Prince William Plays in Charity Polo Match as Prince Harry’s U.K. Trip Continues
Prince William Plays in Charity Polo Match as Prince Harry’s U.K. Trip Continues
Janine HenniFri, July 10, 2026 at 2:47 PM UTC
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Prince William plays polo in Windsor on July 10, 2026Credit: Victoria Jones/Shutterstock -
Prince William is participating in the Royal Charity Polo Cup, which has raised millions for charitable causes supported by him and Kate Middleton
This year’s Royal Charity Polo Cup marked William’s 15th time participating
Prince Harry is in the U.K. for Invictus Games events but is not expected to reunite with his older brother amid their estrangement
Prince William is cantering for charity as Prince Harry’s talked-about trip to the U.K. continues.
On July 10, the Prince of Wales, 44, saddled up to participate in the DMMI Royal Charity Polo Cup 2026 at Guards Polo Club in Windsor.
Kate Middleton was on the sidelines to support her husband, marking her first time back at the polo game since 2023. Although Prince William played in the match over the past two years, the Princess of Wales, 44, skipped the outing amid her cancer treatment and recovery.
Princess Kate wasn’t the only family cheering Prince William on from the sidelines. William’s cousin Peter Phillips also attended the game along with his new wife, Harriet, and her daughter from her previous marriage, Georgina. William and Kate were among the guests at Peter and Harriet’s royal wedding last month.
Prince William plays polo in Windsor on July 10, 2026Credit: Victoria Jones/Shutterstock
The annual equestrian event fundraises for charities and causes supported by the Prince and Princess of Wales. This year’s Royal Charity Polo Cup marked the royal heir’s 15th time participating, and the event is expected to take the total amount raised to over $20 million.
The 2026 cup is benefiting Wales Air Ambulance, The Royal College of Paramedics, Shout, Tŷ Hafan children’s hospice, Forward Trust, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Maternal Mental Health Alliance, We Are Farming Minds, The Passage and Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity, most of which Prince William or Princess Kate back as patron.
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The Princess of Wales, 44, cheered her husband on at the match in 2022 and 2023, but she skipped the 2024 and 2025 editions during the years in which she announced that she was undergoing treatment for cancer and her further recovery after sharing that she was in remission.
Kate Middleton at Prince William's charity polo game on July 10, 2026Credit: Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty
Prince William appeared at the polo match as Prince Harry’s trip to the U.K. continues, though the estranged brothers are not expected to see one another during the Duke of Sussex’s visit to his home country. As the Prince of Wales played polo at the Guards Polo Club in Windsor, his younger brother was in Birmingham, over 100 miles away, at the one-year countdown to the 2027 Invictus Games.
Harry, 41, made the trip to Britain this week to attend events connected to the Invictus Games and some of his other charitable causes, including WellChild.
Harriet Sperling at Peter Phillip at Prince William's polo game on July 10, 2026Credit: Chris Jackson/Getty
A rift has distanced King Charles‘ sons in recent years, with a feud that exploded into public view when Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, stepped back from their royal roles in the U.K. and moved to the U.S.
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William and Harry have not reunited during the Duke of Sussex’s previous trips to Britain for charity work and court cases, and they reportedly avoided one another at the funeral of their uncle Lord Robert Fellowes in August 2024.
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