Jill Biden is teaming up with Prince Harry on Monday to celebrate the Warrior Games, the first event for the two of them since she entered the White House.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Ken Fisher, Chairman and CEO of Fisher House Foundation, will join the duo for the virtual event, which will honor Warrior Games athletes, their families, and caregivers.
Jill Biden and Prince Harry have a relationship prior to her becoming first lady thanks to their work on veterans' issues and with military families, with Jill and Joe Biden having attended his Invictus Games in the past.
Despite their 33-year age gap, Jill and Harry have formed a bond over their shared interest in veterans' affairs.
But this is their first event together since she became first lady and since Harry and his wife Meghan moved to the United States. The Duchess of Sussex was not included in the list of participants for Monday's event.
Jill Biden, Prince Harry and Austin had planned to attend the games in person prior to the games being canceled due to the COVID pandemic, the East Wing of the White House said in a statement Sunday night.
The pairing up of Harry with the American first lady could ruffle feathers in London and once again bring up concerns that Harry and Meghan will get involved in US politics. Traditionally, members of the Royal Family are expected to remain politically neutral at all times.
Jill Biden and Prince Harry will pair up Monday to celebrate the Warrior Games - above the two at the Invictus Games in Orlando in May 2016
Despite their 33-year age gap, Jill and Harry have formed a bond with their work on veterans' issues - above they attend the Invictus Games in September 2017
Jill Biden with Prince Harry at the Invictus Games in Orlando in May 2016
Jill Biden and Prince Harry were to attend this year's Warrior Games together in-person before it was canceled due to COVID - above Harry attended the Warrior Games in Colorado, Springs, Colo., in May 2013
Prince Harry and Jill Biden watch the Invictus Games together in London in September 2014
Jill Biden, Prince Harry and Michelle Obama at an event for wounded service members in Ft. Belvoir, Va., in October 2015
The Department of Defense Warrior Games is an annual event, first held in 2010, that celebrates the resiliency of wounded, ill, and injured active duty and veteran U.S. military service members.
The 2021 Warrior Games were slated to begin in-person this week in Orlando, Fla., but were canceled because of the health concerns surrounding the COVID pandemic.
Prince Harry first attended the Warrior Games in 2013 in Colorado.
