{"id":152498,"date":"2025-02-26T14:00:53","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T14:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/26\/prince-harry-tells-us-how-far-hes-come-since-invictus-games-2014-i-wouldnt-change-any-of-it-exclusive\/"},"modified":"2025-02-26T14:00:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T14:00:53","slug":"prince-harry-tells-us-how-far-hes-come-since-invictus-games-2014-i-wouldnt-change-any-of-it-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/26\/prince-harry-tells-us-how-far-hes-come-since-invictus-games-2014-i-wouldnt-change-any-of-it-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry Tells Us How Far He\u2019s Come Since Invictus Games 2014: \u2018I Wouldn\u2019t Change Any of It\u2019 (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n Prince Harry.<\/span> Eric Charbonneau\/Invictus Games Foundation via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Prince Harry<\/strong><\/a> encountered plenty of A-list pals during the Invictus Games 2025 in Whistler and Vancouver, Canada, including Katy Perry, Michael Bubl\u00e9, Chris Martin, Jelly Roll<\/strong> and Justin Trudeau<\/strong> (Us<\/em> sat a few rows behind the Canadian Prime Minister, 53, and the Duke of Sussex<\/a>, 40, at an indoor rowing match at the Vancouver Convention Center February 16). But Harry\u2019s most cherished time was with the athletes<\/a> at the seventh Games, which focus on adaptive sports for wounded or injured members of the military, both active duty and veterans.<\/p>\n

The duke is now a decade older since he launched the first Games in 2014 \u2014 and tells Us Weekly<\/em> exclusively he has no regrets: \u201cToday, I have the benefit of hindsight and experience, but I wouldn\u2019t change any of it \u2014 except still wishing there were no need for the Invictus Games.\u201d<\/p>\n

During our chat, which took place after watching his beloved Team UK defeat Team Nigeria during a sitting volleyball semi-final on February 15, Harry explained: \u201cI\u2019m just grateful for the display that they\u2019re putting on, and for being the humans that they are.\u201d The royal also told Us<\/em> about connecting with other do-gooders. \u201cI was sitting with a couple of new friends of mine from [Ukraine\u2019s] Superhumans Center, where they\u2019re literally putting people back together,\u201d he said. \u201cProsthetics, psychological support, all of that is pretty incredible!\u201d<\/p>\n

Rehabilitation and healing \u2014 of scars both visible and invisible, from amputations to PTSD \u2014 were on Harry\u2019s mind when he founded Invictus following his own experience with combat and trauma during his ten years of military service. \u201cThey will continue to have bad days,\u201d Harry concedes of his fellow vets at the competition, some of whom he served with in Afghanistan<\/a>. \u201cBut for this week, the bad days are very limited \u2026 because they realize that they\u2019re not isolated, they\u2019re not alone. Everybody around them is carrying something. Once you put all these guys and girls in the same arena, they start sharing each other\u2019s stories and realize that \u2026. there\u2019s nothing wrong with them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex poses for a picture with Team UK at the Skeleton Finals during day two of the 2025 Invictus Games.<\/span> Samir Hussein\/WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After a rousing Opening Ceremony, the nine-day Games, the first to feature winter sports, kicked off in earnest in the mountains of Whistler, where both Harry and wife Meghan Markle<\/strong><\/a> spectacted skiing, snowboarding, biathlon, skeleton and wheelchair curling \u2014 and tried out downhill tubing!<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tPrince Harry and Meghan Markle had the time of their lives at the 2025 Invictus Games. The couple attended multiple events since the opening ceremony of the tournament\u00a0on Saturday, February 8, at the BC Place Stadium in Vancouver. Harry, 40, and Meghan, 43, sat in the stands and shared a few sweet moments as they [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The duchess, 43, \u201chas been part of this community since shortly after the Orlando Games in 2016 and has loved every minute of it,\u201d Harry reveals to Us<\/em>. \u201cThere are so many special memories.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the Sydney Games 2018, for instance, Harry recalled getting a \u201cbear hug\u201d from one well-wisher and \u201cmy genuine concern that he might try the same with my wife, who was pregnant at the time!\u201d While Meghan went home after the Whistler portion to be with kids Archie, 5, and Lilibet, 3, she continued to cheer on her man<\/a> via her newly-launched and extremely active Instagram account. \u201cYes, the Instagram shout-out was very sweet and much appreciated!\u201d Harry gushed to Us<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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