Prince Harry makes eyebrow-raising snipe about rivalry with dad Charles in new Netflix show
Harry and Meghan Markle make a brief appearance in the show - and in one clip he appears to reference his estranged father Charles
Prince Harry has opened up about his father-son rivalry in a brand new Netflix show.
Harry and wife Meghan Markle's new documentary about the sport of polo has dropped on the streaming giant. In one telling clip, the Duke discusses the perils of pitting father against son in the fast-paced sport.
Harry and Meghan are executive producers of the five-episode series which is shot primarily at the US Open Polo Championship in Wellington, Florida. The Sussexes appear in episode five, filmed at the Royal Salute Polo Challenge staged in aid of Sentebale, in Florida in April, with the pair shown sharing a kiss on the podium.
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Harry, who used to play polo both on the same team and against his father the King in Charles's younger days, is filmed questioning team-mate and Argentine professional polo player Adolfo Cambiaso about competing against his 18-year-old son and rising star, Poroto.
The Duke, who has a strained relationship with the King in the wake of Megxit and the allegations Harry levelled at the Royal Family in his previous tell-all Netflix documentary, says to Cambiaso of Poroto: "You've created something special. He's doing amazing things."
Cambiaso replies, in the light-hearted exchange as they sit on chairs on the side of the polo field putting on their boots: "We play together a lot, you know. You can play with your kid, something that you love." Harry replies: "Yeah, but what’s it like playing against your kid?"
Cambiaso replies: "It's difficult. And worse when you lose." Harry laughs, adding: "You're proud, but also angry." Footage includes Harry scoring a goal, as the commentator enthusiastically tells the crowd: " Prince Harry on the move, working it. Oh, what a run. Ladies and gentlemen what a run and what a goal by the prince. Give it up, if you will, for the Duke of Sussex."
A proud Meghan, wearing sunglasses, round gold earrings, a cream halterneck dress and what appears to be the late Diana, Princess of Wales ' Cartier watch, is seen smiling and clapping, and giving a small whoop as she celebrates Harry's success, with his team eventually triumphing 3-1.
The Duke is described as wanting to "win at all costs" as he competes in the charity match. Professional polo player Louis Devaleix, who was on the opposite team, says in a sitdown excerpt to the camera: "Prince Harry was not relaxing and he wanted to win at all costs, and I was the same way."
Meghan presents the trophy to Harry on the podium, greeting him with a kiss – a moment that was previously widely reported. The couple were spotted being filmed by a camera crew for the series at the time. An overlay on the screen tells viewers that since 2020, Sentebale, the charity Harry founded in 2006 to help Aids orphans in Lesotho, has received over 15million dollars (£11.75million) from charity polo matches.
The series by Harry and Meghan's Archewell Productions is their fourth output with Netflix, as part of their multi-million-pound deal with the streaming giant. It follows elite global players on and off the field, with the 'sexy' sport billed in the trailer as showcasing "dirty, sweaty boys…riding".
The documentary is the Sussexes' first since Heart Of Invictus, which aired some 16 months ago and followed a group of service members on their road to the Invictus Games, the Paralympic-style sporting competition set up by Harry in 2014 for injured and sick military personnel and veterans.
It followed Live To Lead, about leaders who have dedicated themselves to social justice, in 2022, and before that, the couple's controversial six-part Harry & Meghan documentary.
In Harry & Meghan, the duke and duchess shed light on their troubled life within the royal family, accusing Kensington Palace of lying to protect William, and Charles, now King, of lying at the Megxit summit. Another non-fiction series for Netflix, produced by Meghan, on "the joys of cooking, gardening, entertaining and friendship" is in production.
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