Prince Harry has announced he will be travelling to Toronto next week for Remembrance Day.
The Duke of Sussex, who stepped down from royal duties in 2020, continues to work closely with veterans, having served two tours of Afghanistan himself.
Harry, 41, founded the Invictus Games in 2014 – an international multi-sport event for wounded, injured and sick military service personnel, both serving and veterans.
Each year on Remembrance Sunday, as a working royal, the Duke of Sussex would annually join his father, King Charles, brother, Prince William, and grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, to lay a wreath at the Cenotaph.
However, following Megxit, the Sussexes have not returned for this solemn occasion, as they now reside in California.
Next week, Prince Harry’s team have confirmed the duke will travel to Toronto to meet Canadian veterans, members of the armed forces community, and military charities.
These charities will include The True Patriot Love Foundation and the Halo Trust.
Harry’s wife, Meghan Markle, 44, and the couple’s children, Prince Archie, six, and Princess Lilibet, four, are not expected to join.
Prince Harry announces trip to Toronto for Remembrance Day
|
GETTY
Canada is a Commonwealth nation, meaning that King Charles is the country’s head of state.
Since the Sussexes departed the UK, Prince Harry’s military role has taken a setback.
On January 18, 2020, Buckingham Palace announced that Harry would “step back from Royal duties, including official military appointments.”
In February 2021, it was confirmed he returned his honorary military appointments (including Captain General of the Royal Marines, Honorary Air Commandant of RAF Honington and Commodore-in-Chief of Small Ships and Diving).
LATEST ROYAL DEVELOPMENTS
Prince Harry has served two tours of Afghanistan
|
GETTY
His active British military service had already ended earlier: he left the Army in June 2015 after a 10-year career, including deployments to Afghanistan.
From a formal capacity within the UK military and as a working royal, Prince Harry’s official military ties were largely severed post-2020.
Even though he no longer holds the honorary UK military roles, Harry has continued to engage broadly with defence, veteran and rehabilitation work.
He remains heavily involved with the Invictus Games, which draws on his military experience.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry on Remembrance Sunday in 2019
|
GETTY
In 2025, he made unannounced visits to Ukraine, engaging with wounded veterans there, including a visit to a rehabilitation centre in Lviv and then to Kyiv, supporting personnel affected by the conflict.
He has publicly spoken about the importance of recovery and rehabilitation for service personnel, drawing on his own Army background.
While Harry no longer holds a UK military post or is on active duty, his focus has shifted from formal military appointments to veteran support and rehabilitation through philanthropic and sporting avenues.
His work now emphasises support for wounded service personnel (both UK and international) rather than command or ceremonial military roles.