The first four days of the Invictus Games, Prince Harry was flying solo. He got a lot of attention, he attended nonstop events and shook thousands of hands and posed for thousands of photos. But let me tell you something – everything is different now that Meghan has arrived. Harry was happy and in his element before, but he is downright giddy now that Meghan is there. The media reaction has changed significantly too – at the Australia vs. Ukraine basketball game, ALL of the cameras were trained on Harry and Meghan. Mostly Meghan. You would think that Meghan founded the games, that’s the kind of outsized focus she’s getting. And that’s probably why she skipped the first four days – so that the focus could be on Harry and the veterans.
Let me tell you something else – those veterans and their families are completely jazzed to see Meghan. Again, Harry is popular, he’s in his element at Invictus. But everyone is thrilled to see Meghan and everyone wants to take photos with her or give her special gifts or just talk to her. In the past 24 hours, she’s held hands with Ukrainian veteran “Taira” Paievska (from Heart of Invictus), accepted and worn a friendship bracelet given to her by someone attached to the Canadian team. All of the people with Team USA wanted photos with Meghan specifically, and some women called her over, declaring themselves part of the “Sussex Squad.”
Prince Harry and Meghan came to see #TeamNigeria at the #InvictusGamesDE! 💃💃💃
It’s been all shades of amazing and you know it’s never a dull moment with Team Nigeria! 💃😁 pic.twitter.com/z8FMaMrXPa
— Invictus Nigeria 🇳🇬 (@invictusgamesNG) September 13, 2023
Photos courtesy of Backgrid, Getty.
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- Dusseldorf, GERMANY – The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, were spotted uplifting spirits during the fourth day of the Invictus Games 2023. Held at the Merkur Spiel-Arena in Dusseldorf, Germany, the couple looked genuinely happy as they interacted with athletes and fans alike. Pictured: Prince Harry, Meghan Markle BACKGRID USA 13 SEPTEMBER 2023 USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
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- Dusseldorf, GERMANY – The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, were spotted uplifting spirits during the fourth day of the Invictus Games 2023. Held at the Merkur Spiel-Arena in Dusseldorf, Germany, the couple looked genuinely happy as they interacted with athletes and fans alike. Pictured: Prince Harry, Meghan Markle BACKGRID USA 13 SEPTEMBER 2023 USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
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- Düsseldorf, GERMANY – The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, were seen in high spirits during day 4 of the Invictus Games 2023 at the Merkur Spiel-Arena in Dusseldorf. The royal couple was actively engaged in the day’s events, adding a touch of glamour and attention to this international adaptive multi-sport event. Pictured: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle BACKGRID USA 13 SEPTEMBER 2023 USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
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- Düsseldorf, GERMANY – The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, were seen in high spirits during day 4 of the Invictus Games 2023 at the Merkur Spiel-Arena in Dusseldorf. The royal couple was actively engaged in the day’s events, adding a touch of glamour and attention to this international adaptive multi-sport event. Pictured: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle BACKGRID USA 13 SEPTEMBER 2023 USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
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- Düsseldorf, GERMANY – The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, were seen in high spirits during day 4 of the Invictus Games 2023 at the Merkur Spiel-Arena in Dusseldorf. The royal couple was actively engaged in the day’s events, adding a touch of glamour and attention to this international adaptive multi-sport event. Pictured: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle BACKGRID USA 13 SEPTEMBER 2023 USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
The girls that called Meghan over were part of a school trip, I think. Apparently, nearby schools are taking field trips to the IG? That would be such a fun trip.
i love schools are making field trips out there. what a great opportunity to capitalize on
@Jais l still have a smile in my face and tears in my eyes! I am truly happy for them, my lovely Meghan seems so happy with all the love people showed them, they deserve it!
I love it! You can definitely feel a shift with her arrival. Like it was a great IG already, but the energy just seems to have leveled up. The IG family clearly adores Meghan and is so happy she has arrived.
