Cinema-goers got quite the surprise when the Duke of Sussex showed up to the premiere of his new Netflix documentary.
In a Reel shared by bonnie_pham on Instagram, Prince Harry, 38, can be seen talking to attendees at a premiere of Heart of Invictus at a theatre in Chula Vista in San Diego County, California on Monday night.
"When it's a random Monday night and Prince Harry crashes the premiere of his show in random Chula Vista," the caption on the video read.
The viewer also shared a selfie she and her friend had taken with the Duke at the end of the screening.
"What a show, what a man, what a special surprise! #heartofinvictus," she commented.
HELLO! understands that Netflix planned US screeners for this week that Archewell partnered on, and that the Duke wanted to surprise the audience and spend time with veterans in San Diego. Harry was given the most warm reception at the screening, with audience members screaming and cheering when he introduced the film as a surprise.
The father-of-two also spent time and took photographs with everyone who came up to him after the viewing to tell him how much they loved the documentary - and him.
Back in June, Harry gave a passionate speech at the 2023 Warrior Games in San Diego.
The sporting event inspired the Duke to set up his own – the Invictus Games – after his first attendance in 2013.
Learn more about the Invictus Games in the clip below….
Harry's Heart Of Invictus Netflix documentary, filmed by a camera crew who covered Harry and Meghan's visit to the 2022 games in the Netherlands, will air on 30 August.
A trailer released earlier this month shows Harry addressing the camera, saying: "The Games doesn’t focus on what causes the injury but really about the recovery and how to be part of a community again."
Harry is its executive producer and the show forms part of the Sussexes’ multimillion-pound deal with Netflix – with their main output so far being last year's Harry & Meghan documentary.
© GettyThe series, which was first announced more than two years ago, has been made by Harry and Meghan's Archewell Productions company.
It is directed by Orlando von Einsiedel and produced by Joanna Natasegara, who worked together on the Oscar-winning short The White Helmets.
© GettyThe Duke will travel to Germany next month to attend the Invictus Games in Dusseldorf. Meghan will miss the opening ceremony, but will join her husband shortly after the tournament begins, a spokesperson confirmed last week.
Harry will also fly to the UK for the WellChild Awards, in association with GSK, on 7 September.
