Overview
- Harry will travel to Toronto on November 5 during Remembrancetide to meet veterans, the armed forces community, and military charities, in a visit his office says was months in planning and linked to the city’s 2017 Invictus Games.
- The announcement coincided with Prince William’s Brazil engagements for the Earthshot Prize and COP30-related events, creating a widely noted diary overlap.
- Sources close to Harry said the timing was unavoidable because his team must follow advice from privately funded security, which restricts when details can be released.
- A spokesman said royal communications were informed of the Toronto visit in advance as a courtesy.
- Royal insiders quoted in recent reports criticized the timing as provocative during the Remembrance period, though Harry’s team denies any intent to overshadow William’s trip.