09 August 2023 , 19:54
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Meghan Markle was seen having the time of her life at Taylor Swift's concert in Los Angeles, while her husband Prince Harry headed off to Tokyo for a business trip.
The Duke of Sussex was in the Japanese capital to take part in the ISPS Sports Values Summit. He joined a panel to talk about sport, community and philanthropy and smiled as he took to the stage.
Harry was later seen laughing during the panel chat, which also included former New Zealand rugby player Dan Carter and Invictus Games gold medallist Steve James. Professor Wim de Villiers, the rector and vice-chancellor of South Africa's Stellenbosch University, also took part in the panel.
Meghan Markle headed out without her husband (Getty Images)Meanwhile, his wife headed to the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, with her pal Lucy Fraser. An eyewitness told Page Six they saw the women were seen rocking out to Taylor's hits as the singer continues her Eras Tour.
Harry arrived at Haneda Airport in the Japanese capital on Tuesday before speaking at the summit on Wednesday. He looked smart in a navy suit with a blue open necked shirt and seemed delighted to be welcomed to the event by ISPS Handa's founder Haruhisa Handa.
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During the panel, Harry stressed the importance of teamwork, saying sport required having "a dream" and the "need for community. He added: "I have long believed that sport is a conduit for healing – not just for the mind and body but the world.
Prince Harry at the ISPS Sports Values Summit in the Japanese capital in Tokyo (AP)"Sport requires having a dream and the need for community. Whether banded together in victory or showing up with respect in loss, no-one ever crosses a finish line or scores a goal without the help and belief of others.
"The lessons we learn on the field are often the same principles of philanthropy; that a mission, hard work, dedication, and partnership can make even the impossible, possible. That is what giving back requires, and we are all capable of creating or joining a team to do so."
Tokyo is the first stop on Harry's solo trip to Asia before he heads on to Singapore to play in a charity polo match on Saturday. He is on the trip without Meghan and their children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.