Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s love burns bright even in Canada’s freezing temperatures, according to the duke’s longtime Invictus Games partner.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex — who have been joined at the hip ever since tying the knot in 2018 — this week joined forces at the 2025 Invictus Games event in Whistler and Vancouver.
Harry founded and launched the Invictus Games in 2014 as multi-sport Paralympic-styled games for wounded or injured servicemen and veterans.
And according to Ken Fisher, founder of the Fisher House Foundation — a longtime partner of the Invictus Games — the couple’s connection is “genuine and real.”
“Prince Harry goes to as many events as he can, he and Meghan are very engaged with the families and competitors, so they play a very important role,” Fisher exclusively told The Post.
“What people don’t see is the families bonding, not only with each other, but with other families. Because they and they alone only know what their journey has been like. So it gives them a chance to heal together and share their experiences.”
“They’ve been through so much turmoil but having Prince Harry and Meghan there has been very important,” Fisher said, adding that “they are genuine and the bond between them is a real bond, it’s a wonderful thing to see.”
Fisher House Foundation — which provides comfort homes where military and veteran families can stay at free of charge while a loved one is receiving treatment — has supported Harry’s passion project since its inception in 2014.
Fisher says the partnership works so well because both foundations “share the same goal.”
“It’s an honor to be associated with them and work closely with them,” Fisher says of the Sussexes. “We share the same goal, and that is to make sure these men and women not only get the respect and dignity they deserve, but also to let them know that even though some might still be struggling with PTSD, there is help available. And the Invictus Games shows what’s possible if you take that first step.”
“Harry and Meghan lead the way,” he adds.
The organization has also been a partner of Team US since the inaugural Invictus Games in London back in 2014 — which last year celebrated its 10th anniversary on Harry’s home soil.
Fisher also praised the duke for being able to relate to the veterans and active servicemen and women having been in the military himself.
Indeed, Harry has 10 years of military experience in the British Armed Forces and has completed two tours of Afghanistan where he flew in combat missions as an Apache helicopter pilot and a forward air controller.
“Harry didn’t have to do what he did, but he said look, ‘If I’m going to serve my nation then I’m going to serve.’ And so he wanted to be up at the frontlines and he did. That’s not typical,” Fisher told The Post. “In that respect, it’s an honor just to be able to work with him, just because of the perspective that he brings and the way he interacts.”
“He knows what these men and women have gone through so he and Meghan bring that healing aspect when they walk into a room, you can tell right away how much the veterans appreciate that they take the time to come and see them.”
As for the Games themselves, Fisher says each event takes on the personality of the nation that it’s in.
“This is the second iteration of the games in Canada, and this year they have expanded it not only with nations, but also by sport,” he reveals about this year’s event, which mimics the Winter Olympics. “It’s a great expansion this year because of that element. It’s never been done and it’s fun to watch.”
Fisher, who describes the Games as “multi-dimensional,” went on, “Not only does it allow the men and women who were wounded and injured to rehab together, but it also allows the families to celebrate the continuation of this journey that the wounded have been on for many years.”
“A lot of the wounds are still seen, and a lot of them are unseen, so we still have a good many competitors that are overcoming post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injury at the same time as they’re overcoming their physical wounds,” he added.
Elsewhere, Fisher opened up about the “unique perspective” Harry brings to each event he attends.
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
