their support before calling for Meghan to join him. As she stood beside her husband, Harry quipped: "And now she's going to sing!
