A recent hockey game between the Vancouver Canucks and the San Jose Sharks was turned into a date night for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on Nov. 20. During his appearance at Vancouver’s Rogers Arena, the Duke of Sussex took a cue from his late grandmother.
The prince arrived on a black carpet, much like the late Queen Elizabeth II did in 2002, to drop the ceremonial puck between the opposing team captains.
Harry looked great in a black suit with a matching black turtleneck for the occasion, while Meghan also wore all-black.
But the couple, who previously visited British Columbia after leaving the royal family in 2020, weren’t just there to watch some hockey. After all, it will host the next Invictus Games.The event, which Harry launched in 2014 for injured, sick, and wounded active service men and veterans, will take place in Vancouver and Whistler in 2025.
And, at the Invictus Games in September, Meghan spilled the royal beans on why she was a little late—for good reason.
“It is so special to be here, and I’m so sorry that I was a little late for the party,” she told the crowd, according to Hello! “Just like so many of you, we know this is about family and friends and the community that Invictus has created, that Fischer House has created, and so I had to just spend a little bit more time getting our little ones settled home.”
Meghan went on to describe how she settles things at home with her son Archie, 4, and daughter Lilibet, 2, saying, “getting milkshakes and doing school drop off.”
In fact, she recently revealed her and Harry’s Christmas plans with their families.
“We’re creating new ones now that our little ones are growing up,” Meghan exclusively told E! News of the family’s evolving traditions Nov. 17 . “And we’re enjoying every moment of it.”
As for one jolly moment in particular? As the Suits alum put it: “I love trimming and decorating the tree with my children.”