Invictus Games live updates: Prince Harry opens competition as locals make their feelings known on Meghan Markle's arrival in Canada 

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle mightiness beryllium getting the acold enarthrosis successful California, but they tin expect a overmuch warmer invited successful Canada upon arriving for the Invictus Games.

Despite the freezing conditions they are apt to beryllium welcomed by locals whose enthusiasm for the mates is successful stark opposition to those crossed the borderline successful the US.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's popularity has taken a nosedive with the US media turning against them. Residents successful the ace affluent enclave of Montecito wherever they unrecorded successful a £10m mansion person besides reportedly been little than enthralled by their presence.

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Prince Harry was each smiles arsenic helium arrived astatine his five-star edifice for the commencement of the Invictus Games past night.

He grinned broadly from the backmost spot with his woman Meghan, who was casually dressed successful a bluish apical and brownish coat, arsenic they arrived astatine the ultra luxurious Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex volition beryllium enjoying 'rock star' presumption during their enactment successful Vancouver aft booking a £5,000 a nighttime suite that comes with its ain backstage elevator and rooftop patio.

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Meghan Markle gave an impromptu code astatine a backstage Invictus Games lawsuit to accidental however she feels 'at home' successful Canada and praised her hubby for his dedication to the sporting lawsuit for disabled subject veterans.

After giving Harry a intimate buss connected signifier she took the microphone to speech astir the value of the lawsuit - and however their children successful California were afloat alert of what the crippled mean to the family.

She told an assemblage of subject veterans and their families however overmuch the Games meant to her hubby saying they were his 'family'.

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Hello and invited to MailOnline's unrecorded sum of the opening ceremonial of the Invictus Games 2025, which is owed to commencement astatine 9pm GMT.

Coldplay's Chris Martin, Nelly Furtado and Katy Perry are each acceptable to execute astatine the BC Place stadium successful Vancouver contiguous successful beforehand of a sell-out assemblage of 40,000 spectators.

And the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are besides owed to marque an quality unneurotic astatine the event.

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