Prince Harry’s “right hand man” who served for Prince William for years has taken the top job to run the Invictus Games. Nick Booth has been appointed as interim CEO of Vancouver and Whistler 2025 – which will feature winter sports for the first time in Canada, a country that Harry wife Meghan loves.
As well as being a trusted aide to Harry, Booth also served for the Prince and Princess of Wales for many years.
The new appointment comes as two senior executives – CEO Peter Lawless and Chief Commercial Office Bill Cooper – left in the Autumn, reports MailOnline.
An insider told MailOnline: “Nick Booth is one of the Duke of Sussex’s right-hand men.
“He was instrumental in setting up Invictus with Harry and has been asked to shore up the 2025 games with just over a year to go.”
The source added that morale amongst the staff who are preparing for the next games is “at an all time low.”
He said that Booth, who used to work at the Prince’s Royal Foundation before leaving and heading to Canada, added that “Harry trusts him implicitly.”
Mr Booth, who also heads up a Canadian national charity called the True Patriot Love Foundation and ran The Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry between 2010 and 2017.
Express.co.uk has approached Invictus for comment.
A spokesman told MailOnline: “Since the award of the bid for the 2025 Games, Nick has been advising the team, and this transition allowed for a continuity of vision and no disruption to the team working to deliver the Games”.
He added: “The entire team behind the Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 is focused and diligently working to host an incredible Games in February 2025, welcoming up to 550 competitors from up to 25 Nations.”
Harry and Meghan made a surprise appearance at ice hockey game in Canada where they watched the Vancouver Canucks beat the San Jose Sharks at the Rogers Arena, in Vancouver, two weeks ago.
The Duke and Duchess were in Canada to promote the next Invictus Games which will be held in February 2025 – but took a break from work to watch the ice hockey game.
