Touchdown! In an unexpected win for the global brand recognition of Canadian Football, took centre stage (field?) at yesterday’s . Studiously avoiding any appearance of team partisanship in a vaguely Matrix-esque black duster coat and green button-down, the prince was an unexpected (if very welcome, based on the crowd reaction) addition to the program at Vancouver’s BC Place Stadium. And while he’s a known sports fan — in fact, the last time he was in Vancouver he and were spotted at a Canucks game — Harry was there less as a spectator, and more as a promoter of the upcoming to be held in the city this February, the first to feature winter sports.
Clue #1 that this was very much business rather than pleasure? Rather than simply wave from a box, Harry was actually interviewed by TSN during the pre-show. “First Grey Cup, yeah,” said Harry, clutching a mic and seated behind the classic sportscaster’s desk when interviewed by TSN’s James Duthie. “What am I looking forward to? The game getting started! Let’s go!” Clue #2 that this was work for Harry? Joining him for this interview was Wen Nie, one of the competitors who’ll be representing Canada at the 2025 Invictus Winter Games, who had been a medical officer and mechanic in the navy, and came home to live with PTSD.
“It’s our 10-year anniversary this year, which is pretty exciting,” said Harry, introducing his sporting competition for veterans. “It’s really an opportunity for the individuals a.
