If you haven’t experienced the early days of the Trump presidency, think back to May 2017, when Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made royal guards’ eyebrows fly under their fascinators after they were caught holding each other. hands at the Polo Challenge at Ascot’s Coworth Park. Seven years later, it’s déjà vu again this week, as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex indulge in some light PDA during polo in (quick Google)…Florida?
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex on Friday.Photo: Yaroslav Sabitov / PA Images / Getty Images
The sum of my knowledge of polo comes down to one night’s worth of watching Beautiful lady (key tips: wear polka dots, resist “Come on, Dover”stay away from Jason Alexander), so I won’t attempt to comment on what happened at the Royal Salute Polo Challenge match on Friday. What I would like to point out is that it has raised money for both Prince Harry’s Sentebale charity and every tabloid under the Murdoch umbrella thanks to photos of Meghan giving Harry a kiss and what I’m pretty sure is the Triwizard Tournament trophy. (“You are a WindsorHarry.”) For what it’s worth, if you, like me, still don’t understand why ponies don’t get more credit for all the hard work in polo, there is hope; as part of the Sussexes’terribly underreported – deal with Netflix, Harry is making a docuseries aimed at highlighting the sport once described by Sylvester Stallone as ‘like trying to play golf during an earthquake’, with cameras following the senior but ‘non-working’ royal for his entire stint on the East Coast.
