Prince Harry takes royal tumble at Sentebale polo match

Prince Harry has managed to raise £30,000 at a charity polo match despite losing a bet and falling off his pony.

The Prince was playing in a fund-raising match in Barbados and had made a deal with a wealthy businessman that he would receive a large donation if he managed to stay on his horse for the whole match.

Unfortunately for the Prince, his horse slipped as he was making a sharp turn, causing Harry to go crashing to the ground, taking his hopes of a large donation with him.

Believing that the bet was off, the Prince angrily threw his mallet to the ground and punched his helmet in frustration.

Luckily for Harry the generous businessman gave the donation regardless, blaming the accident on the horse slipping rather than any rider error.

Speaking of his fall, the Prince commented, "When I fell off, I threw down my mallet and shouted 'What a waste of 100,000 (Barbados dollars)'. I was furious with myself."

"Fortunately, this extremely generous gentleman has already been in touch and told us that it was clear that the horse fell over, rather than I fell off it, so he was happy to honour the 100,000 dollars. What a star."

The match was part of the annual Sentebale Polo Cup to raise money for the Prince's charity Sentebale, which aims to help underprivileged children in the African kingdom of Lesotho.

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