(Left) Prince Harry in Jordan on Feb. 25, 2026; (Right) Meghan Markle in Jordan on Feb. 25, 2026.Credit : Aaron Chown/PA Images via Getty

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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry tried their skills at a soccer drill during their trip to Jordan
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex hit the pitch when visiting Za’atari Refugee Camp near Amman on Feb. 25
Prince Harry and Meghan are visiting Jordan on Feb. 25 and Feb. 26 for a humanitarian trip

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry kicked off their trip to Jordan with a little friendly competition.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped out on Feb. 25 for the first of a two-day humanitarian trip to Jordan, where they competed in a soccer shootout during their tour of a youth center at Za’atari Refugee Camp near Amman.

Prince Harry, 41, and Meghan, 44, participated in a penalty shoot-out while spending time at the youth center run by social development organization Questscope, where the Duchess of Sussex seemed eager to try the soccer drills.

Meghan tried passing the ball before her husband hopped in for the shooting practice, where she beat Harry in the friendly competition.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visit Questscope at Za’atari refugee camp on Feb. 25, 2026.Aaron Chown/PA Images via Getty

The Duchess of Sussex celebrated by throwing her hands in the air after her right-footed strike sailed through the goal, while the Duke of Sussex’s shot was saved.

Meghan has previously joked about her athletic abilities and told tennis star Naomi Osaka that she was “so painfully bad” at tennis on her Netflix special, With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration, which premiered in December 2025. However, her soccer skills weren’t shabby when she hit the pitch on Wednesday.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry listen to a performance during a visit to Questscope at Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan on Feb. 25, 2026.Aaron Chown/PA Images via Getty

Za’atari Refugee Camp is home to tens of thousands of displaced Syrians and Questcope runs several activities there including art, photography classes, music and sports to engage young people and uplift their mental health.

Prince Harry and Meghan’s visit to the refugee camp was their second stop on Feb. 25 and they visited to highlight the importance of mental health services, physical rehabilitation and community-based support for people affected by war, displacement, and serious illness.

The Duchess of Sussex had a tender moment with a young girl she met at a soccer class there and crouched down to talk to her after the child came over. She and the girl spoke through an interpreter, and the girl said she was 7 after Meghan asked about her age.

A Questscope staffer asked the girl, “You know Meghan?” but the child walked away.

“So sweet, so confident — that’s what you’re instilling,” the Duchess of Sussex said with a smile.

Meghan Markle in Jordan on Feb. 25, 2026.Aaron Chown/PA Images via Getty

The youngster was around the same age as Meghan and Harry’s 6-year-old son, Prince Archie, who will turn 7 in May. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are also parents to daughter Princess Lilibet, 4.

Prince Harry and Meghan’s office announced at midnight on Feb. 25, Jordan time, that the couple would visit the Middle Eastern country on Wednesday, Feb. 25 and Thursday, Feb. 26. A statement said that they would join Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), for two days of outings focused around humanitarian health response, mental health and support for vulnerable communities affected by conflict and displacement.

Harry and Meghan’s first engagement on Wednesday was at a WHO roundtable hosted by Dr. Tedros and regional WHO leadership, with key donors and humanitarian partners. From there, they headed to Za’atari Refugee Camp, where they also toured Questlove’s music classrooms, and then joined a WHO delegation to meet recent medical evacuees from Gaza at Specialty Hospital in Amman.