The RF should be very very worried.
The Queen knew that H&M could save the monarchy internationally but towards the end she was a very weak monarch and there was panic in the Palace because Willy needed to be appeased.
I’m curious, why did willy need to be appeased?
BTW, did the UK government really not put out any kind of statement of support for the vets at IG2023? Did no one show up to represent them? There’s a tweet with a picture of the clan in military gear with the words ‘stolen valour’. Not a single one of them has said a word of support for the game/vets. Again, do they have no idea how hypocritical, cold, heartless, uncaring, they look to the outside world? They are literally destroying themselves with their ire toward H&M. Couldnt SOMEONE from the clan show up, Anne? You know they cant touch you. Good god.
I think Anne chose a side when She went on her son-in-law’s podcast. But you are right all it will take is for a senior member of the family to cross the aisle. And stand up to the whatever it the firm thinks they are doing , it’s one thing to be all smiles at coronations
They are superstars. Which, of course, is the “problem:”
“Better than the person born to do it.”
@wannabefarmer — there’s not a thing on the royal.uk website and nothing’s been posted since 2018. Can you believe it…it appears that not one representative from the BaRF or gov’t has said a word or even sent a delegation to support their military veterans. All I can find is a reference to “supporting the athletes” on the Royal British Legion website. Delegates from every country are there to cheer their athletes on but zilch from England. This looks sooooo bad and I hope if any of the royal comms people (read fart-catchers) are reading this shame on you and shame on the royal family. Bitter, useless gits the bunch of them.
At this point, if any senior royals attended IG, they would sully it with their presence. Even Anne. A clean break is best.
Attendance by a top army official or perhaps the UK version of the Secretary of Defense would be nice.
To those asking, see the UK Ministry of Defense Facebook page for their coverage. Defense Minister Murrison is at the games in support of Team UK.
“Ministry of Defence
The Invictus Games forms a core part of recovery for injured and unwell service personnel and veterans says Defence Minister Dr. Andrew Murrison, who is in Düsseldorf this week for the multi-sport event. 🏋️♂️”
Agree, UK press coverage is abysmal overall.
I completely agree. The Team Nigeria video is amazing. M & H could truly have revitalized the Commonwealth, if not saved it entirely. I don’t have an opinion of the value of the Commonwealth, personally, but if the British government had any interest in it, then they truly dropped the ball letting the BRF mistreat M & H so badly.
@LRob, thank you for posting that. I am so glad to hear they have representative there equal to what other countries do. The silence of the media, higher gov & RF is still deafening but the thought they were there alone was killing me.
Funny that Anne was mentioned as a potential neutral party to attend the Invictus games in the comments here. I have always gotten the vibe that she is firmly anti Sussex. Yes, she is no nonsense, but she’s no nonsense in a similar way as her father was – I don’t think she cares for nuance or thinking about afferent ways to do things much. I think she wrote Harry and Meghan off the day that they issued the announcement they were leaving the royal family and hasn’t thought about them since most likely. I doubt they live rent free in her head the way they probably do in Will, Kate, Charles, etc. I think she moved on long ago but I would be shocked if I ever saw her going to one of their events to support them, I don’t think that’s her MO.
For a non-heir, anne has been the biggest beneficiary of the royal grift over her entire life. Her mother saw to that.
So, no…….she would never side with H&M. They disturbed the cushy existence of the welfare royals and caused the eyes of the world to turn toward them. The world has come too close to seeing behind that nasty dirty curtain of the BaRF and anne is not pleased and must be very mad at H&M for causing it.
PS:
Of all the children of the longest-lasting monarch in the history of the BaRF, betty took great care to ensure a secure financial future for her children and I’m sure she expected them, in turn, to do the same for their children and so on and so forth.
(Altho, of betty’s 4 kids, I do believe poor edward has been the most beggarly.)
And we all know that of all betty’s kids, chuckyDaTURD has been the worst: the worst son/child; the worst husband; the worst father; the worst grandparent.
