Meghan Markle to leave Invictus Games with duchess flying back to California to ‘see her children’ – leaving Harry to preside over event alone following ‘planned’ departure…. Check In

Meghan Markle is to pull out of the Invictus Games to fly home to California and see her children Archie and Lilibet.

Aides said she had always planned to leave Prince Harry to continue solo at the games.

There are no plans for Meghan, 43, to fly back from Los Angeles to Vancouver for the conclusion of the events for injured and disabled military veterans at the weekend.

A source close to the couple said: ‘This was always planned. Meghan is going home to be with her children.

‘Meghan left the games in Dusseldorf early after five days to go home. This is Prince Harry’s event and she is there to support him but this was planned.’

Meghan will attend morning sporting events being held in the upmarket ski resort of Whistler.

She will be driven the 110 miles back to Vancouver and fly back to her home in Montecito, California.

Harry is due to attend three events and brave freezing temperatures of up to -11.