The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have returned to Canada for the 2025 Invictus Games, marking another chapter in Prince Harry’s international sporting event for wounded, injured, and sick service members and veterans.

Just hours after arriving in Vancouver, Meghan Markle took the stage at a welcome reception on February 7 to give an impromptu introduction to Prince Harry. Speaking to athletes and their families, the Duchess expressed her joy at being back in Canada.

“I was not planning on speaking tonight,” she said, wearing a chocolate plum A.L.C. “Willow” sleeveless midi dress. “We just arrived a couple of hours ago, and I touched Canadian soil, and I went, ‘Oh, feels like home.'”

She acknowledged the excitement and exhaustion of those who had traveled for the games, calling the week ahead “one of the most outstanding, memorable, unforgettable and connected weeks” for both athletes and their loved ones.

Meghan then turned her attention to her husband, introducing him as someone who means a great deal to both her and the Invictus community. “You will see him throughout this week,” she said, joking that he would likely be curling, cheering at wheelchair basketball, and maybe even trying skeleton sledding—“the thing I would never do.”

She also shared a glimpse of Harry’s dedication to the event in the weeks leading up, balancing fatherhood with preparations. “In the morning rush, getting ready for school, packing the lunchboxes, making breakfast—my husband is in all of that,” she said. She recalled Archie questioning why his father was always on the phone, to which Harry would reply, “Because it’s Invictus, I’m getting ready for Invictus.”