Prince William and Kate Middleton are set to skip Prince Harry’s Invictus Games while Meghan Markle is expected to be ‘front and centre’.
The news emerged as the Duke of Cambridge was spotted at the rugby today in Cardiff’s Principality Stadium to watch the Wales take on France in the Six Nations.
The Games, which see injured military personnel compete against each other, will take place in The Netherlands in just 12 weeks.
But according to a royal source, it is unlikely that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will attend.
Prince William applauds with crowds in Cardiff’s Principality Stadium as Wales take on France in the Six Nations
![The Duke enters the arena for the match, sporting a red tie, the colour of the team he will be cheering, Wales](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/02/22/17/25061724-8032459-image-a-2_1582391434496.jpg)
The Duke enters the arena for the match, sporting a red tie, the colour of the team he will be cheering, Wales
![William meets with injured players of the Welsh Rugby Charitable Trust before this afternoon's kick-off](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/02/22/17/25062022-8032459-image-m-15_1582391874984.jpg)
William meets with injured players of the Welsh Rugby Charitable Trust before this afternoon’s kick-off
![The Duke and Duchess of Sussex attend the Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees baseball game at the London Stadium in support of the Invictus Games Foundation last year](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/02/22/17/25062020-8032459-image-m-17_1582391935255.jpg)
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex attend the Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees baseball game at the London Stadium in support of the Invictus Games Foundation last year
![Prince William and Kate Middleton are set to skip Prince Harry's Invictus Games while Meghan Markle is expected to be 'front and centre'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/02/22/16/25060788-8032459-image-a-40_1582388816959.jpg)
Prince William and Kate Middleton are set to skip Prince Harry’s Invictus Games while Meghan Markle is expected to be ‘front and centre’
The source told The Sun: ‘Harry and Meghan will be at the front of the centre of the Games.’
They added that the royal ‘no-show’ shouldn’t be taken as a snub.
‘William had not been expected to attend even before the news broke about Harry and Meghan’s decision to step away from public life.
‘So it is highly unlikely that he and Kate will be a part of the event in any way. But it isn’t a snub. The entire Royal Family remain hugely supportive and very proud of Harry’s work on Invictus and think it is a wonderful event,’ the source said.
Prince William did attend the opening ceremony of the first ever Invictus Games in London in back in 2014 but Kate was forced to cancel due to severe morning sickness while pregnant with Princess Charlotte.
![William jokes with one of the injured players before settling into his seats in Wales's flagship rugby ground](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/02/22/17/25062028-8032459-image-a-18_1582391977046.jpg)
William jokes with one of the injured players before settling into his seats in Wales’s flagship rugby ground
![But according to a royal source, it is unlikely that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will attend](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/02/22/16/25060790-8032459-image-a-42_1582388827239.jpg)
But according to a royal source, it is unlikely that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will attend
However, her siblings Pippa and James Middleton watched wheelchair rugby events later in the tournament.
Jon Bon Jovi has announced that he will be recording an official song for the event, which Harry hopes to make the best yet.
The Sussexes are due to return to the UK at the end of this month to see to a number of royal engagements before officially leaving on March 31.
![Prince William did attend the opening ceremony of the first ever Invictus Games in London in back in 2014 but Kate was forced to cancel due to severe morning sickness while pregnant with Princess Charlotte](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/02/22/16/25060786-8032459-image-a-47_1582388854675.jpg)
Prince William did attend the opening ceremony of the first ever Invictus Games in London in back in 2014 but Kate was forced to cancel due to severe morning sickness while pregnant with Princess Charlotte
Although they have been told they aren’t allowed to use their HRH titles, the couple have decided they will keep them without publicly using them.
Jonny Dymond, the BBC Royal Correspondent, said last night: ‘Now they have ended up really completely on the outside.
![Although they have been told they aren't allowed to use their HRH titles, the couple have decided they will keep them without publicly using them](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/02/22/16/25060782-8032459-image-m-46_1582388843530.jpg)
Although they have been told they aren’t allowed to use their HRH titles, the couple have decided they will keep them without publicly using them
‘Yes of course, there is still the family role and the private role and they are clearly always going to be members of the private side of the royal family.
‘But publicly there is no role at all. No tours, no titles, nothing.’
The couple recently fired all 15 of their UK staff, suggesting they will never return to live in the UK.
Currently living in an £8million mansion on Vancouver Island, the couple have already move out of Frogmore Cottage.
Prince Harry will have to give up his honorary military positions for at least 12 months.
The couple’s last royal engagements include joining the Royal Family at the Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey and other Invictus Games events.
Meghan is also expected to mark International Women’s Day.