Prince Harry today released a dramatic trailer for his ‘Heart of Invictus’ documentary on Netflix as he prepares for the games launching next month.
Netflix tweeted out a trailer for the limited series, which shows the Duke of Sussex on stage at the Invictus Games, which he founded in 2014.
He says, “It’s here at Invictus Games that you realize that whatever you’re carrying was the stepping stone that took you to the next level. The Games don’t focus on the cause of the injury, but on recovery and how you can be part of a community again.’
Harry is pictured meeting competitors and his voice is heard saying, “Everyone’s going to have a hard time sometime.”
Netflix said the documentary – which follows veterans as they prepare for the Invictus Games – will be released on August 30, 2023.
It’s being released as part of the Sussexes’ famed £80 million deal with the streaming giant, which recently paid £3 million for the movie rights to a romance novel that the Sussexes will help produce.
The sneak preview shows Harry saying, ‘It’s here at Invictus Games that you realize that whatever you wear was the stepping stone that took you to the next level’
The Duke of Sussex gives a veteran a high five during the trailer for his new Netflix documentary
Netflix said the documentary – which follows veterans as they prepare for the Invictus Games – will be released on August 30, 2023.
The purchase of the film rights to Carley Fortune’s The Meet Me At The Lake comes after a troubled period in the couple’s media career, in which they lost their reported £18 million deal with Spotify following a series of Meghan’s podcast, Archetypes.
Harry, who has been to Japan for a charity and polo tour with his best friend Nacho Figueras, is flying from LA to Dusseldorf for the event, which begins Sept. 9 and ends Sept. 16.
Rita Ora will perform at the closing ceremony, where Harry is expected to give an emotional speech. Rita and Harry have been friends for years.
In a video message recorded at his mansion in Montecito before leaving for Japan – but which appeared online today – Harry insisted, “It’s going to be the best games ever.” He also praised competitors for taking the next step on their “healing journey,” insisting that the event, which he called a “home of respect,” be part of his own event.
Grinning into the virtual conversation, he said, “I hope you’re excited and probably a little nervous. I am both. But I can’t wait to see you all and have the whole community back together. It has been too long’.
To the athletes he said: ‘You are all on different parts of your healing journey’ before adding ‘We all are – we always will be’.
Good luck for the remaining weeks, have fun, looking forward to it. Being nervous is a good thing. We have 21 countries this year and can’t wait to have every continent represented. Except Antarctica – but that’s still being worked on,” he said with a laugh.
“Thank you for your service, for your effort, for your determination to get to this point. We’re going to have a lot of fun with it and yes, we’re looking forward to it. We are ready to receive you. It’s going to be the best games ever, the best games yet.”
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex arrive at City Hall during the Invictus Games Dusseldorf 2023 – One Year To Go events, on September 6, 2022
Harry will reportedly be in Düsseldorf for the entire match. Meghan is expected to attend about half of that, including Harry’s speech at the closing ceremony.
That says a source to the Rheinische Postits highly emotional element is to be personally watched by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex’.
His late grandmother, the Queen, died on September 8 last year. It is not yet known whether Harry will leave for Germany for the UK.
Last year, the Sussexes visited the city for an official competition launch event, where they met officials and potential entrants, as well as athletes’ friends and family.
It was seen at the time as part of a pseudo-royal tour of the UK and Europe – where police closed off intersections and set up miles of roadblocks so the couple and their entourage could avoid traffic jams.
City officials rolled out the red carpet but insisted the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s visit was private.
They were protected by their own security team and the couple paid the bill.
Harry was instrumental in bringing the Games to the UK in 2014, when 300 competitors from 13 countries took part in the opening round in London.
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex react while watching the Land Rover Driving Challenge in The Hague in 2022