Prince Harry and Justin Trudeau spark unusual debate after Olympian Eileen Gu shares ski trip photo
Topics: Olympics, Prince Harry, Celebrity, Sport, Instagram, Royal Family
Jen Thomas
Featured Image Credit: Instagram/@eileengu
Topics: Olympics, Prince Harry, Celebrity, Sport, Instagram, Royal Family
With the continued use of AI on the rise it can be hard to know what is real, and a photo of Prince Harry and Justin Trudeau with an Olympian has people confused.
The former Canadian PM and the Royal were spotted in a snap with Eileen Gu, freestyle skier and model.
She is the most decorated freestyle skier in Olympic history, having won winning three gold and three silver medals to date.
The athlete, 22, shared a picture of the unlikely trio on her Instagram, as they posed for a smiley selfie on a ski lift on a private resort, where Meghan Markle had also recently posted from.
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The picture has triggered debate about when it was taken though, as for some reason many people thought it was a throwback from years gone by.
That's despite Gu herself captioning the post with "This week!"
Elsewhere in the photo carousel, the Olympian posed for a fun picture with Trudeau's girlfriend, popstar Katy Perry.
Prince Harry and Trudeau go back a long way, with the former previously appearing at the Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025.
Trudeau also shared a message to the athletes and their friends and family for the Closing Ceremony of the Games.
They are believed to have first bonded over the 2017 Invictus Games in Toronto back in 2017.
After a picture was shared on X (formerly Twitter), one confused fan wrote: "That pic is from 2024", while one replier argued: "It's recent. Who told you it's from 2024?"
One internet sleuth responded with pictures of Gu's uniform as proof, stating "The amount of people believing in misinformation from random people are staggering. This photo is recent."
They broke down their reasoning further, pointing to the Olympian's caption, clarifying that 'Eileen was never in any Invictus promo,' and proved they're eagle-eyed by noticing 'she’s wearing her 2026 Olympics uniform.'
Someone else disagreed, arguing: "Ooooof this is a 2024 photo."
One fan wrote on Gu's post: "Skiing with Trudeau and Prince Harry is a new flex!", while another outright demanded: "Why are you posting photos of Harry and Trudeau two years ago as a recent one?"
"It's recent, what is wrong with you people?" slammed one commenter.
One person pleaded: "Can you let us know the date that picture was taken please?", with one Instagram account confusing the matter, also claiming it was an old pic.
Elsewhere, Meghan Markle also shared a video of Harry and Archie, which revealed that their son is following in his dad's footsteps with a love of skiing.
“My boys. Quick learner, Archie! So proud,” she wrote on the post.