“It was just so nice to see her,” he said of his and Duchess Meghan’s secret visit to the queen on their way to the Invictus Games in the Netherlands, adding, “She’s on great form.” He went on, “She’s always got a great sense of humour with me.” The Sussexes’ stopover in the UK marked their first joint visit to the country since they left in March 2020, and Meghan’s first time seeing the queen in two years. The couple had tea with her at her home of Windsor Castle, which recently became the monarch’s permanent home after 70 years of Buckingham Palace being her main residence. The Duke of Sussex said that he had wanted to ensure that his grandmother is “protected” and that “she has the right people around her.” He spoke fondly of his and Meghan’s home in California where they are raising their 2-year-old son Archie and 10-month-old daughter Lilibet. “Home for me now, for the time being, is in the States and it feels that way,” he said. “We’ve been welcomed with open arms and have such a great community up in Santa Barbara.” Harry also revealed to People some very important news: Lili recently took her first steps! He described himself as a “proud papa” and said that Lili’s priorities are “trying to keep up with her brother.” Being a father “adds another emotional layer” to the Invictus Games, he said to the magazine. “When I was in the Army, I promised myself I would be out before having a wife and kids, because I couldn’t imagine the heartache of being apart for so long during deployment, the risk of possibly getting injured, and the reality that my family’s lives could be changed forever if that happened.” Harry also opened up about his and Meghan’s first appearance in public as a couple, which was five years ago at the Invictus Games 2017, held in Toronto. “We were dating at the time so it was a lot to take in, but fortunately we were with the perfect community for that,” he said. He went on, “Now, five years later, here we are in The Hague at the fifth Invictus Games, as parents of two, and living in the U.S. “I had always wanted to share these incredible moments with someone special, and to have Meg by my side means everything.” Next up, Duchess Meghan Was Radiant in a Cream Bodysuit—and Kissed her ‘Incredible Husband’ Prince Harry on Stage
