Meghan Markle will likely attend Prince Harry’s Invictus Games, supporting the tournament’s first winter edition, a royal commentator has told Newsweek.

The Duke of Sussex will take his flagship project over the border into Canada this weekend, when wounded forces veterans from around the world will compete in his Olympics-style games.

Katy Perry, Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Noah Kahan and Nelly Furtado will be among those performing at BC Place Stadium, in Vancouver, on Saturday, February 8.

But there is another name royal fans will want to see confirmed for the opening ceremony. That is the Duchess of Sussex, who has been a regular at past games and would be a conspicuous absence.

“I think we’ll see Meghan at the opening ceremony and I hope we do,” Afua Hagan, a U.K.-based royal commentator, told Newsweek. “I hope we see her there to support Harry and all the wonderful people who take part.

“I love how involved they get. Harry will go to every event and cheers everybody on and always seems to know someone who is competing. I think it will be really nice and really uplifting.”

Invictus aims to provide a sense of purpose for people coming to terms with often life-changing injuries, be they physical or psychological.

It is one of the biggest achievements of the prince’s career and has won him respect from governments around the world.

It is also a moment when fans of the couple can usually look forward to seeing them together, happy and optimistic, doing something they both love.

This year’s games will be unlike the tournaments of the past ten years, however, as they will be held in Canada with winter Olympics-style sports.

And there may be a chance for Harry and Meghan to catch up with the Nigerian team after their visit to the West African nation in May, which was partly in recognition of its addition to the Invictus line-up. They competed for the first time in 2023.

“I’m excited that there’s going to be a Nigerian team,” Hagan said. “There was ground-breaking of an Invictus Center in [capital city] Abuja earlier this month.

“That’s really exciting because the conversation around wounded veterans and disability in West Africa has been hush-hush for so long.

“When Harry and Meghan were in Nigeria they really shone a light on that and I thought that was brilliant.”