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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle spend Valentine’s Day on slopes to launch 2025 Invictus Games

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle celebrated Valentine’s Day in the freezing temperatures of Whistler, British Columbia — hours after launching their shiny new Sussex website.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex held hands as they stepped out in the snow amid 25-degree temperatures to mark the opening of the 2025 Invictus Games in Canada.

Markle, 42, looked glowing in winter white teamed with a black beanie, fur boots and a padded cream coat as Harry, 39, also wore a grey beanie and black puffer jacket teamed with jeans.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry arrived in freezing temperatures. Getty Images
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle hold hands as they step out into the freezing cold in Whistler, Canada, Tuesday. Getty Images
Harry prepares to ski while Markle looks on. Getty Images

The Sussexes flew into Canada by private jet Tuesday to join competitors at a winter training camp.

They will meet coaches and competitors over the next two days to experience winter adaptive sports ahead of the games next year.

And the prince is expected to talk about his courtship of Markle when she was living in Toronto, Ontario, to film “Suits.”

Harry kicked things off by going skiing in a specially-adapted wheelchair.

Their trip comes just days after the couple launched their new Sussex.com website, which is operated by the Office of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, as a “one-stop shop” for all their activities.

Markle beamed as they wore all winter white at the Invictus Games event. Getty Images
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex arrived in Canada just a day after launching their new Sussex website. REUTERS

Sources confirmed to Page Six that their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, will now be known by the surname ‘Sussex’ from now on to ensure the family is brought together, despite the fact that Archie, 4, and Lilibet, 2, were given the birth name Mountbatten-Windsor.

That is the surname the late Queen Elizabeth II gave her family.

However, a source told The Times of London the Sussexes wanted to use the name Sussex in the same way that Harry was known as Captain Wales when he was in the army.

“The reality behind the new site is very simple — it’s a hub for the work the Sussexes do and it reflects the fact the family have, since the King’s coronation, the same surname for the first time. That’s a big deal for any family. It represents their unification and it’s a proud moment,” the source said.

Harry practiced skiing in an adapted wheelchair in the One Year to go event. REUTERS

The site uses the coat of arms that Markle was issued with when she married into the royal family, despite the fact the Duke and Duchess agreed not to use any links to royalty for any work purposes when they moved to the US.

It’s not yet known whether Harry will speak out about his father King Charles’ battle with cancer – or his sister-in-law Kate Middleton’s recent abdominal surgery.

Harry flew back to the UK for just over 24 hours last week to see his father for just over 30 minutes following his diagnosis.