Sentebale ISPIS Handa Polo Cup

The Sentebale ISPS Handa Polo Cup takes place annually and serves as the single largest fundraising moment for the organisation to advance its mission on behalf of young people in need in Lesotho and Botswana. Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, last year’s Polo Cup was postponed. However, under robust guidance from a leading epidemiologist and in coordination with the Pitkin County Public Health Department and local offi cials, a reduced version of the fundraiser took place in Aspen, Colorado on 20 August. The match, which was kept under wraps and not publicised for security reasons, featured three teams, Sentebale (with The Duke of Sussex in the line up – making his fi rst public appearance since the birth of his daughter, Lilibet Diana in June), U.S. Polo Association and Royal Salute.

The Sentebale team of The Duke of Sussex, Nacho Figueras and siblings Riley and Grant Ganzi, won the round robin event, 3-0, with The Duke of Sussex scoring two goals. The U.S. Polo Association team, led by 8-goaler Alejandro Novillo Astrada, was runner-up and Royal Salute, led by 10 goaler Gonzalito Pieres was third.

Success for

The Duke of Sussex Plays in Sentebale ISPIS Handa Polo Cup

Photography by Sentebale ISPS Handa Polo Cup 2021 19 AUG

Success for Sentebale

Sentebale

The Duke of Sussex Riley Ganzi Nacho Figueras Grant Ganzi Royal Salute: Kevin Schmeits Waqaas Al-Saddiq Brian Boyd Gonzalito Pieres

U.S. Polo Association:

Sarah Siegel-Magness Cable Magness Alejandro Novillo Astrada Stewart Armstrong

Gaston Dorignac & Jack McLean

The event raised nearly

$3.5 million

for charity for charity

The Duke of Sussex in action for Sentebale

The event was held to help vulnerable children in Lesotho affected by extreme poverty, inequality and HIV/Aids epidemic. Having co-founded Sentebale in Lesotho in 2006 in memory of his late mother Princess Diana, The Duke of Sussex pledged $1.5 million from the proceeds of his upcoming book to Sentebale. The tell-all memoir is set to be released by Penguin Random House in 2022. He was quoted as saying, “Our refocused mission at Sentebale is about addressing the most-immediate needs of vulnerable children in southern Africa, helping them access vital health services, receive necessary care, and build skills to be more resilient and self-suffi cient in the future.” In total, the event raised a very impressive $3.5 million in funding for the charity.