The 2025 Invictus Games, created by Prince Harry in 2014, have begun in Vancouver and Whistler, Canada. Him and the Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle met and hugged various athletes.
READ MORE:. READ MORE:. Have YOU got a story? Email Katy Perry thrilled the crowd at the 2025 Invictus Games in Vancouver, Canada as she performed at the opening ceremony on Saturday.
Her appearance comes despite a plea from the family of disabled veteran Carl Westcott, 84, who has been locked in a years-long legal battle with Perry over her $15M Montecito mansion, for the Duke of Sussex to exclude her from the event. Perry was joined on stage by a large ensemble, including the Naden Band of the Royal Canadian Navy, the 15th Field Regiment Band, the Royal Canadian Artillery Band, 70 members of the Invictus Games Dance Corp, and 10 Invictus Games puppets and performers as per People.
In a letter sent to Prince Harry exclusively obtained by DailyMail.com, Carl's son, Chart Westcott, detailed his family's concerns regarding Perry performing at the Invictus Games. 'His lifetime of entrepreneurship, for which he was inducted into the Horatio Alger Society for Distinguished Americans, embodies the resilience and values celebrated by the Invictus Games.'
The ceremony also featured performances by Chris Martin of Coldplay, Nelly Furtado, Roxanne Bruneau, and Noah Kahan 'Tragically, at 85 years old and bedridden with Huntington's disease, he has been unable to fully defend himself in a protracted legal dispute with Ms. Perry over his Montecito home.' 'While Ms. Perry's participation may be seen as a gesture of support for veterans, her relentless pursuit of our father in court tells a different story—one that deeply undermines the values the Games stand for.'
'It just seems like he could not have been aware of this incident and Katy's actions and complete lack of empathy to my father and our family,' Chart said. In December 2024 it was revealed that Westcott's family sent a scathing letter to Prince Harry days after Perry was announced as the headliner for the Invictus Games
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