Prince Harry posed with a tiny pair of swim briefs gifted to him by athletes at the Invictus Games

• Team Australia gifted Prince Harry a pair of tiny swim briefs at the Invictus Games.
• It's the second time the Australian athletes have presented him with a pair of "budgie smugglers."

Prince Harry was given a cheeky gift at the Invictus Games reception held in The Hague, Netherlands, on Friday.

The Duke of Sussex — who is known for his sense of humor — laughed as competitors representing Team Australia in the international sporting event presented him with a pair of skimpy swim briefs, as shown in photos from the reception shared by Aussie Invictus on Twitter.

Harry appeared to stretch out the material as if to check that the briefs, emblazoned with "Team Aus Down Under" on the back, were the right size.

And he happily posed with the green-and-yellow briefs beside a group of athletes.

—Aussie Invictus (@aussieinvictus) April 15, 2022

"Now that the Duke of Sussex is living in California, Team Australia thought it was appropriate to continue the tradition of gifting stunning new budgie smugglers to the Duke," Aussie Invictus, the Twitter account for Team Australia, wrote on Twitter.

It was a reference to the 2018 Invictus Games, when athletes from the team gave the royal a similar pair of swim briefs, or "budgie smugglers," during an ABC TV Australia interview.

As Us Weekly reported at the time, Harry tried the briefs on over his pants during the interview delighting his Australian fans.

Harry launched the Invictus Games in 2014, according to the British royal family's official website, in the belief that "wounded servicemen and women, who have given so much for their country, should be given the respect and support they deserve to lead fulfilling lives post recovery."

As the royal website notes, "the word 'Invictus' means 'unconquered.'"

Today, the international sporting event for injured military personnel and veterans has more than 500 competitors including athletes who play sports such as wheelchair basketball and indoor rowing, according to the Invictus Games website.

This year's Games in The Hague take place after previous events in London, Orlando, Toronto, and Sydney.

Harry and Meghan Markle arrived in the Netherlands for the 2022 event after privately visiting the Queen in the UK on Thursday.

Representatives for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, and Team Australia, did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment.