Prince Harry sends out Christmas event invitations – without Meghan

The Duke of Sussex has released invitations to a Christmas charity event, marking another engagement without his wife.

IN LONDON

Prince Harry has issued invitations for another solo engagement without his wife, the Duchess of Sussex.

The duke revealed he will be hosting a virtual Christmas call for Scotty’s Little Soldiers – an organisation for which he is a Global Ambassador – on Tuesday, December 10.

The UK-based organisation was founded by war widow Nikki Scott in 2010 after Corporal Lee Scott, her husband and the father to her two children, was killed in duty in Afghanistan in 2009.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have only appeared together professionally a handful of times this year. Picture: Archewell Foundation.

The invitation released on Wednesday said that Harry “would like to jump on a call with as many of our members as possible to wish them all a Merry Christmas”, according to the UK’s Express.

“He appreciates that the festive season can be hard for our members and wants them to know he is thinking of them,” the statement continued.

“This is your chance to get to know the Duke loads better and find out what Christmas is like for a Prince!”

Harry and Meghan previously appeared in similar charity videos together, but there was no mention of the duchess in the latest invitation.

After years of collaborating – and Meghan famously describing them as “salt and pepper: we always move together” – the couple has largely focused on individual work this year.

They’ve appeared together publicly only a handful of times, including trips to Canada, Colombia and Nigeria and a joint video recently, while Harry has taken several solo trips to the UK and Meghan has been spotted out numerous times without her husband.

The couple packed on the PDA in Colombia earlier this year. Picture: Supplied

They are currently working on separate projects. Picture: Raul Arboleda/AFP

Harry’s latest initiative with Scotty’s Little Soldiers comes just weeks after he penned an emotional letter about “heartache” to young members of the charity, reflecting on his own personal experience of losing a parent.

He wrote that he understood “perhaps more than most, the weight of losing a parent at a young age”, referencing the death of his mother, the late Princess Diana, in 1997 when he was just 12 years old.

“It can be overwhelming and isolating. Yet, in the midst of that heartache, we find strength in the love and memories left behind, and I have seen how communities like yours can offer deep comfort and healing,” Harry explained, before acknowledging the emotional impact Britain’s Remembrance Day may have.

“In coming together to support one another, you not only honour the memories of your loved ones but also forge bonds that can and will carry you through the toughest times,” Harry said. “The tears and laughter, the shared experiences, and the moments of joy you create together are powerful reminders that love endures.”