Royal surprise at Vancouver Canucks game sets stage for 2025 Invictus Games
Global News
Prince Harry is the founder and patron of the games, which see wounded, injured and sick veterans and active service members from around the world compete in a variety of sports.
Vancouver Canucks fans were met with a royal surprise Monday night, with the unexpected appearance of Prince Henry for the game’s ceremonial puck-drop.
Harry and his wife Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are in town for several days on a promotion and inspection tour in the lead-up to the Invictus Games, set for February 2025 in Vancouver and Whistler.
Harry is the founder and patron of the games, which see wounded, injured and sick veterans and active service members from around the world compete in a variety of sports.
The 2025 Vancouver games will be the first time the competition has incorporated winter sports.
“The Duke and Duchess, they are so hands-on and really want to be a major part of the games, especially the planning,” Invictus Games board member and Squamish Nation Coun. Wilson Williams told Global News.
Williams shared a box with the couple for Monday night’s Canucks tilt with the San Jose Sharks, and said the pair “really loved the vibe.”
But he said the appearance’s real value was in helping build momentum for the games as the clock nears the one-year countdown.
“You can feel the energy building and the momentum,” he said.
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