Invictus Games

‘There’s a curiosity about what’s behind the curtain’: the rise and rise of TV sports reality shows

From surfing and tennis to Formula One and football, TV hopes to lure a younger audience with behind-the-scenes series

Andrew Anthony

04, Feb, 2023 @5:00 PM

‘No event compares’: the Invictus Games shows its fighting spirit again

The meeting between the Games’ founder, Prince Harry, and Dutch athlete Jelle van der Steen sums up its unique appeal

Paul MacInnes

21, Apr, 2022 @7:03 PM

Invictus Games: Harry and Meghan pay tribute to Ukrainians

Duke and Duchess of Sussex address spectators at The Hague at launch of event, accompanied by Netflix film crew

Sarah Haque and Nadeem Badshah

16, Apr, 2022 @6:35 PM

Harry and Meghan ‘offer olive branch’ to Queen in low-key reunion

Royal observers say get-together was ‘welcome if long overdue move’ by couple after UK exit two years ago

Caroline Davies

15, Apr, 2022 @11:53 AM

Harry and Meghan announce Netflix show about Invictus Games

Heart of Invictus will follow athletes who will compete in games for injured veterans in The Hague in 2022

Jim Waterson Media editor

06, Apr, 2021 @3:30 PM

Afghan athletes, who stayed behind after Invictus Games, offered free prosthetic surgery

The six former soldiers have been granted bridging visas and are awaiting the outcome of their refugee claims

Helen Davidson

04, Jan, 2019 @2:39 AM

Curtis McGrath: how the elite athlete found a life beyond the war zone

The Invictus Games ambassador was serving in Afghanistan when he lost both legs. But in sport he found a way to stave off PTSD and other mental health issues

Paul Connolly

25, Oct, 2018 @5:00 PM

Prince Harry: media intrusion is 'incessant and unnecessary'

‘Everyone has a right to their privacy’, he says, but ‘sadly’ some don’t get it

Roy Greenslade

08, May, 2016 @10:23 AM

Viral video: Star Wars stormtroopers dance with Barack Obama

Watch the Potus throw some shapes with R2-D2 and Gwen Stefani, George Clooney and Julia Roberts sing carpool karaoke

Janette Owen

06, May, 2016 @11:57 AM

Monday’s best TV: Invictus: the Road to the Games; MasterChef: the Finals

Competitors in the forthcoming Invictus Games tell their stories, the rich battle each other in Posh Neighbours at War and it’s the start of the MasterChef finals

Graeme Virtue, Mark Gibbings-Jones, Julia Raeside, David Stubbs, Ben Arnold, Jack Seale, John Robinson and Paul Howlett

02, May, 2016 @5:20 AM

Obamas, Prince Harry and the Queen trade mic drops in comedy sketch

Video launched via Twitter Friday as part of efforts to raise awareness for the Invictus Games, an annual sporting competition for wounded military veterans

Dan Roberts in Washington

29, Apr, 2016 @6:24 PM