MEGHAN Markle couldn’t keep her hands off Prince Harry at the Invictus Games – hours after Trump branded her “terrible”.
The Duke and Duchess beamed beside each other in a loved-up appearance at the 2025 opening ceremony in Vancouver and Whistler, Canada, last night.
The couple shared a kiss in the stands and Meghan was seen resting her head on her husband’s shoulder.
The touchy-feely display came just hours after Donald Trump took a savage swipe at Meghan.
Ruling out deporting Harry, Trump said: “I don’t want to do that.
“I’ll leave him alone. He’s got enough problems with his wife. She’s terrible.”
At the Games, Meghan, 43, had been posting heartwarming behind the scenes footage on her Instagram stories before the event.
The couple met with the athletes and Harry performed a playful dance while participants waited lined up for pictures.
Meanwhile, the Duchess beamed as she was filmed taking photographs with the Ladies USA team.
In the stands, the mum-of-two was spotted waving blue pom-poms as a show of support.
She donned a simple black dress, concealed beneath a sophisticated cream jacket.
Meghan grinned from ear-to-ear as she sat beside her hubby, taking pictures on her phone.
Harry appeared equally joyful as he stepped out in a suave suit with navy tie.
The couple even looked emotional at time as the seventh edition of the games began.
A parade of nations with Germany, who hosted the 2023 event in Dusseldorf, leading in front kicked off the evening.
Vancouver’s team were welcomed into BC Place with an almighty cheer from the 54,500 seater arena.
Giant inflatables of a whale and dolphin floated above the military veterans to represent the city’s Vancouver connection to the Pacific Ocean.
Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Nelly Furtado and Katy Perry all performed at the opening ceremony tonight.
Martin delivered a moving rendition of the Invictus Games anthem, which he created in 2014 using the lyrics of the Invictus poem by William Ernest Henley, while accompanied by the Universal Gospel Choir.
He then wowed fans with Coldplay’s hit Higher Power and thanked Harry in between songs.
The singer said: “I’d like to say thanks, of course, to Prince Harry.
“When he called me he said, ‘I’ve called every other musician in the world, they all said they’re not available so I have to call you’.
“And I said ‘Your royal holiness, I’m honoured.’
“But thank you Harry for being such an inspiring leader and kind and sweet man, and I hope you have the most wonderful games of all. And it’s a pleasure to be here.”
Meanwhile Katy Perry kicked stunned the crowed with her hit Roar after Harry delivered his speech to the arena.
The US pop star then launched into a high-energy medley of her tracks Dark Horse, Part Of Me and Lifetimes while dressed in a futuristic, silver cut-out outfit.
The ceremony also saw Nelly Furtado belt out classics including I’m Like a Bird, Turn Off The Light and Say It Right.
There was also a performance by members of the traditional territories as the Invictus Games are being held on the land of indigenous nations Lil’wat, Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh.
The incredible event, which spans nine days, will see Invictus athletes compete at sitting volleyball, wheelchair basketball, and rugby, swimming, indoor rowing as well as some newly introduced sports.
These include Alpine and Nordic skiing, snowboarding, biathlon, skeleton and wheelchair curling.
This comes after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex gave speeches as they opened the Invictus Games in Vancouver, Canada, last night.
Meghan, gave Harry, 40, a passionate kiss on stage after introducing her husband in an impromptu, but lengthy, address.
The mum-of-two hailed the Duke for his parenting skills with Archie, five and Lilibet, three, while calling everyone involved with Invictus “family”.
The couple famously appeared in public together for the first time at the Toronto Invictus Games in 2017, pictured hand-in-hand at a wheelchair tennis event.
In 2023, Meghan and Harry cheered on athletes among the crowds at the Invictus Games in Dusseldorf, Germany.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were sitting side-by-side clapping and also reacting to the game tensely as they watched the wheelchair basketball with Australia supporters.
While Meghan is understood to have several projects on the horizon, her family remains her top priority and she is determined to continue to stand together with Harry to support the causes they care about.
The couple visited Colombia for a four-day tour last August, with the trip focusing on tackling cyber-bullying and online digital violence as well as promoting women’s leadership.
They also embarked on a three-day visit to Nigeria earlier in 2024 at the invitation of the West African nation’s chief of defence staff.
British veterans and serving personnel who were injured during service departed for Canada earlier this week for the games.
The 62 competitors – all veterans and serving personnel who sustained life-changing injuries and illnesses while serving in the UK Armed Forces – left the country from Birmingham Airport on Thursday.
The games aim to “inspire recovery, support rehabilitation and generate a wider understanding and respect for those who have served their country”, the Royal British Legion said.
The games have previously been held in London in 2014, in Orlando in 2016, Toronto in 2017, Sydney in 2018, The Hague in 2022 and Dusseldorf in 2023.