So, of course, he is and will continue to be, britain’s worst king.
Cant wait to see how much he continues to deteriorate as a monarch. And to see his worst nightmare come true: i:e to bear the disgust, the disrespect, the contempt, the scorn, the disdain, the ridicule, the loathing…….of the world.
Charles is a bad king but he is nowhere near the worst king in the history of England. That title belongs to King John. That man was an absolute disaster of a monarch, not to mention a deeply evil man (as in letting prisoners starve to death).
lol seriously, @ArtHistorian? You went all the way back, practically to the beginning of the british monarchy to find the “worst king” of the lot?
Anyhooo, I’m referencing modern times…….beginning with the time since at least when the saxe-coburg and gothas became windsors, ditching their german roots and adopting englishism. So thats at least from 1917 to today.
Because we all know, not only could a king john NOT exist in modern times, if such a tyrannical monarch had come to the throne at any time since the 1800s, the world would have been long rid of them long before now.
And yet Anne was the only family member (except for the York sisters, naturally) who acknowledged Harry during the Chubbly.
I think she may be the only strategic thinker among them.
Well there goes the tabloids nobody likes Meg theme. I’m glad to see so many who are welcoming her and want to be with her. They know that like Harry she is kind and charismatic and wants to help. I love seeing all the lovely pictures of both of them in their element!
They’re empathetic, it’s an important cause, and these two have STAR power! Brilliant! I love this for them.
In the videos of them walking into wheelchair basketball it’s insane how much flash was going off. It seemed like everyone and their mother was trying to get a pic. Their star power can not be denied.
I’m shocked those couple articles linked from the Daily Fail are 100% positive without the usual snarky negativity.
Mr and Mrs Invictus are everything. Wank and mutton button wish they had a quarter of this star quality and appeal.
They must be fuming.
I love those Chris Jackson photos you included, Kaiser!
Agree. Yep, “from the Chris Jackson Collection” lol
He’s actually taken some amazing photos of the games, the athletes and events. Seems he’s attended every IG as a photographer. I have to ne fair to him in this instance….some of the images he’s captured are beautiful.
Isn’t Chris Jackson Kate’s favorite photoshopper…er…photographer?
Why yes, HeatherC, yes he is!😁
The irony is not lost on us!
She looks great. And the photo of her with the girls leaning over the railing is hilarious, while the one with the two boys is so darling.
That picture is the best one, and shows how much she is loved.
The one with the boys makes my heart smile. Friggin adorable.
That one is my absolute favorite.
The pic of the little boys…they wanted to “torpedo” this?? These are their own citizens rooting for their parents, most likely. Just sick, evil stuff. But I imagine the same people lapping up the DM coverage and Tom Sykes bile will never see any of these images or, heaven forbid, the documentary.
You know somewhere in Adele’ cottage a wig has been thrown across the room knocking over the kissing cousins picture in the process.
TRIUMPHANT!!!!! They are such stars.
That was my exact thought! ⭐️
And honestly I’m jealous of Meghan looking absolutely stunning from every single angle.
These two individually are so warm and empathetic, but together, whew! Their charisma and kindness shine like a star! I’m so happy that IG is going so well, that people are happy, and that the games are getting so much deserved attention for the teams. Does anyone else feel like a proud Aunty watching them? 😂
I do. It’s like a giant cocoon of warmth – everyone wants to be near it and one can feel it coming right through these photos.
I agree Roo! I know I sound corny, but this brought tears of joy to my eyes! I am so proud of them! The video of them with Team Nigeria. I can’t with how happy all of this makes me!
I feel like the world got a much needed joy injection this week. People want something to be happy about. Harry & Meghan are such a gift. I’m glad they are getting real appreciation.
++ @Roo. Harry’s enthusiasm, love, care (all the good adjectives) for the Invictus Games is so joyful. Meghan brings that joy to a higher level with him. Two people who really believe in doing good with an energy that is catchy.
