Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to visit Bath

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are to visit Bath to attend the UK team trials for the Invictus Games.

The prince and the American former actress will meet the sporting hopefuls at the University of Bath sports training village on Friday 6 April.

The pair, who are touring the UK ahead of their wedding, will watch competitors as they try out on the athletics track and field before chatting to those taking part in the indoor sitting volleyball trials.

Prince Harry at the 2017 UK Team Trials in Bath. Credit: PA

Harry is patron of the Invictus Games Foundation and set up the sporting competition for wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women in 2014.

The Invictus Games is being staged in Sydney, Australia, this year, with Harry and Ms Markle expected to head Down Under to attend the competition, which runs from 20-27 October.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made their first official public appearance at the Invictus Games in Toronto. Credit: PA

It was at the Invictus Games in Toronto last September that Harry and Ms Markle made their first official public appearance together, watching the wheelchair tennis.

The UK team trials will be hosted at the University of Bath over four days. More than 400 military personnel and veterans are competing for the 72 places available on the UK team.