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Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex arrive for the Invictus Games Dusseldorf 2023 - One Year To Go events on September 06, 2022 in Dusseldorf, Germany

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Meghan Markle, Prine Harry

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06 September 2022, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duesseldorf: Britain’s Prince Harry (2nd from right), Duke of Sussex, and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (r), arrive in front of City Hall and talk to Sergeant Major Steffi Schenke (l) and to Lorraine Grosse-Frintrop, who has already been successful as an athlete at the Invictus Games in the past. The prince and his wife are coming to Düsseldorf to promote the “Invictus Games” 2023, which Prince Harry helped to launch. These are Paralympic competitions for soldiers who have been injured in war. Photo: Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa (Photo by Rolf Vennenbernd/picture alliance via Getty Images)

“Life is full of extraordinary gifts and challenges, many that can be seen as lessons,” the Duke of Sussex, 37, told PEOPLE exclusively. “Over time, I’ve learned that how we mentally approach and react to the ups and downs — those gifts and challenges — is what helps to define our own outcome.”

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DUSSELDORF, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 06: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex visits the city hall during the Invictus Games Dusseldorf 2023 - One Year To Go events on September 6, 2022 in Dusseldorf, Germany. The Invictus Games will be held in Germany for the first time in September 2023. (Photo by Patrick van Katwijk/Getty Images)

Attending Invictus for the first time as a husband toMeghan Markleand father to sonArchie, 3, and daughterLilibet, 1, Harry touched on how the event felt different after so much in his personal life had changed.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.Rolf Vennenbernd/picture alliance via Getty

06 September 2022, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duesseldorf: Britain’s Prince Harry (3rd from right, Duke of Sussex, and his wife Meghan (l), Duchess of Sussex, arrive in front of City Hall and walk a red carpet alongside Alfred Marstaller (r), Brigadier General, and Stephan Keller (CDU, 2nd from right,), Lord Mayor of the state capital Düsseldorf. The prince and his wife are coming to Düsseldorf to promote the “Invictus Games” 2023, which Prince Harry helped launch. These are Paralympic competitions for soldiers injured in war. Photo: Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa (Photo by Rolf Vennenbernd/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Harry and Meghan are in Europe this week for a series of charitable events. They kicked off thetrip in Manchester, Englandon Monday for the One Young World Summit and are expected to return to the U.K. for the Well Child Awards on Thursday.

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were last in the U.K. in June to help celebrateQueen Elizabeth’sPlatinum Jubilee. During their visit, they also introduced Lilibet to the monarch and her grandfatherPrince Charlesfor the first time.

Charles, 73, was said to be overjoyed — in what a source called an"emotional" visit— to also see his grandson Archie.

source: people.com