Prince Harry recently demonstrated his impressive polo prowess in the picturesque, snow-covered landscape of Aspen, Colorado. The Duke of Sussex was a striking figure on the field, clad in a vibrant blue pullover and sporting a black helmet, white pants, and stylish black sunglasses, as he deftly maneuvered his brown horse.
With a determined expression, Harry wielded his polo mallet with confidence, clearly focused on the game at hand. The 41-year-old royal is in the renowned mountain town to participate in the World Snow Polo Championships, where he will face off against his longtime friend, the renowned polo player Nacho Figueras.
The much-anticipated championships are scheduled to unfold on Wednesday and Thursday at the scenic Rio Grande Park. Supporting Prince Harry on his team are esteemed polo players Grant Gazi and Nic Roldan, promising a thrilling display of skill and camaraderie.
Harry, 41, is in the famous Colorado mountain town for the World Snow Polo Championships against his longtime friend, Nacho Figueras.
The competitive championships are set to take place on Wednesday and Thursday at Rio Grande Park.
Harry’s team includes polo stars Grant Gazi and Nic Roldan.
He will go head-to-head with his old pal and Argentine polo player Nacho, who is thought to have been friends with the royal since 2007.
The pair have played polo alongside one another in various matches over the years, and Nacho has become one of Harry and Meghan Markle’s most vocal supporters, praising them in magazine interviews and during TV appearances.
Prince Harry was spotted showing off his polo skills during a lively match in snowy Aspen
He donned a vibrant blue pullover, a black helmet, white pants, and black sunglasses as he rode on the back of a brown horse
The Duke of Sussex is seen chatting with his teammate during the match
The model – dubbed the ‘David Beckham of Polo’ – was also among a handful of the Duke and Duchess’s closest confidantes who appeared in the couple’s Netflix documentary.
Last year, Harry sealed a win against the pro player during a charity polo match in Miami.
He stormed to victory in the celebrity pro-am polo game to benefit Sentebale, the charity the Prince founded in 2006.
Harry resigned as patron of Sentebale in March after the new chair, Dr Sophie Chandauka, made a series of incendiary allegations about his behavior.
Since then, Sentebale has dropped polo matches from its fundraising activities after the Duke walked away from the charity.
The prince was presented with a trophy at the end of the match-up, which ended 3-1, before he received a passionate kiss from Meghan in front of waiting photographers.
In 2022, Harry won a charity tournament in Colorado after scoring an impressive five goals.
The Duke’s team won the Sentebale ISPS Handa Polo Cup in Aspen.
Prince Harry and his longtime friend Nacho Figueras, pictured last year, who are thought to have been pals since 2007
Harry joined his friend and teammate Nacho for the tournament, which saw Sentebale take on multiple other teams.
In September 2019, Nacho – who witnessed the early days of Harry and Meghan’s romance and was later a guest at their wedding – appeared on Ellen DeGeneres’ show to announce that he would ‘defend his friends’ with his life.
He also described Meghan as ‘incredible’ and praised the former actress for ‘giving up everything for the man she loves’ in the Sussexes’ Netflix documentary.
During the Harry & Meghan docuseries, Nacho also revealed how the prince confided in him after sharing a first date with Meghan.
He described how he and his wife, Delfina Blaquier, went for dinner with Harry shortly after the prince met his future wife in 2017.
Nacho said: ‘He looked at us and said’guys, I met a girl, we’ve just met but I think this might be the one”. You could tell right away that those eyes were those of someone who’d fallen in love.’
On Wednesday, Harry and Meghan revealed they are involved in a new Netflix production, an adaptation of the romance novel The Wedding Date by bestselling author Jasmine Guillory
News of Harry enjoying his time at the polo match comes after it was revealed he and Meghan are involved in a new Netflix production, four months after they signed their first-look deal with the streaming giant.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex made the announcement on Wednesday that they will be producing an adaptation of the romance novel The Wedding Date by bestselling author Jasmine Guillory.
The book was published in 2018 and became the first in a six-book series. It is being adapted by screenwriter Tracy Oliver, who was behind the 2017 movie Girls Trip.
Harry and Meghan are working on the project for their Archewell Productions arm alongside film producer Tracy Ryerson, who also worked on the 2023 movie The Senior.
