Meghan Markle and Prince Harry attended the Invictus Games’ One Year to Go dinner at the Vancouver Convention Centre on February 16, 2024, according to an event recap. The dinner was part of the countdown to the 2025 Invictus Games in Vancouver and Whistler; the Invictus Games Foundation confirmed that the couple joined the wider One Year To Go celebrations.
What was the Invictus Games banquet?
The dinner marked the One Year to Go milestone for the Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025. An event recap published February 18, 2024, places it at the Vancouver Convention Centre on Friday, February 16, and describes it as the close of Harry and Meghan’s British Columbia visit for the countdown celebrations. Those venue and dinner details come from the recap; the Foundation’s announcement confirms the couple’s participation in the wider celebrations, but does not independently identify the dinner’s venue or date.
Read the event recap | Invictus Games Foundation announcement
What was reported about the evening?
The event recap reports that Johnna Sparrow, an Indigenous advisor for the Games, presented woven Salish blankets for the couple’s children. The available account does not establish the dinner’s full guest list or programme, so those details should not be inferred from the reported presentation.
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