Meghan Markle set to break cover in new appearance alongside Prince Harry at special event
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at the University of Bath Sports Training Village, Bath, for the UK team trials for the Invictus Games Sydney 2018
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Meghan Markle looks set to break cover in a new appearance alongside Prince Harry at the Invictus Games in Dusseldorf next month.
The 41-year-old will jet over to Germany from the Sussexes’ $14million California mansion with her husband for the Paralympic-style event for ex-servicemen and women.
The event was founded by the Duke of Sussex and will take place on September 9, one day after the first anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s death.
The Invictus Games, which will return for a second consecutive year after a Covid-induced hiatus, will last until September 16.
Meghan looks set to moderate a farewell show for families and competitors on the final day
PAMeghan looks set to moderate a farewell show for families and competitors on the final day, German newspaper Rheinische Post has claimed.
Harry will also give a closing speech for the sixth-ever Invictus Games.
It is not yet known if the couple will stop off in the United Kingdom or bring with them their children Archie and Lilibet during the two week European trip.
The Sussexes visited the German city last year to meet official and potential competitors.
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The Duke of Sussex (left) during the launch of Team UK for the Invictus Games The Hague 2020 at the Honourable Artillery Company in London
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The couple were protected by their own security team during their last German outing and footed the bill for the visit.
The Invictus Games has a special place in Prince Harry’s heart since its creation in 2014.
Harry played a key role at the inaugural event in London after being inspired by the Warrior Games in Colorado a year earlier.
The event is also where the couple chose to make their first public appearance almost five years ago.
he Duchess of Sussex attending a reception, hosted by the City of The Hague and the Dutch Ministry of Defence
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A joint appearance in Dusseldorf would be the couple’s first since they attended the Women in Vision Awards in New York in May.
They claimed at the time to have been involved in a “near catastrophic” car chase with paparazzi after the event in the Big Apple.
A spokesman for the Sussexes said the couple and Meghan's mother Doria Ragland “were involved in a near catastrophic car chase at the hands of a ring of highly aggressive paparazzi”.
He added: “This relentless pursuit, lasting over two hours, resulted in multiple near collisions involving other drivers on the road, pedestrians and two NYPD officers.”
However, paparazzi denied there were any near crashes and New York Police Department said “numerous photographers” made the couple’s journey “challenging” but there were “no reported collisions, summonses, injuries or arrests”.