Lip reader reveals the cheeky instruction Prince Harry whispered to Meghan Markle at the Invictus Games – and her three-word reply

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are not afraid of public displays of affection.

In mid-February, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex packed on the PDA as they watched from the stands during the opening ceremony of the Invictus Games in Vancouver.

Wrapped up in a beige trench coat from Canadian brand Sentaler (worth an estimated £2,050), Meghan, 43, was pictured holding on to Harry’s arm and snuggling into him before leaning in for a passionate kiss.

Created by the Duke of Sussex in 2014 following his return from Afghanistan, the Invictus Games offers ‘a recovery pathway for international wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women’ with a peer-to-peer support network as well as an adaptive sport event every two years.

Before the prince went on stage to deliver a speech at the opening ceremony, he turned to his wife to issue her with a cheeky instruction.

Forensic lip reader Nicola Hickling told The Sun: ‘For the first part of the clip, Harry says “give us a kiss then”.’

Continuing to analyse the sweet footage, she added: ‘Meghan gives him a kiss on the lips and says “all the best”.’

Other keen royal watchers have theorised the Duchess said: ‘You’re the best.’

Meghan and Harry lovingly share a kiss during the star-studded opening ceremony

The Sussexes put on a loved-up display at the Invictus Games opening ceremony

Either three-word reply would have been apt as Harry left Meghan’s side to deliver a speech to the 50,000 spectators and 500 competitors from 23 countries who had come together for the event. 

After gulping down a bottle of water, Harry took to the stage in his suit and tie to speak of his ‘sacred obligation’ to do everything he can to help military veterans like himself.

As his wife Meghan looked on adoringly from the stands, he said those who had gathered in Vancouver were there in a ‘spirit of unity’ – while in parts of the world there was division and difficulty.

Harry told the crowd: ‘In this moment of difficulty and division in many parts of the world, we gather here in Vancouver in a spirit of unity. We represent 23 nations, speak many different languages and reflect the full breadth of the world’s religions and faiths.

‘Beyond any differences, here at the Invictus Games we are grounded in mutual respect, competing fiercely, but believing in one another. Supporting one another. And rooting for one another.

‘The Games were born more than a decade ago, from a promise I made to myself.

‘A promise to uphold my obligation – a sacred obligation after my own decade and privilege of military service – to do whatever I could to help my fellow brothers and sisters heal, and to champion everything we stand for.

‘Over the past decade I’ve lost count of the times we’ve heard you tell us that the Invictus Games saved you. Respectfully, I disagree. Invictus didn’t save you. You saved yourself.’

Prince Harry gulps down water as he prepares to take to the stage for his speech

Prince Harry during the opening ceremonies of the 2025 Invictus Games in Vancouver

Harry speaks of his ‘sacred obligation’ to do everything he can to help military veterans like himself

Harry told the crowd: ‘In this moment of difficulty and division in many parts of the world, we gather here in Vancouver in a spirit of unity. We represent 23 nations’

Meghan Markle took the opportunity to whip her phone out during the ceremony to capture the crowd 

The former Suits actress beams as she raises her blue pom-poms in the air  

Saying there was ‘no shortage of crises’ in the world, he added: ‘The values you embody – the way you carry yourselves – not only at the Invictus Games, but each and every day… your courage, your resilience, your humanity… illuminate a path forward for us all and for that, we thank you. 

‘Your leadership did not end when you stepped off the battlefield or took off the uniform. It endures. The example you set is a compass for the world.’

The Prince finished off his speech with a quotation from American writer Toni Morrison – who his wife Meghan is a fan of.

The Duchess shared her personal list of ten women who have changed her life and career in an interview with Glamour in 2017. Nobel Prize-winning author Morrison, best known for her first novel The Bluest Eye (1970), was one of them.

Having taken a class on the author at university, Meghan said at the time: ‘The first time I read The Bluest Eye, I thought “wow”! She creates this world for you that you get to feel a part of.’ 

As well as Prince Harry, a star-studded line-up graced the Invictus stage in Vancouver, including A-listers such as Katy Perry, Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Noah Kahan and Nelly Furtado.

Frontman Martin performed the Invictus Anthem, which he was previously asked to write by Prince Harry in 2014, accompanied by choir and military band.

Later, he jibed that Prince Harry had tried to get many other performers to write the Invictus anthem – and he was his last resort.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle enter the ceremony to cheers from the crowd

The couple smile from ear to ear as they watched the Invictus opening ceremony in Vancouver

The couple first went public with their romance at the 2017 Invictus Games

Meghan places her hand on Harry’s arm during the opening ceremony

Wrapped up in a long cream trench coat, Meghan claps at the opening ceremony in Canada

Members of Team UK arrive at the opening ceremony of the 2025 Invictus Games in Vancouver

British athletes take part in the parade during the opening ceremony of the Invictus Games

Ukrainian athletes at the opening ceremony of the Invictus Games this evening 

The Brit also joked that it was so cold inside the stadium that it was ‘like playing a concert in a ‘frozen food section’. 

The audience was later brought to their feet with one of the Brit-pop band’s biggest hits, Viva La Vida.

Nelly Furtado, who has sold more than 45million records and is one of Canada’s most successful singers, also took to the stage in an all-black ensemble, starting with one of her most famous hits, I’m Like A Bird.

She was joined by Indigenous blind music producer and recording artist Mattmac. The rapper has had more than 30 million streams across all platforms.

Stick Season singer Noah Kahan also took to the stage, singing his best-known tracks which led to him earning a nomination for Best New Artist at the Grammys in 2023.

Closing out the ceremony was pop superstar Katy Perry taking centre stage in a military-inspired outfit, accompanied by a military band.

The Invictus Games is sentimental for Harry and Meghan as they appeared in public together for the first time at the event in Toronto in 2017.