One Month To Go: The Sentebale Royal Salute Polo Cup

The excitement surrounding Prince Harry’s tour is mounting with each day, so I would like to take this opportunity to highlight the charities he will be partnering with throughout his trip. Today marks one month to go until The Sentebale Royal Salute Polo Cup at the Greenwich Polo Club in Greenwich, Connecticut. May 15th will be the third partnership match between Sentebale and Royal Salute, the first to be held in Greenwich, serving as the capstone the young royal’s U.S. tour.

Sentebale was founded by Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho to assist the most vulnerable children effected by HIV/AIDs and extreme poverty. The two princes came together in February in Lesotho, paying an uplifting visit to the children – I know there are many tri-state area residents just as excited as those kids were to welcome Prince Harry here next month. And who can forget Harry’s participation in last year’s match in Brazil?

Prince Harry will lead the Sentebale Land Rover team and famed Argentine polo player Nacho Figueras will captain the St. Regis team, including Peter Brant, the owner of the Greenwich Polo Club.

Keep with Keep Calm and Harry On for further information on the match, in the meantime, be sure to check out Sentebale’s newly launched Facebook page.

“Unless we think big, unless we  are ambitious, nothing will change.”
Prince Harry

Throwback Thursday: Can’t Get Enough of Harry the Humanitarian

There are many sides to Prince Harry and Harry-plays-with-kids-in-Africa is definitely one of my favorites. We all know what happened yesterday, the day we learned that the dashing prince can rock a purple apron better than anyone, but the charitable royal has been doing good in Africa for years.

In an effort to test your ability to handle high swoon levels two days in a row, let’s throw it back to 2005, the year this amazing photo was taken..

I have no idea what is happening here and I do not even care – if this photo can’t make you smile, well then that makes me sad. What I do know is this was taken during one of his follow-up trips to the landlocked nation of Lesotho after his gap year to see first-hand the progress that was made with the British Red Cross Lesotho Fund.

Can Every Day be “Prince Harry on a Charitable Mission” Day?

Someone pass me the defibrillator, this day is giving me a heart attack. Prince Harry was in Lesotho today to carry out work on behalf of his charity, Sentebale. Harry has always said that he feels he can truly be himself in Africa, and we definitely saw that today – my swoon levels when the photos came out were through the roof.

Chris Jackson, Getty

Chris Jackson, Getty

Harry completely let loose with the children of Lesotho as he participated in a sign language lesson, strapped on a Paddington Bear apron to cook in the kitchen, take in a soccer match and dance. Oh, the dancing.. I’m beginning to think the real purpose of these trips abroad is to compile the world’s greatest ‘Dancing with the Star’s audition tape. But WHERE are the blue suede shoes?

Chris Jackson, Getty

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A man who can cook, dance and is good with kids.. well done, Cressida Bonas.

Oh and if that weren’t enough, he then hopped a train to Johannesburg, South Africa to speak at a fundraising gala for Sentebale. Yes, this means he was in a tux.

Tim Rooke

At the gala Prince Harry spoke of his mother, Princess Diana, and his hope that she would be proud of him and the work he is doing for HIV/Aids in Africa. Harry has had a lot to worry about in his life – the paparazzi, the Taliban..his mother being proud of him will never be one of them.

So many thanks to @HWalesWatch for being so on top of things as always and of course, @RE_DailyMail, @ChrisJack_Getty, @RoyalReporter and all of the top royal reporters sending us updates from Africa.