Prince Harry Is Having ‘Challenging But Important’ Discussions with Kids Archie and Lilibet

Prince Harry has revealed details about the meaningful conversations he’s having with his and Meghan Markle’s children, Archie, 5, and Lilibet, 3, surrounding the realities faced by veterans participating at the Invictus Games.

At the 2025 Invictus Games in Whistler on February 9, the Duke of Sussex noted that his children have become increasingly “inquisitive” about the sporting event he founded in 2014 to support wounded, injured, and sick veterans.

“They are fascinated,” Harry said in an interview with People. “It’s a very interesting conversation to have with your kids—to explain why that person is missing a leg, why that person is missing an arm, why do they look the way they do. It’s challenging but important.”

Harry noted that Archie, in particular, has been asking more questions. “As any parent knows, once you open that door and those questions are asked, or that conversation starts, more and more doors start opening,” he said. “And then he starts asking, ‘How did they get injured? What’s a mine? What’s all this?’ It becomes opening Pandora’s box, to some extent, especially with kids this age, because they have no filter, and they’re just so curious and so inquisitive. They want to know more, more, more.”

Harry acknowledged the challenge of making these discussions appropriate for his children’s young age, but emphasized the importance of “getting it right.” “I’m constantly trying to make sure that I get it right, in explaining what’s happened to [the competitors] and what we do at Invictus to try to make their lives better and give them a chance to redefine themselves. And the power of sport.”

As a father, he’s open to his children taking an interest in athletics as well. “I’m hoping that my kids will take on every sport that they want, because I think it’s really important for all of us,” he shared.

Prince Harry is already anticipating the next chapter of the Invictus Games, which will return to the U.K. in 2027, a full-circle moment for the competition he launched over a decade ago. “We will continue Invictus for as long as it’s needed, and the need is increasing, rather than reducing,” he said. “I wish that we could close this down because there wasn’t a need for it, but as long as there’s a need, we will keep it going.”