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Prince Harry is set to jump from a plane for charity later this month. It’ll be one of his first public outings since his reported UK return with Meghan Markle and their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. 

It all started in Toronto. Harry met 102-year-old former paratrooper Ed Marshall at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre last November. They bonded over military service and their continued work for their communities. 

Then Marshall told Harry he marked his 100th birthday by jumping out of a plane for charity. The idea clearly stuck with Harry. “Ed amazed Prince Harry when he proudly recounted the fundraising skydive he completed to mark his 100th birthday,” Sunnybrook said. “Together, they devised a plan for another jump.”

Now, Harry is following through on the same. He will skydive alongside fellow veterans to raise money for the Sunnybrook Foundation and True Patriot Love Foundation. Both charities support Canada’s military and veteran communities. The date and location remain under wraps, though. Marshall won’t join the jump, but his grandson Bailey will attend in his honor. 

Harry’s link to the cause runs deep. He launched the Invictus Games in London in 2014 for wounded, injured, and sick service personnel and veterans. Harry had served 10 years in the British Armed Forces. This included his two tours in Afghanistan as a Forward Air Controller and Apache helicopter pilot. 

He later explained the impact of those deployments during an Invictus event in Washington in October 2025. “I’m in no doubt that my two deployments to Afghanistan changed the direction of my life,” he said. The recent news comes as reports swirl around Harry’s family life.

Harry and Markle left working royal life in 2020 and moved to California. Now, they have returned. The Sussexes haven’t confirmed the move or shared how long they plan to stay. Still, Page Six reported both children have enrolled in school in Britain.

The couple is said to be considering a private, non-royal home outside London. They still plan to keep homes in California and Portugal.  Former royal butler Grand Harrold thinks, “I imagine King Charles has played a part in their decision, and Harry wanting to spend more time with his father. I think behind closed doors Harry and the King have been working hard to heal their relationship.” 

He told Us Weekly, “Only so much can be done when they live so far apart, so I think this is Harry making his dad his priority, which is really nice to see.” Harrold believes living closer could give the pair a real chance to fix things.

“I think the King will be delighted to have his son and daughter-in-law closer to home. He’s well aware that their rift will never be healed when they’re only seeing each other once a twice a year, this is the next step that’s needed if they want to heal their relationship,” he added. 

His comments came after Harry’s private family visit at Highgrove in Gloucestershire in July. Harry, Markle, Archie, and Lilibet visited King Charles and Queen Camilla there. It marked Charles’ first in-person meeting with his grandchildren since 2022. 

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