The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been seen together for the first time since their divisive website rebranding.

The couple spent Valentine’s Day in Whistler, Canada, where they went to an Invictus Games training session to mark a year until the global sporting event.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex met athletes at the Whistler Blackcomb ski resort in British Columbia – and Harry even gave sit-skiing a go.

Sit skis help people who use wheelchairs, or find it difficult to stand for long periods, to take part in the winter sport.

Harry could be seen laughing and joking with competitors as he joined in and Meghan watched on.

Sit-skiing is one of many events that will take place at the 2025 Invictus Games, when around 550 competitors from up to 25 nations come together to take part.

Harry founded the Invictus Games, a Paralympic-style competition for injured and sick military personnel, in 2014.

This week, the Sussexes plan to visit more competitors at the host locations for next year’s competition – Whistler and Vancouver.

Harry and Meghan’s public appearance came days after they relaunched their Archewell website, which now redirects to Sussex.com.

A picture of the couple dominates the new homepage and is overlaid with the text: “The Office of Prince Harry & Meghan, The Duke & Duchess of Sussex.”

In individual biographies, Harry is highlighted as a “humanitarian, military veteran, mental health advocate, and environmental campaigner”, while Meghan is described as a “feminist and champion of human rights and gender equity”.

The couple’s decision to return to royal branding and use their titles has been met with criticism, as the Sussexes officially quit their royal roles in 2020.

“Their team argue that they are their titles, so why shouldn’t they use them? But it is a reminder of the row and debate that blew up when they decided to step away,” said Sky News royal correspondent Rhiannon Mills.

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The royals have experienced a testing start to 2024. Buckingham Palace announced King Charles’s cancer diagnosis earlier this month.

Harry, who lives in California with Meghan and their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, flew to London to see his father following the news.

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