Harry and Meghan head to New Zealand after ‘inspiring’ Invictus Games

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will head over the Tasman Sea to New Zealand on Sunday, the last stop on their 16-day tour.

Harry and Meghan will visit Wellington, Auckland and Rotorua over the next four days, where they will lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier and be welcomed with a traditional powhiri.

The couple have already visited Fiji and Tonga on the marathon trip, and will leave Sydney on Sunday morning, having closed the Invictus Games in the city on Saturday night.

At the ceremony, the Duke of Sussex said the performances from the competitors from 18 nations had been humbling and inspiring.

He said: “They are men and women who have confronted a challenge and overcome it. They are ordinary people doing extraordinary things. And with the help of their friends and families, they have exceeded every expectation.

“That is something we can all aspire to. You do not have to be a veteran who has fought back from injury to be inspired by the Invictus example.

“You can be a teacher or a doctor, a mum or a dad, a child or a grandparent, a farmer, a plumber, a lawyer, or a CEO. Or anything at all.

“You can identify something in your own life that you want to change for the better. And you can let the men and women of the Invictus Games remind you that no challenge is too difficult to overcome.”