{"id":171270,"date":"2026-07-09T13:31:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T20:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=171270"},"modified":"2026-07-09T13:31:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T20:31:58","slug":"meghan-markle-skips-prince-harrys-invictus-games-event-in-birmingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/meghan-markle-skips-prince-harrys-invictus-games-event-in-birmingham\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle skips Prince Harry&#8217;s Invictus Games event in Birmingham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Meghan Markle<\/strong> will not join <strong>Prince Harry<\/strong> at the <strong>Invictus Games<\/strong> countdown event in Birmingham on Friday, July 10, 2026. According to PEOPLE, the Duchess of Sussex is no longer scheduled to attend the public engagement. In addition, she has no plans to make any public outings during his husband&#8217;s visit to the United Kingdom. Due to this,\u00a0Prince Harry will attend the event alone at the National Exhibition Centre, where he will participate in activities alongside competitors from previous Invictus Games as preparations begin for the 2027 edition.<\/p>\n<p>The update follows earlier reports published on July 4, 2026, affirming that Meghan, Prince Archie, and Princess Lilibet would not travel to London due to ongoing security concerns, putting rumors that the Sussex family would return to Britain to rest. At the time, Prince Harry&#8217;s spokesperson said that accommodation was not a problem, but that the main concern for the Sussexes was safety. According to reports, Prince Harry hoped to\u00a0introduce Archie and Lilibet to the country where he grew up and spend time with King Charles, but those plans changed due to security concerns.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-171272\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Meghan-Markle-will-not-visit-the-UK-2026.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Meghan-Markle-will-not-visit-the-UK-2026.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Meghan-Markle-will-not-visit-the-UK-2026-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Meghan-Markle-will-not-visit-the-UK-2026-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Meghan-Markle-will-not-visit-the-UK-2026-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Meghan-Markle-will-not-visit-the-UK-2026-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Meghan-Markle-will-not-visit-the-UK-2026-860x484.jpg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Despite the changes to his family&#8217;s travel plans, Prince Harry has continued focusing on charitable work in his home country. On Thursday, July 9, 2026, the father of two visited WellChild, where he shared that Prince Archie is &#8220;obsessed&#8221; with LEGO and has become a &#8220;master builder.&#8221; Meanwhile, the Birmingham event will officially launch the one-year countdown to the 2027 Invictus Games and highlight returning and new adaptive sports ahead of the international competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meghan Markle will not join Prince Harry at the Invictus Games countdown event in Birmingham on Friday, July 10, 2026. According to PEOPLE, the Duchess of Sussex is no longer scheduled to attend the public engagement. In addition, she has no plans to make any public outings during his husband&#8217;s visit to the United Kingdom. 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