On September 16, 2023, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and First Lady Elke Büdenbender attended the closing ceremony of the Invictus Games Düsseldorf 2023 at Merkur Spiel-Arena in Duesseldorf, Germany. At the ceremony, the Duke of Sussex gave a speech. This year, the paralympic tournament for disabled war veterans was held in Germany for the first time.