Meghan Markle set to join Prince Harry in the Netherlands for Invictus Games
Meghan Markle will reportedly join Prince Harry on his trip to the Netherlands for the 2022 Invictus Games later this month.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will fly over to The Hague with a Netflix documentary crew in tow after the couple announced plans to film a show titled Heart of Invictus, The Mirror reports.
Meghan could also step out on stage with Harry during the Invictus opening ceremony in a " big surprise" for spectators, sources claim.
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Meghan Markle is expected to join Prince Harry in The Netherlands. GC Images
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The insider told the publication: "Meghan is excited to travel with Harry for the event, which is certainly close to his heart."
The couple's decision to fly to the Invictus Games together could ruffle some feathers among palace insiders and royal experts.
Harry has previously claimed it is "too dangerous" to return to the UK and skipped Prince Philip's memorial service last month.
The duke is locked in a legal battle with the UK Home Office and is seeking a judicial review into the decision to not allow him to pay for police protection while back on British soil.
The couple are filming a Netflix documentary about the games. Getty Images for the Invictus Ga
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Ken Wharfe, Princess Diana's former bodyguard, blasted Harry's claims about being "unsafe" in the UK and said it would be more dangerous for him to fly to the Netherlands.
"I'm baffled about why Harry thinks he would be safer in the Netherlands than the UK," Wharfe told the British press.
"He would have travelled to his grandfather's memorial service with his brother or father and received protection from the Met. It's not like he would have been turning up at Westminster Abbey on a bike.
Meghan made one of her first public appearances with Harry at the 2017 games. WireImage
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The Invictus Games will take place from April 16 until April 22 in The Hague, after the event was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19.
Harry founded the games in 2014 and the event is close to the Duke and Duchess of Sussexes' heart, after Meghan made one of her first public appearances alongside Harry at the games in 2017.
The royals are expected to arrive in The Netherlands on Friday.
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