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Tim Hanlon

Prince Harry seen back in saddle at charity match for first time since Lilibet's birth

Prince Harry bagged two goals as he showed his skills in a Colorado charity polo match which raised £2.5million on his return to work after the birth of Lilibet.

The Duke of Sussex clearly enjoyed his day out with pictures showing him on his horseback and expertly moving the ball around in the game where he got two of his side’s three goals in their win.

The match raised £2.5million for his charity Sentebale.

He was pictured afterwards with his pal, the Argentine polo player Nacho Figueras, a Sentebale ambassador, who was also in action.

Figueras uploaded a snap of the two in good spirits after the game.

Harry made his first public appearance since the birth of his daughter (SENTEBALE ISPS HANDA POLO CUP / MEGA)

He said of Prince Harry : "How lucky I am to be able to ride along with you in your mission of making the world a better please for people not as fortunate as us.

"It is your commitment and passion to give back that is my inspiration.

"It was so great spending a couple of days with you my friend."

Before the match, Harry also said that he would be donating £1.1million from the proceeds of his memoirs, due to be published next year, to his Sentebale charity.

Argentine polo player Nacho Figueras posted an Instagram pic with his pal Harry after the game (Twitter)

Harry took part in the event following the end of the paternity leave he gave himself after his daughter Lilibet was born on June 4.

He set up Sentebale in memory of Princess Diana in Lesotho in 2006 to help children in southern Africa impacted by poverty and illness.

The duke said: "The Sentebale Polo Cup is critical to securing the funds needed to advance this important mission, and I'm thrilled to be able to support Sentebale, both in person and financially through a separate charitable donation to meet this immediate need.

"This is one of several donations I plan to make to charitable organisations and I'm grateful to be able to give back in this way for the children and communities who gravely need it."

The polo match raised £2.5million for the Sentebale charity that Harry set up (SENTEBALE ISPS HANDA POLO CUP / MEGA)

Sentebale said the support from Harry this year was particularly important with last year’s Polo Cup game postponed due to Covid.

It said the match was its best fundraising opportunity and it was grateful for Harry's help.

"Because last year's Polo Cup was postponed and this year's was significantly and rightfully reduced in size and scope, the organisation is in need of further support to continue its mission," it said.

Figueras is an ambassador for Sentebale which was a charity set up to help children in southern Africa (Instagram)

"To help meet this need, the duke is donating his time as well as honouring his personal commitment to donate a portion of his proceeds from his upcoming memoir by generously committing 1.5million dollars to Sentebale.

"Sentebale is grateful for his personal contribution, which will allow the organisation to continue operating at full scale and continue providing critical services to at-risk youth in southern Africa."

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