Meghan Markle's mysterious absence from Prince Harry trip addressed by insider

Prince Harry has embarked on a trip to Canada to promote his Invictus Games, which are taking place in Vancouver in just a few months - and he's gone without wife Meghan Markle

Prince Harry's latest public appearances on a trip to Canada have had one thing missing - his wife Meghan Markle.

The Duke of Sussex has embarked on a series of solo outings in Vancouver over the last few days to promote his Invictus Games for injured service personnel and veterans, which is taking place in the city in February 2025. The trip has seen him appear at sporting event the Grey Cup as well as join school children at Seaforth Armoury to launch a new programme that aims to highlight the Invictus Games in schools. The outings come amid several months of solo appearances for both Harry and Meghan - despite Meghan once memorably likening the Sussexes to "salt and pepper" as they "move together".

Last month, Harry spent two weeks travelling, visiting New York, London and Southern Africa on a solo trip while Meghan made a glitzy red carpet appearance. It raised eyebrows at the time, and Harry flying solo in Canada has also set tongues wagging, especially as Meghan joined him in visiting Vancouver earlier this year in February.

However, the real reason for Meghan making the trip seems to be a strategic one, with a source telling HELLO! that the couple's current long-term plan is to have individual projects. They explained: "Harry and Meghan have consistently pursued solo ventures in connection with their individual interests, but remain deeply committed to their joint efforts through Archewell. Together they have exciting projects in the pipeline, all driving forward their shared mission for positive global impact."

The last time the Sussexes were spotted together was earlier this month where they appeared in a joint video message to talk about prioritising children's safety online. The rare footage was played at a United Nations conference in Colombia on ending violence against children.

And analysing all of these latest appearances, body language expert Judi James told the Mirror there has been a definite shift between the Sussexes. She explained: "Harry and Meghan's relationship seems to have evolved from a totally twinned one, where their body language was confined to appearances as a matching, complimentary and very royal-looking double act, to one that resembles the shape of a letter Y; joined and twinned at the base but also separating into two individuals moving into two rather separate professional directions.

"The newly 'sole trader' body language performances need to be interspersed with appearances that describe and emphasize the base of the 'Y'. Theirs has always been laid out as a love story with a romantic core and seeing them alone still tends to create a look of a lost limb, thanks to their previously constant love of touch, tie-signs and other PDAs to provide a touching narrative that the world enjoys watching.

"The recent 'base of the Y' appearance was a rather formal and regal video appearance where Meghan threw Harry constant affectionate-looking glances to register besotted encouragement while he spoke, and Harry, more formally, failed to respond in kind apart from one rather rigidly extended arm placed around his wife's back on the cue of the word 'together'.

"The message was clearly one of ongoing bonds and togetherness but for fans of the Harry and Meghan passionately romantic body language rituals it was rather thin gruel. It will be sad for their fans if, despite their marriage being enduringly strong and loving, they have made a decision to tone down the PDAs."