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Jennifer Newton

Meghan Markle's subtle message during first-ever official appearance with Prince Harry

The Invictus Games are clearly close to Prince Harry's heart - and he picked the event to formally introduce Meghan Markle to the world as his girlfriend.

Just under a year before they were married, the couple made their first-ever official appearance together at the Games in Toronto, where Meghan was living filming hit TV show Suits.

They popped along to a tennis event in the Canadian city with Meghan making a very intriguing outfit choice.

She teamed a pair of ripped blue jeans and ballet pumps with a crisp white shirt designed by her friend Misha Nonoo.

And the $185 shirt set tongues wagging after it emerged the name of the piece was called the 'husband' shirt.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at the Invictus Games in Canada in 2017 (Getty Images for the Invictus Games Foundation)

At the time, Meghan and Harry weren't engaged and many wondered if the shirt was a way of signalling what was to come.

The Daily Mail even noted it was "perhaps a subtle indication by Meghan that she won’t be a single lady for much longer".

During their appearance, the happy couple held hands as they walked towards the court and smiled and exchanged small talk with each other.

Meghan went for a casual look for her first official appearance with Harry (Getty Images North America)

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The pair were said to be delighted with their first public appearance, which made headlines across the world.

A royal source said at the time: "It was a calm fun atmosphere for the competitors and their families which was the most important thing."

Meghan and Harry at their last public appearance - at the NAACP Image Awards (MTV)

And just several months later, Harry and Meghan announced their engagement to the world before marrying at St George's Chapel in Windsor in May 2018.

Since then, the pair have been working royals, quit the Firm, welcomed two children and now live in California.

Last week it was revealed that Harry would be travelling to the Netherlands next month for the 2022 Invictus Games in The Hague - just hours after news he won’t be attending his grandfather’s memorial service broke.

A video posted on social media shows Harry trying to learn the Dutch language whilst wearing an entirely orange outfit.

The video came a day after it was confirmed that Harry would miss his late grandfather, the Duke of Edinburgh’s memorial service later this month.

On Friday, a spokesperson for the Duke of Edinburgh said Harry will not return to the UK from the US to join the Royal Family at the high-profile occasion in Westminster Abbey on March 29.

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