THE crowd in a Chula Vista movie theater in San Diego County, Calif., Aug. 29 was expecting to see a sneak peek of Heart of Invictus, the Netflix series following a group of veterans preparing for the Invictus Games. They weren’t expecting 38-year-old Prince Harry, founding patron of the games, which hope to help veterans heal through sport, to bound on stage. “Nice to see you all,” the Duke of Sussex, an Afghanistan vet himself, told the cheering crowd. “It’s nice of you to dress up for the occasion!”
Despite the warm welcome, this is a make-or-break moment for the prince, who decamped to the U.S. with his American wife, Meghan Markle, 42, in 2020, leaving royal duties behind — and causing a major rift in his family. In the years since, the couple, parents to Archie, 4, and 2-year-old Lilibet, have struggled to prove themselves, and the five-part docuseries is their latest stab at justifying their $100 million Netflix deal. “Harry and Meghan know this is pivotal and the pressure’s definitely on,” an insider tells Star. “They’re very conscious that failure is not an option.”
This story is from the September 18, 2023 edition of Star.
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