The Duke Of Sussex Heads To Rome For The Sentebale Polo Cup

ROMAN HOLIDAY – For his fourth official engagement since becoming a father earlier this month, the Duke of Sussex ventured farther afield, to Rome, for the ninth annual invitation-only Sentebale ISPS Handa Polo Cup. The duke took to horseback as part of the Sentebale St. Regis Team, captained by Nacho Figueras, against the U.S. Polo Assn. team, claiming victory with a final score of 9 to 6. Meanwhile, spectators soaked up the sun – and the Champagne – in the pavilion of the elegant, jasmine-covered Roma Polo Club, Italy’s oldest polo club, which been given a “dolce vita” makeover for the occasion, complete with colorful hand-painted tiles on table tops, citrus-hued deck chairs, plates of little Italian apperitivi, and a good many little lemon trees that featured fruit that had been branded with the logo of St Regis, which sponsors the duke’s team. Among the guests was Peter Dundas, who watched the action intently from the sideline. “I like a good game of sport. It’s good for the mind. I am a bit impulsive when it comes to sports; I had a father who used take me to any sports match he could, so I’m as used to watching track and field as

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