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Prince Harry expected in London, then Nigeria, with wife Meghan

  • Harry, who lives in US, will return to UK for 10th anniversary of Invictus Games in May before joining Meghan on a trip to Nigeria, spokesperson said
  • Harry has only returned to UK a few times since departure from royal life in 2020. Invictus Games is a sporting event for soldiers wounded in action

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Britain’s Prince Harry is expected to attend a service at St Paul’s Cathedral in London on May 8 to celebrate the Invictus Games. Photo: Reuters

Prince Harry will return to Britain to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his Invictus Games in May, before joining his wife Meghan on a visit to Nigeria, his spokesperson said on Sunday.

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Harry, the youngest son of King Charles, lives in the United States with Meghan and their two children after he gave up working as a member of the British royal family in 2020.

He has only returned to Britain on a few occasions since his departure from royal life, arriving for major events such as the funeral of Queen Elizabeth in 2022 and his father’s coronation in May 2023.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at the Royal Salute Polo Challenge in Wellington, Florida on April 12. Photo: PA Wire via Zuma Press / TNS
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at the Royal Salute Polo Challenge in Wellington, Florida on April 12. Photo: PA Wire via Zuma Press / TNS

His spokesperson said Harry would attend a service at St Paul’s Cathedral in London on May 8 to celebrate the Invictus Games, the international sporting event that he founded for military personnel wounded in action.

Harry served as a military helicopter pilot in Afghanistan and Invictus organisers said the service was designed to mark “a decade of changing lives and saving lives through sport”.

It will include readings by Harry and the British actor Damian Lewis. Wounded veterans and members of the Invictus community will also attend.

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Harry will then be joined in Nigeria by his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex. Harry’s spokesperson said the couple had been invited by the country’s chief of defence staff, its highest-ranking military official.

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