Prince Harry attends Invictus Games event solo as Meghan Markle cuts trip short

Prince Harry will attend the rest of the Invictus Games without his wife (Image: Karwai Tang/WireImage)

has been left to attend the without his wife as she decided to head back to Montecito, California, to be with their two children, and .

in Whistler and later handed out medals to the winning competitors, just hours after it was revealed would be flying home.

Harry was also seen at Whistler’s Olympic gondola station and also pictured chatting to people who had come to watch the snowboarding and biathlon events.

Earlier on Tuesday, Meghan accompanied Harry to a tubing event, and later posted the footage on her account, .

Meghan, at first, appeared nervous but then was launched down the snow, letting out a few screams along the way.

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Harry pictured taking selfies

Prince Harry greets attendees of the Invictus Games (Image: WireImage)

Aides kept Meghan’s travel plans under wraps for security reasons, but it is understood it had always been planned she would leave the event after the fifth day.

in Vancouver and gave a heartfelt introduction to her husband on the night of February 7.

Meghan shared her joy about her return to Canada before honouring her husband, Harry, 40. Meghan said: “We just arrived a couple of hours ago, and I touched Canadian soil, and I went, ‘Oh, feels like home'”.

Harry revealed that in the period leading up to the event, he had been juggling being an actively involved father to Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, while eagerly preparing for the sports tournament.

While Meghan has been in Canada, she has shared showing her meeting the children of competitors, and chatting to veterans.

A former British army captain, after returning from Afghanistan with injured allies and witnessing the American Armed Forces’ Warrior Games in 2013.

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The Duke of Sussex has a go at tubing

The Duke of Sussex has a go at tubing (Image: WireImage)

Following the Games being held in London (2014), Orlando (2016), Toronto (2017) and Sydney (2018), the Hague (when -19 pushed the event back to 2022) and Düsseldorf (2023), the upcoming tournament in Canada will be the first time it has returned to a previous host country

In February 2024, Meghan and visited British Columbia for the Invictus Games Vancouver-Whistler’s One Year to Go celebrations.

The Winter edition of the Invictus Games runs until Sunday with a huge closing ceremony featuring musical performances.

Harry will now remain in Canada , where he is expected to give a speech as it comes to a close.

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