Prince Harry Gets Back in the Saddle at the Sentebale Polo Cup

On Thursday, Prince Harry returned to the polo area for the primary time since earlier than his 2020 royal exit and transfer to the USA. Sentebale, the HIV/AIDS charity co-founded in 2006, hosted their annual polo event at Aspen Valley Polo Cup in Colorado, and finally raised $3.5 million for the charity’s efforts in Lesotho and Botswana. Argentine polo pro Nacho Figueras, Harry’s longtime buddy, joined him on the Sentebale crew, which positioned first, forward of the U.S. Polo Affiliation crew. 

The prince additionally introduced that he would donate $1.5 million of the proceeds from his forthcoming memoir to the charity. “Our refocused mission at Sentebale is about addressing the most-immediate wants of susceptible kids in Southern Africa, serving to them entry very important well being providers, obtain essential care, and construct expertise to be extra resilient and self-sufficient sooner or later,” he stated in a press release earlier than the match. “The Sentebale Polo Cup is crucial to securing the funds wanted to advance this necessary mission, and I’m thrilled to have the ability to help Sentebale, each in individual and financially by a separate charitable donation to satisfy this speedy want. That is certainly one of a number of donations I plan to make to charitable organizations and I’m grateful to have the ability to give again on this approach for the youngsters and communities who gravely want it.”

After the match, Figueras, who’s an envoy for the charity, counseled Harry’s fundraising efforts on Instagram. “How fortunate I’m to have the ability to journey together with you in your mission of constructing the world a greater place for individuals not as lucky as us,” he stated. “It’s your dedication and keenness to present again that’s my inspiration. It was so nice spending a few days with you my buddy.”

The final Sentebale charity polo cup passed off in Rome in 2019, whereas the 2020 model of the occasion was canceled as a result of pandemic. In keeping with the charity, this yr’s event was scaled down from its normal measurement and was performed with strict COVID protocols, together with vaccine and testing necessities. Not like Harry’s final charity polo outing, a June 2019 match at Billingbear Polo Membership in Wokingham the place he performed alongside Prince William, his spouse Meghan Markle didn’t tag alongside. People studies that she stayed on the household’s residence in Montecito with their two kids, 2-year-old Archie and Lili, who was born in June.

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