Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.Photo: Backgrid
Meghan MarkleandPrince Harryspent the weekend in the California sunshine as the Duke of Sussex competed in another polo tournament on hisnew team.
The couple was spotted over the weekend at the Santa Barbara Polo Club, not far from their Montecito home.Prince Harry’s team — Los Padres, which means the fathers/parents in Spanish — took second place in the Folded Hills Pope Challenge.
Meghan, 40, was there to support her husband, 37, on two separate days. For both outings, she chose a monochrome look — one white, another day blue — pairing shorts with a button-down blouse. She accessorized each ensemble with sunglasses and sandals.
However, the couple’s two children — son Archie Harrison, who recently turned 3, and daughter Lilibet Diana, who will turn 1 on June 4 — appeared to stay home.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in 2018.Samir Hussein/WireImage
Nacho Figueras—Prince Harry’s longtime pal who he frequently plays polo alongside — shared a bit about their team aftercompetingearlier this month.
“Thrilled to be riding alongside my friend,Prince Harry, and the rest of the Los Padres team at the @santabarbarapoloclub ’s Harry East Memorial Tournament,” Figueraswrote on Instagram. “We’ve ridden together many times over the years and now that we’re both parents, it’s extra special to be able to spend this time together.”
Prince Harry (right) and Nacho Figueras in 2017.ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP via Getty Images
During his surprise appearance at the event, he also promised $1.5 million of the proceeds from hisforthcoming memoirto the charity.
“This is one of several donations I plan to make to charitable organizations and I’m grateful to be able to give back in this way for the children and communities who gravely need it,” he said in a statement.
Harry has made a point to participate in the charity polo match in recent years. Just weeks after Archie was born in 2019,Queen Elizabeth’s grandsontraveled to Romefor his first night away from his son for the event.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.Samir Hussein/WireImage
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Prince Harryand Meghan announced earlier this month that they willtravel to the U.K.in a few weeks with their two children to attendQueen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. The trip will be the first time Lili, who was born in California last year, will visit her dad’s homeland.
The news came shortly afterQueen Elizabeth, 96, announced that only working members of the royal family will appear for the traditional Buckingham Palace balcony appearance as part of Trooping the Colour, the monarch’s annual public birthday celebration.
Prince Harryand Meghanwill not be part of the appearance. Harry’s unclePrince Andrew, who is no longer a working royal following his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, will also not be included on the balcony.
source: people.com
