The Duchess of Sussex has made reference to one of her and Prince Harry’s final ever engagements alongside the royal family, while paying tribute to those who have served on Remembrance Day.
Meghan posted a video of her husband from his time serving in the British Army in Afghanistan, along with a photo of him speaking to a war veteran during his recent visit to Toronto.
The post was captioned: “As my husband says, ‘Once served. Always serving.’
Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, at the Veterans Centre at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, during his visit to Canada on November 6, 2025. (Instagram/meghan)
“Thank you to all who served, sacrificed, and continue to serve. Honouring you on Veterans Day. And every day.”
The quote Meghan attributed to Prince Harry was said at an event in London, days before they quit royal life and moved to the US.
They were attending the Endeavour Fund Awards, celebrating the sporting and adventure achievements of sick and injured service personnel, in 2020.
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The event in London on March 6 was one of their last official engagements together with the royal family before they officially departed later that month.
It was also Meghan’s first public royal duty since announcing in the January they would step down as senior royals.
The couple was famously photographed arriving at the event in the rain, shielded by an umbrella.
In a speech at the reception, Prince Harry said he was “proud to serve Queen and country”.
“[It] is something we all are rightly proud of, and it never leaves us. Once served, always serving’.
Prince Harry and Meghan’s iconic photo taken outside the Endeavour Fund Awards in London on March 6, 2020. (Getty)
“I feel lucky to be able to count myself as one of you; and am deeply proud to have served among you as Captain Wales.
“A lot of you tonight have told me you have my back, well I’m also here to tell you, I’ve always got yours.”
The engagement was part of a final run of duties for the couple before they took part in their last ever event with the royals at the Commonwealth Day service inside Westminster Abbey on March 9.
Last week, Prince Harry visited Canada to attend multiple events connected with the armed forces.
Prince Harry served for 10 years in the British Army, including two tours of duty in Afghanistan. (John Stillwell – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
He also penned an essay where he reminisced about life in the UK.
Harry wrote: “Though currently, I may live in the United States, Britain is, and always will be, the country I proudly served and fought for.
“The banter of the mess, the clubhouse, the pub, the stands – ridiculous as it sounds, these are the things that make us British. I make no apology for it. I love it.”
He was seen wearing a red poppy pinned to his suit while attending a gala event on Saturday in West Hollywood, and again at the 70th birthday party of Kris Jenner.
Meghan, who was at both events, chose not to wear a poppy.
The duke was once a firm fixture at Remembrance events in the UK, including Remembrance Sunday – the most solemn day on the British royal calendar. But he and Meghan’s last appearance at the commemorations in the UK was in 2019.
Prince Harry and Meghan, with Serena Williams, at the Baby2Baby Gala in West Hollywood on Saturday. (Getty Images for Baby2Baby)
When he and Meghan left their places as senior working royals, one of the consequences was the removal of his military patronages and titles.
In 2020, months later his official departure from the UK, Prince Harry was refused his wish to have a poppy wreath placed at the Cenotaph in London on Remembrance Sunday, on his behalf.
Instead, he and Meghan made a private visit to the Los Angeles National Cemetery to lay a wreath.
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