Watch: Prince Harry Looks Terrified When Jelly Roll Tattoos Him

During a September trip to New York City for Climate Week, Prince Harry made a secret detour to a tattoo parlor on the Lower East Side without any explanation. On Tuesday, the Invictus Games shared a video revealing why Harry made the stop: a meeting with country star Jelly roll. In a comedy video filmed at East Side Ink, Harry asks the singer, born Jason DeFord, to perform at the closing ceremony of the 2025 Invictus Games in Vancouver next February.

DeFord agrees, only if he can give Harry his first tattoo. “Trust me, man, you don’t want anyone else doing this but me,” he says, tattoo machine in hand. “Devotion, Prince,” he adds as Harry cringes. In the end, the prince gets the Invictus Games “I AM” logo on his neck – and Jelly Roll’s signature.

“How many people can say they all have a prince tattooed?” DeFord joked on his Instagram account. “I am so excited to perform at the closing ceremony of Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 on February 16, 2025!”

The 2025 Games, the seventh edition of the sporting event for wounded service members and veterans, will take place from February 8 to 16 at locations in Vancouver and Whistler. Winter sports are added to the selection of adaptive sports for the first time, and in February Harry and Meghan Markle traveled to the area for a “One Year to Go” training camp, where they visited participants on the ski slopes.

On SundayHarry appeared on the sidelines of the Canadian Football League Gray Cup championship to promote the matches to the Canadian TSN audience. “It is a sports platform used for the rehabilitation and support of injured soldiers – both military and veterans,” the prince said. “It really is an opportunity for the individuals themselves and their families to heal and rehabilitate through sport.”