Meghan Markle braves the British heat wave to encourage Prince Harry at a polo match

Prince Harry may be hoping that his new wife will bring him luck today while he participates in the annual Sentebale Polo Cup. Meghan Markle joined Harry, even when temperatures climbed above 90 degrees, at the Royal County of Berkshire polo club, where she acclaimed him in a Carolina Herrera navy dress and impressive pumps Aquazzura. Due to the heatwave in the UK, polo play times have been reduced from seven to five minutes to polo ponies and players.

Harry and his team at the charity Sentebale that he founded Helping Victims of HIV and AIDS in Lesotho and Botswana, hopes to win the coveted Sentebale Cup trophy for the second year in a row , having won in Singapore last July. The Prince, who has just returned from the International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam, where he announced a new meeting with Elton John and met young people from partner organizations around the world working on the HIV response, celebrates the news that his charity has raised more than 5 million pounds to date thanks to the annual polo matches. The money raised supports the ongoing work of the organization with young people affected by HIV in Africa.

The polo match is one of the largest fundraisers of the year, and it is the first game that Meghan participated in. The Sussex arrived at the Royal County Berkshire Polo Club just after noon to attend an exclusive lunch before the game. Harry was joined by his teammate and good friend, the Argentine polo player Nacho Figueras, who is the captain of the Sentebale St Regis team and an ambassador of Sentebale. For the first time, the Duke was competing against his other close friend, the captain of the England team Malcolm Borwick, who was playing for the Royal Salute. The whiskey brand is one of the sponsors of the match today.

"I'm used to playing in Prince Harry's team, but today I'm on the opposite side," said Borwick at Vanity Fair interview. "I'm going to do my best to keep the trophy in the Royal Salute locker and not in his own, I know Harry's strengths and weaknesses when he plays and he knows mine, I would say slowing down is our key. To win, when the game is fast, Harry is at his best, when he slows down, he gets a little dirtier and more tactical, Harry admits that when he falls off the horse, the blanket [in the press] is five times better, but we'll do We will all do our best. "

Meanwhile Meghan gets used to the sport of kings. She accompanied Harry to several polo matches including the Audi Polo Challenge at Ascot last month, and the couple made one of his first appearances at a polo match in May of the year. last, when they were photographed kissing each other.

The new Duchess of Sussex should follow in the footsteps of the previous royal wives and present the trophy at the end of the game. Let's just hope that she gives the winning cup to Harry