Britain's Prince Harry and wife Meghan attend final day of Invictus Games in Sydney

Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, react as they watch the Invictus Games Sydney 2018 wheelchair basketball gold medal match at Quaycentre in Sydney, Australia October 27, 2018. REUTERS/Phil Noble

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Harry and wife Meghan were greeted by rapturous applause on Saturday when they arrived for the final day of the Invictus Games in Sydney.

The royal couple watched most the wheelchair basketball final and then presented gold medals to the U.S. team which comfortably beat the Netherlands by 29 points to 17.

Britain's Prince Harry hugs a spectator as Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, looks on during the Invictus Games Sydney 2018 wheelchair basketball gold medal match at Quaycentre in Sydney, Australia October 27, 2018. REUTERS/Phil Noble

A large crowd had packed into Sydney's Olympic Park to watch the last day of the week-long competition, with attention only diverted from the match for a short time as the couple entered and sat with the crowd.

The Invictus Games, founded by Harry, is an international paralympic-style event for military personnel wounded in action.

Former England soccer captain David Beckham, who is an Invictus ambassador, also attended the basketball match.

Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, interact after handing out awards to the Invictus Games Sydney 2018 wheelchair basketball medallists at Quaycentre in Sydney, Australia October 27, 2018. REUTERS/Phil Noble

Both Harry and Meghan wore remembrance poppies on their chests, with Meghan's fixed upon her maroon top.

On Saturday evening, Harry and Meghan are due to attend the closing ceremony of the event, which has seen some 500 competitors from 18 nations take part.

The royal couple will move on to New Zealand on Sunday, where they are expected to be greeted by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, hand awards to the Invictus Games Sydney 2018 wheelchair basketball medallists at Quaycentre in Sydney, Australia October 27, 2018. REUTERS/Phil Noble

The tour of Commonwealth countries has seen the royal couple meet drought-stricken Australian farmers, visit the world-famous Bondi Beach and spend time in the Pacific nations of Fiji and Tonga.

(Reporting by Will Ziebell; Editing by Joseph Radford)

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, gives a spectator a high five as she walks to her seat with Britain's Prince Harry (partially obscured) to watch the Invictus Games Sydney 2018 wheelchair basketball gold medal match at Quaycentre in Sydney, Australia October 27, 2018. REUTERS/Phil Noble

Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, watch the Invictus Games Sydney 2018 wheelchair basketball gold medal match at Quaycentre in Sydney, Australia October 27, 2018. REUTERS/Phil Noble

Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, arrive to watch the Invictus Games Sydney 2018 wheelchair basketball gold medal match at Quaycentre in Sydney, Australia October 27, 2018. REUTERS/Phil Noble