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Last year<\/a>, Meghan Markle<\/strong> played a game of ping pong with Prince Harry<\/strong> in a video promoting the 2023 Invictus Games in D\u00fcsseldorf. Now, a spokesperson for the couple has confirmed that the duchess will be joining her husband in the German city for the games, which begin on September 9 and run through September 16.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe Duke and Duchess of Sussex are delighted to attend the Invictus Games 2023 in D\u00fcsseldorf,\u201d a statement read, per People<\/em><\/a>.<\/em> \u201cThe Duke will be in attendance throughout the entirety of the games and will be joined by the Duchess shortly after the games begin.\u201d<\/p>\n Before the games begin, Prince Harry will be attending the WellChild Awards in the UK on September 7. According to the charity, which supports children with disabilities and their charities, Harry will be on hand to give awards to this year\u2019s winners. WellChild has counted Harry as their patron since 2007. Though Meghan has joined the duke at the annual awards ceremony in the past, Page Six<\/a> reports that she will miss this year\u2019s event due to previous commitments with the couple\u2019s children Archie<\/strong> and Lilibet.<\/strong><\/p>\n This year\u2019s Invictus Games will be the sixth iteration of the event, following 2022\u2019s games in The Hague. During the commencement event<\/a>, Meghan introduced her husband before he gave a speech that touched on his experiences as a father and the resilience of the competitors from Ukraine, just a few months after the country was invaded by Russia.<\/p>\n