Where and Why Did Prince Harry Travel to Florida?

Prince Harry traveled across the country from his home in Montecito, California to support his non-profit charity Sentebale.

According to a press release, Harry, 39, will attend a charity polo match in Florida on Friday, April 12, on behalf of his Sentebale organization. He will be taking part in the Royal Salute Polo Challenge alongside his friend and Sentebale ambassador. Nacho Figueras.

A night earlier, the Duke of Sussex sat on a panel for the nonprofit to discuss health, wealth inequality and climate challenges facing African youth at José Andrés Group’s Zaytinya in South Beach.

“Our youth representatives are just one example of the incredible potential we see in the young people we work with.” Dr. Sophie Chandauka, the chairman of Sentebale, said in a statement. “As part of the Let Youth Lead program, they will learn to use their voice on national radio to influence the allocation of health budgets and national policies, and to discuss critical societal issues that were once taboo. It is important and a great privilege to connect with such respected voices here in the U.S. to discuss how together we can support the next generation in solutions for change in the Global South.”

Harry co-founded the organization in 2006 with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho to support young Africans living with HIV and AIDS. According to a statement on the nonprofit’s website, Sentebale was created as a “response to the needs of young people in Lesotho” and was created by Harry and Seeiso’s “shared love for the country” and “in honor of…” [their] Mothers.” (Harry’s mother, Princess DianaShe died in 1997, while Seeiso’s mother Queen Mamohato Bereng Seeisodied six years later in 2006.)

“It was wonderful. We jumped on the horses and rode to his cattle post,” Harry said of meeting Seeiso, now 57, in the Netflix series Harry and Meghan Documentaries that began streaming in December 2022. “It didn’t take long for us to become like brothers.”

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Seeiso also took part in the documentary and also recalled how the two princes bonded because they were members of their respective royal families and lost their mothers at a young age.

“I could see that Harry is very much his mother,” Seeiso said in an interview for Harry and Meghan.

One of Sentebale’s major charity events is the annual Polo Cup. Last year’s game was held in Singapore and Harry attended the game.

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“The annual Polo Cup is vital to Sentebale’s vital work to ensure children and young people are healthy, resilient and capable of developing,” Harry said in a statement ahead of the game in August 2023. “The money raised this year Funds will support our Clubs and Camps program, which provides intensive psychosocial support to young people living with HIV. At a time when being HIV positive is no longer a death sentence, we are empowering young people to know their status, stay healthy and remove the stigma so they can break the cycle.”

Harry competed against Figueras with the Royal Salute Sentebale team. In the end, the two teams shared the trophy after finishing the game in a draw.

Harry’s work with Sentebale is one of the many positions and patronages he has focused on since stepping down from his role as a senior royal official. He and wife Meghan Markle left their posts in 2020 amid family drama with Harry’s father, King Charles IIIand brother, Prince Williamand moved to California with their children Archie (4) and Lilibet (2).