--- title: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Invictus 2017 Date Reactions description: The internet was quick to react to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's public outing at the 2017 Invictus Games canonical: https://time.com/4957109/prince-harry-meghan-markle-invictus-2017-reactions/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-09-26T14:30:48.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:47:32.646Z og:title: People Are Really Excited Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Had Their First Public Date og:description: They're already talking about a wedding og:url: https://time.com/4957109/prince-harry-meghan-markle-invictus-2017-reactions/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt820bcc7a10bd8d21/6988df564ee262ba4930f253/gettyimages-853820012.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3366 og:image:height: 1893 og:image:alt: Invictus Games Toronto 2017 - Day 3 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: People Are Really Excited Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Had Their First Public Date twitter:description: They're already talking about a wedding twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt820bcc7a10bd8d21/6988df564ee262ba4930f253/gettyimages-853820012.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # People Are Really Excited Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Had Their First Public Date > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Sep 26, 2017 2:30 PM UTC  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle attend a Wheelchair Tennis match during the Invictus Games 2017 on Sept. 25, 2017 in Toronto, Canada Prince Harry and Meghan Markle attend a Wheelchair Tennis match during the Invictus Games 2017 on Sept. 25, 2017 in Toronto, Canada Chris Jackson—Getty Images for the Invictus Games Foundation by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Sep 26, 2017 2:30 PM UTC When [Prince Harry](http://time.com/4955592/prince-harry-lookalike-justin-trudeau/) and [Meghan Markle](http://time.com/4956798/prince-harry-meghan-markle-official-appearance/) made their first splashy public appearance as a couple, the internet was definitely feeling the love. Sitting court side at the 2017 [Invictus Games](http://time.com/4955592/prince-harry-lookalike-justin-trudeau/) Monday, the royal couple watched Australia and New Zealand’s players face off in wheelchairs in the semi-finals. “We’re a couple,” Markle recently told [_Vanity Fair_](https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/09/meghan-markle-cover-story). “We’re in love.” The pair was all smiles during their first public outing together — making lots of eye contact and frequently holding hands. And seeing Prince Harry and the _Suits_ actress exhibit the symptoms of that love in the public eye was all the internet needed to rejoice. Here are some of the reactions to Harry and Markel’s real-life fairytale love story: > [](https://twitter.com/sarahncotton/status/912384202913538054) > [](https://twitter.com/MishaaBattiste/status/912434408262635520) > [](https://twitter.com/AhiaRose/status/912593273218363392) > [](https://twitter.com/katmur23/status/912472262053425155) > [](https://twitter.com/benlewismedia/status/912375159528423424) > [](https://twitter.com/gkenganzi/status/912679310452051969) This is the third Invictus Games. 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