Prince Harry held a live video chat session with Invictus Games UK team ahead of the celebrated games next week.
The Duke joined in and cheered the crowd with uplifting conversation on Wednesday, doing justice to his patron position.
"Ahead of the InvictusGamesNL #TeamUK received a very special surprise from the founding patron Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex!" wroteThe Help for Heroes Twitter account.
Over video chat from America, the Duke of Sussex cheered and uplifted the team for the event in Hague, the Netherlands. Harry will be joining the group next week.
Prince Harry told captain Rachel Williamson: "So far it seems like you are doing well, but the fact that they are all sitting down..." - to which she chuckled.
And he went on asking: "Are you excited? Are you nervous?"
Ms Williamson admitted that she was a mixture of nervous and excited. He asked the same question from the athletes, on which he received a loud cheer.
The Invictus Games will run from Saturday, April 16 until Friday, April 22.