Side by side photos of Meghan with those girls (looking up and making eye contact) with colonial cosplay Karen grinning at children in cages.
Someone put that out there, please.
So, will the British press continue to natter on and on, endlessly bleating about how everyone dislikes Duchess Meghan? Inquiring minds want to know.
Of course. And the more popular and beloved worldwide H&M become, the more unhinged and desperate the BM, and particularly the Fail, will become. By the end of these Games, I expect media heads will have exploded.
“By the end of these Games, I expect media heads will have exploded.”
Into oblivion is my hope.
@Beverley, yep, of course, their paychecks depend on it. They’ll come up with 5 thousand million more paid for polls surveyed by themselves supporting their own deluded narrative.
I’m reminded of a deranger who would constantly post that M/H&M were globally hated. The current and last IG suggests, I don’t think so Satan.
Meghan crashed the J. Crew website. I copykeen Meghan almost as much as Kate, and I tried to grab that white cardigan she wore today and the navy v-neck sweater she wore on the plane, but J. Crew’s whole site is down.
We’ll be right back…
(And better than ever!)
We’re working on making our site the best it can be,
and we’ll get you back to shopping shortly.
Thanks for your patience!
Its back up!!
You’re right! It is and the home page says icons only😂. It’s Lauren Hutton with the icons only ad but I mean it fits for Meghan too.
Kate Middleton sends her thanks. Now she can resume shopping.
The black dress she wore the night before was a $70 Banana Republic which is sold out also. I love that she is wearing totally accessible clothes so the daily fail can’t write about how much money she spent on wardrobe like they did last IG. I think it was Vanity Fair that headlined Meghans outfit under $200. That was minus the shoes but they didn’t mention the cost of the shoes.
The shoes are Chanel, but Meghan has worn them many times.
I got it!! I got the sweater!! And I stocked up on some cashmere sweaters for fall/winter 😊. The Meghan effect is real and dangerous (for my wallet)!
Having Meg attend half-way through the Games was a great move to maintain the attention and energy. I love how welcoming and kind everyone is, and we know Meg is giving that energy right back.
It’s worked out perfectly! And I am loving seeing them together all loved up 💗 And how splendid to see how people respond to Harry and Meghan too.
Somebody’s gonna be bigly mad at Chris Jackson 🫣
I was thinking the same thing about Chris Jackson. He has taken some great pictures of Meghan and Harry at the games. It must be an easier job when he doesn’t have to so much editing.
Chris Jackson is not KKKHate or the BaRF personal photographer, he works for/with Getty images. Also, Chris Jackson was photographing Prince Harry way before Kate even became mrs. William Peggington Mcbuttons. Chris has been working with and going with Harry on trips to wherever Sentebale took the both of them. He photographed prince Harry on all Invictus games starting with 2014. He once gave an interview and said that he doesn’t have any “personal” relationships with any of them, he is a professional and works with all of them in a professional capacity. Asked if he would dish anything about the royals, he stated that that is not his role, his role is to take pictures of his clients and that’s that. The tabloids tried to get them to leak stuff about members of the BaRF but they stopped because they would never get anything from Chris. So, if KKKHate or/or Incandescent Peggington wants to be mad at anyone, it should be at Getty images. Chris goes wherever Getty send him.
This is utterly destroying the British media narrative that Meghan is unpopular … and I am enjoying it thoroughly!!!
As I noted in another thread, kids can tell if someone is the real deal (or not) — and kids can see that Meghan and Harry are genuinely good and kind and fun.
The pictures on Twitter are amazing. FailOnline is reaching out to a person who filmed the meet and greets, asking for permission to use her film and stills. She said no. Certain factions of the BM were not granted access to IG?
I’ve been seeing quite a few people recently responding so disgusted-like to the Daily Heil when they request this and I have been LIVING.
