Justin Trudeau, Prince Harry take in final day of Invictus Games in Vancouver

By Canadian Press on February 16, 2025.

VANCOUVER — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, dropped in to watch part of the indoor rowing finals on the last day of this year’s Invictus Games in Vancouver.

The pair sat in the bleachers with Canadian fans, cheering as athletes competing on rowing machines lined up in the middle of the room.

Trudeau and Prince Harry stopped periodically to shake hands and take pictures with spectators and volunteers at the event.

Prince Harry founded the Invictus Games in 2014 and has been in B.C. to watch a number of the events over the last week that saw 550 wounded, injured or sick service personnel and veterans from 23 countries compete in 11 sports in Whistler and Vancouver.

The Games wrap up with a closing ceremony tonight that will include Canadian band Barenaked Ladies, singer-songwriter Jelly Roll and duo The War And Treaty.

This year included six winter sports that were part of the Games for the first time.

Trudeau is expected to speak at the closing ceremonies.

This is the second time the Invictus Games have been hosted in Canada, following the Games in Toronto in 2017.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 16, 2025

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