Prince Harry Gallops Into Action During Charity Polo Match in Singapore: See Photos
usmagazine.comPrince Harry proved his equestrian skills on the polo field during a charity match in Singapore on Saturday, August 12.The Duke of Sussex, 38, competed with the Royal Salute Sentable team during the annual Sentebale ISPS Handa Polo Cup.
Harry, wearing a blue team uniform, was pictured riding his stallion while attempting to score points with his mallet. Harry’s squad faced off against the Singapore Polo Club’s home team, which was led by his friend (and professional polo player) Nacho Figueras.Saturday’s match ended in a 7-7 tie, with both teams sharing the trophy, and all proceeds going to the Sentebale foundation.
The duke and his longtime friend Prince Seeiso cofounded the nonprofit in 2006 to support young Africans who are living with HIV and AIDS.“It was amazing.
We jumped on the horses and rode off to his cattle post,” Harry said of meeting the prince of Lesotho, 57, in his Harry & Meghan docuseries, which dropped on Netflix in December 2022. “It didn’t take very long until we became like brothers.”The two princes quickly formed a friendship due to their similar regal positions, passions for advocacy and bonds over the respective deaths of their mothers: Princess Diana and Queen Mamohato Bereng Seeiso. “I could see that Harry is very much his mother,” Seeiso said in an interview for the docuseries.While Harry has recently been globe-trotting for several business functions, his wife, Meghan Markle, has been spotted stateside at home in California.
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