Part of me wishes they’d grant it so the public could see how wrong the rags have been. The other half is just like ‘suck it, BM’.
The BM would never write anything that portrayed the Sussexes in a positive light so its best to deny them access to anything Sussex related. Let their asses starve.
She has such natural magnetism. I NEED her outfit in my life. Also – Kaiser, I think it’s your birthday around now – (I’m a fellow Virgo!) Just wanted to say thank you for doing the lords work in your coverage. Your writing brightens my day. Happy Birthday for whenever it is lol
I love how approachable she looks, in shorts and ballerinas. Meg is always dressed for the occasion and doesn’t attend sporting events in sky high heels and a ball dress.
Wow! You can feel her warmth & kindness through these pictures. Harry and Meghan are both so charismatic and down to earth. Im loving this for her. Princess Karen ripped her wig off after seeing these pictures.
I wish they would do a new season of Heart of Invictus for every Invictus!!! Meghan is really lighting up the games this year. Based on her remarks at the Friends and Family event I feel confident that one day the whole family will attend the entire games, once A and L are old enough. That will be really cool.
The cutest video was Meghan running over to meet the young girls.
That’s an IT girl right there..you either have it or you don’t and she has it by the ton. Stay mad haters 😂🤭
One of the reasons why I adore Meghan is because she appears to be very gracious and conscientious. I don’t believe she would have ever courted this level of fame (because it is insane) but she has it nonetheless and I think she tries to keep that in mind whenever she is in, or set to be in, the public eye. I think she tries to use her fame responsibly and makes efforts to let others shine.
In Hollywood, for many years, they talked about people with the “it factor.” The ability to command crowds and public interest in a way that almost defys logic or reason. It is something innate that some are just born with. Meghan Markle has that classic Hollywood “it factor” and we love to see it.
Countdown to when we see Kate in that pants/belt combo….
@murphy, not with Kates Wednesday legs! (wens day gonna break)
Yeah. Not really looking forward to Kitty wearing shorts and Brit media trying to convince us that she’s always worn shorts while she’s “working.”
Funny how much cooler it is when the people you are honoring are actually IN THE ROOM.
But, but, but, no one likes Megan, read the room and weep Kate!!, and you British rags.
But, but, but, no one likes Megan, read the room and weep Kate!!, and you British rags.
Loved seeing her with Team Nigeria — she looks so happy to be with them and so proud of her Nigerian roots!
TheNigerian team gave Meghan a new name: Amira Ngozi Lolo. Amira means warrior princess, Ngozi means blessed and Lolo means royal wife.
The three names come from Nigeria’s three major ethnic groups: Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo.
Carmen, I’m going to cry that’s so beautiful!!!
Thank you for sharing that @Carmen. It is truly beautiful and heart melting.
A silly, dumb wish of mine: that somehow Land of a Thousand Dances would be incorporated into the IG. Yes, it’s a nod to H&M. It’s also a nod to all of these countries, vets and family members doing their own dances of joy at this wondrous event called the Invictus Games
Wow!
Uh, you know I feel alright
Ha, feel pretty good y’all
Uh, huh!
It’s so great to see them so happy and confident! Obviously what Meghan went through in the UK was terrible, but it’s very clear to see why the RF panicked- they had a STAR on their hands a la Diana and they KNEW it. Couldn’t let that happen again! Their loss though! Viva la Sussex!
@Sarah that’s why they tried so hard to dim her light. She has it by the bucket loads. Her and Harry together WOW! Both of them are shining a light on the Invictus Games. I love how they both are honoring and showing the love to the vets. You can feel the joy in the photos of them.
My heart leaps every time I see Tiara. It’s just so good to see her doing well. There’s a photo of her and her dear husband with Meghan and Harry that makes me tear up. Yes Meghan always looks impeccable. She andHarry give and get so much happiness joy to all they meet. Truly they are Diana’s voice.
