After a quick trip The Netherlands last May 8, Prince Harry will once again be off to another country to attend to his royal duties just days after the birth of his son, Archie Harrison. The Duke of Sussex will be heading to Italy on May 24 for the 2019 Sentebale ISPS Handa Polo Cup.
Prince Harry will not be with his wife Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, and his son Archie Harrison during this trip. The Duchess is still on maternity leave while Baby Sussex is still too young to be flying anywhere.
Prince Harry co-founded this event with South Africa's Prince Seeiso in 2006, as per Hello Magazine. It's a fund-raiser to help the charities supporting young people with HIV. But the Duke of Sussex will not be without company as close friend, and Sentable ambassador Ignacio 'Nacho' Figueras will be joining him on this one-day trip.
According to the report, it was in this same polo game that Harry and Meghan made their relationship public in 2017. She was in the sidelines watching the prince play with his brother, Prince William.
Observers have noted that there's a different aura to Prince Harry since becoming a new dad, according to the photographers who saw him at the Invictus Games in The Netherlands. He was beaming as he rode a bike going to the event's venue and he was also all smiles when he received an Invictus onesie for Archie as a gift.
"Prince Harry seemed to be on fantastic form today, and was certainly all smiles as he met the competitors at the event in the Hague," said royal photographer Chris Jackson, via Town & Country.
Meanwhile, amid the happy mood, rumors have cropped up that Meghan will be going on a hibernation mode for 30 days, according to Express. She won't be accepting visitors or going on errands and short trips outside her Frogmore home to follow the Chinese practice after giving birth.
Reports say that Meghan got this idea from a book her mother, Doria Ragland, gave her. However, the palace has reportedly denied these reports by saying that the Duchess isn't on postnatal confinement.
Meghan gave birth to Archie on May 6 after being overdue. The seventh in line to the throne, Meghan said that her son has a calm temperament, but they are still trying to figure out if Archie follows after his dad or his mother.
"We're basically monitoring how the changing process happens over this next month really," the prince told the press when they introduced Archie to the public. "His looks are changing every single day so who knows."
