Ciao, Papa! New father Prince Harry will travel to Rome next week to play in the annual Sentebale Polo Cup
- Prince Harry, 34, will play on the St Regis team, during the match on May 24th
- His team will be captained by Sentebale Ambassador Nacho Figueras
- Charity, founded in 2006, helps the most vulnerable children in southern Africa
The Duke of Sussex is to stage his annual fundraising Sentebale Polo Cup in Rome this year.
Prince Harry, 34, will play on the Sentebale St Regis team captained by Sentebale Ambassador Nacho Figueras, against a US Polo Assn team that will be captained by Malcolm Borwick.
The charity match, hosted by the Roma Polo Club on May 24th, will help raise funds and awareness for Sentebale, which Harry supports as patron.
Sentebale was founded by the duke and Lesotho’s Prince Seeiso in 2006 to help the most vulnerable children and young people in southern Africa get the support they need to lead healthy and productive lives.
Prince Harry, 34, will play on the Sentebale St Regis team captained by Sentebale Ambassador Nacho Figueras, against a US Polo Assn team that will be captained by Malcolm Borwick
The charity match, hosted by the Roma Polo Club on May 24th, will help raise funds and awareness for Sentebale, which Harry supports as patron
He'll be travelling to Rome just weeks after his wife the Duchess of Sussex gave birth to their first son Archie Harrison.
Last year the match took place in Berkshire where Meghan made a surprise appearance at the fixture to cheer on her husband from the royal box – and watched him scored two goals as the team ran out 5-4 winners.
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The Duchess of Sussex also has presented the winning trophy to her husband’s victorious team – and gave him a rare public kiss.
Looking stylish in an outfit by Carolina Herrera the duchess took to a stage for the presentation ceremony with fellow guest Enda Kenny, Ireland’s former Taoiseach.
Last year the match took place in Berkshire where Meghan made a surprise appearance at the fixture to cheer on her husband from the royal box – and watched him scored two goals as the team ran out 5-4 winners
The sporting fixture has become an important annual event raising funds and awareness for Harry’s charity Sentebale, an organisation which works with children and teenagers in Lesotho and Botswana who are coming to terms with being HIV positive, have Aids or have lost their parents to the disease
She gave her husband a kiss after handing the cup to his team captain and later rubbed Harry’s back as the couple left the polo field, holding hands.
The sporting fixture has become an important annual event raising funds and awareness for Harry’s charity Sentebale, an organisation which works with children and teenagers in Lesotho and Botswana who are coming to terms with being HIV positive, have Aids or have lost their parents to the disease.
In 2017 the charity match took place in Singapore - where they paid tribute to the victims of the London terrorist attack that year.
Before the match began, the players and spectators observed a minute's silence in memory of the seven killed and dozens injured when pedestrians were mowed down by a van on London Bridge.