There is no medium that shows how perfect or a match Harry and Meghan are better than when she’s at Invictus. The way that Meghan is able to so easily connect wtih not only the her fans(like the adorable school girls she took a picture with) but maybe more importantly the Invictus competitors and their families is really a gift and that she so openly uses it and wants like Harry to make sure these people have the best time ever is what Harry was looking for his whole life.
I remember him saying before he met her how it would be nice to have a partner by his side supporting him at Invictus and with other things he’s passionate about and you can see it on his face in pretty much every picture we’ve seen of them since she touched down in Duesseldorf.
I remember Harry saying that during an interview too and, you’re right, this makes it doubly great to see him realize that dream of having a lovely family and a loving wife to share such events with.
I don’t recall an interview where he specifically mentioned the Invictus Games. Do remember his May 2015 interview with Rhiannon Mills in New Zealand and wanting someone to share the pressure with him. It’s so obvious from that interview in 2015 and now, how much Harry has grown in confidence. (his constant rubbing of that porch rail freaked me out-splinters). Even back then, he gave TOB more credit than he deserved.
https://news.sky.com/story/harry-wants-someone-to-share-pressure-with-10360076
Now its rubbing, comforting the woman he loves and adores, who feels the same way to him.
One thing i know for sure, Harry has no problem with Meghan’s charisma and popularity. He’s a very proud husband. When YKYK.
I’m convinced the royals comms team is made up of 10 chihuahuas stacked under a trench coat. That hey couldn’t find a place within the institution for the Sussexes to use their star power for the benefit of the Royal brand is ridiculous incompetence
It shows how strong the heirs’ egos are, and when it’s combined with their sense of entitlement and pettiness, well let’s just say that if Diana didn’t have a chance, then Meghan didn’t stand a chance either.
This visual of the ten chihuahuas under a trench coat just made me cackle out loud. And you’re so right, just gross incompetence.
Even the Mail managed to publish a couple of (snark free!) articles about the rock star welcome H+M are getting. And I actually think they’re trolling the other two with this.
PW must be absolutely spitting with rage and jealousy. How satisfying.
I saw that and actually clicked the link because I couldn’t believe it.
‘ Put your hands up in de Heir’ was the headline for hours on the DM. lol
Harry and Meghan are, and always were, superstars. The firm could have protected them to keep them shining in their universe but they chose pettiness and did everything they could to dull their shine. The thing about stars is they will always shine. It’s their nature. Now H&M are outshining the RF every time they step out the door or have a new project. The firm played stupid games, now they won stupid prizes. Congrats.
The RF aren’t supporting the games because they actually believe their hype, that without them Harry and Meghan will fail, and despite evidence to the contrary they hang on to that and they keep trying to convince others that’s the case.
That’s a pretty lady. She has such a beautiful spirit!
Harry and Meghan are absolutely THRIVING! We are catching only a glimpse of their immense popularity and every candid photo is destroying the tabloid narrative.
Victoria Ward wrote the most annoying passive aggressive piece about Invictus for the right wing
Telegraph and proves beyond a doubt that they are capable of only seeing things from their own bubble ( was thinking of a much more pithy and accurate picture, but I restrained myself). She appears to be a royal commentator but not a Rota Rat. Thinks that Invictus must necessarily be somewhat overshadowed by the royal feud, and but Harry is happy at the event and not sullen like he has been for the past two years. She also took a swipe at Meghan too- she tries but isn’t quite as good as Harry and her staff is trying to downplay the cost of her wardrobe. Does this description of Harry and Meghan remind you of another couple? Projection, much? Can’t keep themselves from trying to diminish a spectacular event that is doing a lot of people a lot of good? They have a constant need to denigrate anything to do with Harry and Meghan even if it mean putting down an international meeting of veterans from five continents? How isolated, and living surrounded by their own bile. Any overshadowing can only be felt by the UK vets, and it’s a terrible pity that an entire family holding unearned military ranks cannot respect their serving men and women.