Prince Harry beams as he puts ‘dad-mode’ on full display in Canada

Prince Harry beamed with joy as he visited the Seaforth Armoury, a historic military facility, in Vancouver to celebrate the online programme to introduce Invictus Games to schools everywhere on Tuesday.

The Duke of Sussex was seen interacting with students, from eight to 18, participated in hands-on activities designed “to engage them in discussions about the games and the importance of perseverance and mental health.”

During the visit, Harry spent time engaging with students of each class and listening to what they had to say how sports and community have impacted them.

After the classroom sessions, King Charles’ son addressed the students, teachers, and participants with a few heartfelt remarks, “emphasising the connection between the lessons they had just learned and the journey of recovery that so many Invictus athletes embody.”

In video clips shared on social media, Harry, who is father to Prince Archie, 5, and Princess Lilibet, 3, was seen full-immersed and in his ‘dad-mode’ as he played a game of throwball with the students.

Harry, who had been a captain in the British Army, founded the Invictus Games in 2014 for wounded, injured and sick service personnel and veterans to help them heal from their trauma through sports.

The next Invictus Games are set to take place in Vancouver and Whistler in February of next year.

The upcoming Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 will be the first time the event returns to a former host country and features a new debut of winter sports — alpine skiing, snowboarding, biathlon, Nordic skiing, skeleton and wheelchair curling — in the competition.