--- title: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Ace the Coach Core Awards description: At the Coach Core Awards at a U.K. university, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry made a royal visit — and tossed around a netball. canonical: https://time.com/5404587/meghan-harry-coach-core/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-09-24T15:28:49.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:55:02.920Z og:title: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Were Total Sports at Event og:description: The royal couple joined in on some netball at the Coach Core Awards og:url: https://time.com/5404587/meghan-harry-coach-core/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt98807d8a15665f48/69893afc0a4a2243649d3c9e/meghan-markle-coach-core-awards.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: The Duke And Duchess Of Sussex Attend The Coach Core Awards og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Were Total Sports at Event twitter:description: The royal couple joined in on some netball at the Coach Core Awards twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt98807d8a15665f48/69893afc0a4a2243649d3c9e/meghan-markle-coach-core-awards.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Were Total Sports at This Fun Gymnasium Event > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Sep 24, 2018 3:28 PM UTC  Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attends the Coach Core Awards held at Loughborough University on September 24, 2018 in Loughborough, England. Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attends the Coach Core Awards held at Loughborough University on September 24, 2018 in Loughborough, England. Samir Hussein—Samir Hussein/WireImage  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Sep 24, 2018 3:28 PM UTC The [Duke and Duchess of Sussex](http://time.com/5404448/meghan-markle-something-blue/) have been married for just a summer, but they’re already old pros at making joint appearances at [official events](http://time.com/5401985/meghan-markle-first-royal-speech/). On Monday, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry stopped by Loughborough University for the first Coach Core Awards, celebrating a program that encourages young people to become involved in sports coaching. Markle and [her prince](http://time.com/5402876/prince-harry-meghan-markle-cookbook/) were total sports themselves at the event, which took place in a gymnasium, starting things off by joining in on a netball practice drill before testing their skills with a shootout and meeting program participants. (Markle, wearing a pantsuit and heels, even took part in tossing a ball.) > [](https://twitter.com/SPerryPeoplemag/status/1044229028796928000) > [](https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/1044241372839120896) > [](https://twitter.com/WeAreCoachCore/status/1044237450665709568) The royal couple were also decidedly on-brand with the color scheme of the day, as the Duke’s lavender shirt and Duchess’s navy top seamlessly matched up with the netballs and gym background. Seems like someone did their advance location scouting to perfect the inevitably viral photos in advance — or perhaps they just got lucky with their color choices. > [](https://twitter.com/elliotwagland/status/1044232873576935425) The Coach Core program [serves young adults](https://www.royalfoundation.com/our-work/coach-core/) from around the U.K., providing training for “apprentices” who receive mentoring and other coaching skills so they can become professionals in the field. It kicked off following the 2012 London Olympics, and is getting an extra infusion of funding this year. > [](https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/1044200489091584001) > [](https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/1044244850407854080) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5404587/meghan-harry-coach-core/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5404587/meghan-harry-coach-core/"},"headline":"Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Were Total Sports at This Fun Gymnasium Event","datePublished":"2018-09-24T15:28:49.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:55:02.920Z","description":"Harry's shirt even matched the gym equipment","url":"https://time.com/5404587/meghan-harry-coach-core/","keywords":["Newsfeed","royals","Prince Harry","meghan markle"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt98807d8a15665f48/69893afc0a4a2243649d3c9e/meghan-markle-coach-core-awards.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt98807d8a15665f48/69893afc0a4a2243649d3c9e/meghan-markle-coach-core-awards.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The Duke And Duchess Of Sussex Attend The Coach Core Awards","caption":"The Duke And Duchess Of Sussex Attend The Coach Core Awards","creditText":"Samir Hussein—Samir Hussein/WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5404587/meghan-harry-coach-core/","name":"Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Were Total Sports at This Fun Gymnasium Event"}}]}] ```