Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are firing back at claims that their trip to Canada for the Invictus Games will decide their fate within the Royal family.
“We’ve heard time and time again that certain opportunities are make or break for the couple,” a rep for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex told the Mirror Thursday. “They’re still here.”
“They’re still working and pursuing what they believe in, despite constantly being challenged and criticized. This couple will not be broken.”
The statement came in response to a recent article published, claiming that the couple has to “prove they can behave” during their public appearances in Vancouver this week if “they want to salvage a relationship with the Royal family.”
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While an insider told the outlet that the Sussexes will remain on-message about next year’s Invictus Games, palace officials will likely be keeping a close eye on the event — which comes just one week after Harry came face to face with his cancer-stricken father for the first time in over a year.
Details about Harry’s 45-minute meeting with King Charles have been kept hidden and sources told Pvnew that last week that the pair plans to keep it that way.
However, now that Harry will be doing press over the next few days to promote the 2025 games, he will likely be asked about their brief encounter.
As previous reports put it, if the red-headed royal wants to forge ahead with his “reconciliation” plans then he will have to “keep schtum” in Canada.
But things already took a slightly sour turn before the couple even touched down in the Great White North.
The Duke and Duchess caused a stir earlier this week after they launched a new website branded with their royal titles and the UK coat of arms called Sussex — despite resigning from their duties four years ago.
It was also recently revealed that Harry, 39, and Markle, 42, gave their children — Prince Archie, 4, and daughter, Princess Lilibet, 2 — the Sussex title as their surname rather than Mountbatten-Windsor.
The update upset many royal fans given the fact they previously promised the late Queen Elizabeth II that they would no longer use the name Sussex Royal for their personal brands.
Although the pair were slammed for “clinging” to their past lives, a source close to the couple combatted the criticism.
“Prince Harry and Meghan are the Duke and Duchess of Sussex,” an insider told the Mirror Thursday. “That is a fact. It is their surname and family name.”
Reps for the pair did not immediately respond to Pvnew’s request for comment.
