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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been spotted smiling and walking hand in hand ahead of Harry’s fundraising polo match in Florida.
Harry wore white trousers, a light blue shirt and a beige jacket – while Meghan sported a cream halterneck dress at the Royal Salute Polo Challenge event in Wellington on Friday. The Sentebale Polo Cup is held every year in aid of Sentebale, the charity Harry co-founded in 2006 that supports young people and children living in southern Africa.
The duke will captain the Royal Salute Sentebale Team against the Grand Champions Team, led by his good friend Argentinian polo player Nacho Figueras, at the event. Polo will be the subject of a new Netflix series which will see the duke and duchess acting as executive producers.
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Prince Harry, right, and wife Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, arrive for the 2024 Royal Salute Polo Challenge to Benefit Sentebale (AP)
The Duke of Sussex plays in a polo match during the Royal Salute Polo Challenge, to benefit Sentebale, at The USPA National Polo Center in Wellington, Florida (PA)The show will be made by the couple’s Archewell Productions company and will give “unprecedented access to the world of professional polo” and the US Open Polo Championship in Florida, Netflix said. Harry and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho co-founded Sentebale as a response to the needs of children and young people living in Lesotho.
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Sentebale has since expanded its operations to Botswana and works providing support for young people living with HIV, Aids and mental health issues and training related to career development, entrepreneurship and education.
Polo events have raised more than £11.4 million for the charity.
The Duke of Sussex plays in a polo match during the Royal Salute Polo Challenge, to benefit Sentebale, at The USPA National Polo Center in Wellington, Florida (PA)The Duke made an under-the-radar appearance at a charity event for Sentebale, an organisation supporting young people in Southern Africa. He attended the panel on Thursday night in Miami Beach without his wife Meghan Markle.
News of Harry's arrival wasn't shared publicly until the next day, on Friday afternoon. Speaking at the get-together, the Duke said: "Africa's in my heart, Africa's in my soul. I first went there when I was 12... 13 years old, and after so many years I wanted to give back to it because it had given me so much," he told the attendees while on-stage.