<p id=”par-1_73″>The hits just keep coming for <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/prince-harry/?swcfpc=1″>Prince Harry</a> and <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/meghan-markle/?swcfpc=1″>Meghan Markle</a>. After working to rebuild and repair their images since the latter half of 2024, they found their names in the headlines for all the wrong reasons to start off 2025. The duchess’s new Netflix show has been pushed back to March and she’s dealing with several damning allegations about how she treats her staff following a blistering report in <a href=”https://www.vanityfair.com/style/story/prince-harry-meghan-markle-cover-story-2025″>Vanity Fair</a>. </p>
<p id=”par-2_64″>Things aren’t much better for the duke. Harry was doing some globe-trotting in 2024 and making solo appearances in hopes of gaining some goodwill back from the public ahead of the release of his paperback edition of <em><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/prince-harrys-memoir-spare-now-become-one-most-discarded-books-time.html/”>Spare</a></em> and his Netflix documentary <em>POLO</em>. But sales for his memoir this time around were dismal and his docuseries about his favorite sport was a flop. </p>
<p id=”par-3_43″>Up next for Harry is the Invictus Games, which he has also been working hard to promote, but a number of the athletes competing in one sport are unhappy with a recent change made. Read on to find out what that is. </p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-1″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Prince-Harry-rides-a-bicycle-around-Sportcampus-Zuiderpark-as-part-of-a-program-of-events-to-mark-the-official-launch-of-the-Invictus-Games-1.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Prince Harry rides a bicycle around Sportcampus Zuiderpark as part of a program of events to mark the official launch of the Invictus Games” class=”wp-image-3766375″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Prince Harry rides a bicycle around Sportcampus Zuiderpark as part of a program of events to mark the official launch of the Invictus Games | Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images</figcaption></figure>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-the-change-made-to-the-biathlon-is-causing-problems”>The change made to the biathlon is causing problems</h2>
<p id=”par-4_28″>In February 2024, Prince Harry and Meghan made several appearances in Whistler, Canada, where the Invictus Games will be held for the One Year To Go Event. </p>
<p id=”par-5_103″>Now, Daily Mail’s diary editor Richard Eden is reporting that the Duke of Sussex and other organizers of the Games made a change to what the athletes can use in the biathlon. That competition combines Nordic skiing with target shooting and will be played at the Whistler ski resort, but the participants are no longer allowed to use actual rifles and instead will have to use laser guns. It’s believed that Prince Harry, once an avid hunter, called for this move himself or at least fully supported it as he hasn’t picked up a gun in years because Meghan doesn’t approve of it.</p>
<p id=”par-6_47″>But the change for the athletes is causing issues. As noted in the <a href=”https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-14306753/eden-confidential-woke-lasers-prince-harry-games.html” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Eden Confidential</a> column: “The move appears to have backfired, with participants claiming that Harry, founding patron of Invictus, and his colleagues have failed to realize that the lasers don’t always work in the snow.”</p>
<p id=”par-7_85″>U.S. Army veteran Christopher Bryde, who lost both legs below the knee when he was wounded by a bomb in Afghanistan, told Fieldsports Channel: “We had a couple of issues with the cold and some of the [laser] guns just not working. Also, snow seemed to obstruct some of the targets. For example, I shot perfectly for five laps and then in one lap I only hit one target. We checked out the gun and there was a bit of snow covering the laser thing [lens].”</p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-2″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Prince-Harry-at-Zuiderpark-to-mark-the-official-launch-of-the-Invictus-Games-The-Hague-Netherlands-1.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Prince Harry at Zuiderpark to mark the official launch of the Invictus Games The Hague, Netherlands” class=”wp-image-3766373″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Prince Harry at Zuiderpark to mark the official launch of the Invictus Games The Hague, Netherlands | Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images</figcaption></figure>
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<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-spokesperson-for-the-invictus-games-responds-to-complaints”>Spokesperson for the Invictus Games responds to complaints</h2>
<p id=”par-8_33″>A spokesman for the Invictus Foundation has responded to the report telling Eden: “The principal reason for the lasers is inclusivity. [They] can be used by a wide range of those with disabilities.”</p>
<p id=”par-9_37″>And regarding the issue Bryde brought up about the snow blocking the lasers, the spokesman insists: “That wouldn’t be the case [during the actual competition] as there would be officials on site ensuring readiness for the rifles.”</p>