Prince Harry and Meghan were flanked by five burly bodyguards as they arrived at today’s Invictus Games, where they have been dubbed “VVIPs”.
The couple are taking in the Games, which the Duke of Sussex founded for wounded war veterans, in The Hague, The Netherlands.
Last month the pair skipped the memorial service for the Duke of Edinburgh as a row over their security rumbles on in the UK.
But they have been dubbed VVIPs (very, very important people) for the Games, and are being kept safe by the Dutch royal protection unit and local police.
Prince Harry drove to the athletics arena with a member of the team joining him and Meghan in the car, while another Land Rover travelling behind contained the rest of the team.
When they arrived a filming crew from Netflix captured them embracing competitors.
The spent Easter Sunday morning at the athletics track and were seen in the front row for the sitting volleyball event.
Harry is currently locked in a legal battle with the UK government over a decision to downgrade his security.
He is bringing a claim against the Home Office after being told he would no longer be given the same degree of personal police protective security when visiting from the US, despite offering to pay for it himself.
The Duke says he wants to bring his children to visit, but he and his family are “unable to return to his home” because it is too dangerous, his legal representative has said.
At last night’s opening ceremony Meghan praised her husband as she introduced her husband.
She said: “It is my distinguished honour to introduce someone that I think you'll all be very excited to hear from.
"He has also spent many late nights and early mornings planning for these Games to make them as perfect as possible for each of you.
"I could not love and respect him more and I know that all of you feel the same, because he is your fellow veteran, having served two tours of duty in Afghanistan and ten years of military service.
"He's the founder of the Invictus Games, and the father to our two little ones, Archie and Lili. Please welcome my incredible husband, Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex.”
The couple watched today's action next to Jaco Van Gass, a Paralympian gold medallist and former Invictus competitor who suffered life-changing injuries with the British Army.
The 35-year-old said: "Invictus is his family, basically.
"There's so many familiar faces that he's not seen in a while, and again to all the nations, just to catch up with them again.
"He's back with his own people, he's back in an environment that he's so natural in and that he cares about.
"I think that's the most important thing - this great depth of care that he has for the games."
Harry and Meghan looked relaxed during their visit to the games on Sunday and held hands for much of the time.
They chatted with competitors at the athletics track, many of whom were keen to have pictures taken with them.
Team UK will compete in nine sports at the Invictus Games including athletics, archery, wheelchair basketball, cycling, powerlifting, indoor rowing, wheelchair rugby, swimming and sitting volleyball.
Last week the couple made a secret visit to see the Queen and Prince Charles on a trip to the UK.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex jetted in from the US for the face-to-face with the monarch at Windsor Castle before going to Holland.
The Sussexes quit as working members of the Firm in March 2020 and have since settled in California with their two children.
There have been mounting tensions between the pair and the rest of the royals due to a series of scandalous claims made from across the pond.
Harry, who served in the British Army for a decade, was stripped of his honorary military roles after quitting the royals for life in Los Angeles.
