Prince Harry took a royal tumble during the annual Sentebale Polo Cup in Barbados. Though the prince flew off of his horse, nothing more than his pride was injured.
While competing in the charity polo match, Harry’s horse stumbled to the ground, but the prince managed to gracefully roll out of the animal’s path and quickly get back on his feet.
The 25 year-old royal let his temper rage after the fall, throwing his mallet before ripping off and punching his helmet. Later he explained the tantrum, saying that a donor had promised him $100,000 Barbados dollars for the Sentebale charity if he stayed on his horse or $50,000 Barbados dollars if he fell off.
Sentebale, which Harry cofounded in honor of his mother, is a charity that assists children with AIDS in Africa. Harry says his anger came not from the embarrassment of the fall, but from the loss of charity money, saying, “So when I fell off, I threw down my mallet and shouted: ‘What a waste of $100,000!’ I was furious with myself.”
But all’s well that ends well; the donor followed through with his $100,000 donation after realizing that the horse’s stumble caused the prince’s fall.
The world of celebrity and romance is one that is constantly filled with intrigue as well as excitement. This can be seen by looking no further than the recent sighting of Prince Harry and Chelsy Davy at a Rugby match not long ago. What happened was the couple had their fair share of celebrity related issues with Davy feeling as if she was Harry’s material possession and not an independent woman. This caused the two to be separated for sometime, with Davy having relationships with Dan Phillpson and Dan Rose. At the same time, Harry had relationships with Caroline Flack and Stephanie Haynes during the time that the two were apart.
After a long struggle to rekindle their relationship it appears as if the two have finally been able to sort out their differences. With representatives for Davy saying, “Chelsy was fed up with being known as Prince Harry’s girl and was adamant on forming a profile and identity of her own before she agreed to embark on a stressful relationship under constant media attention again. Chelsy didn’t want to remain with Harry unless he gave her his full attention.”
What this show is the overall challenges that celebrity couples face as they struggle to balance having a private relationship with the constant media spotlight.
After ending their five-year relationship last January Prince Harry and Chelsy Davy seem to be slowly rekindling their romance. Recently the pair attended a rugby game in London sitting in close proximity for the first half of the game.
By the second half they were sitting side by side enjoying each other’s company as they embraced the chill coming from the weather and the defeat England’s team would face from Australia.
Sources on Chelsy’s side say the couple is together again though there have been no official statements made.
The Prince 25 and Davy 24 spotted a few times in recent months seem to be careful to avoid photographs taken of them together.
Since Prince Harry has returned from his stay with his brother Prince William and will be spending his time in London again it is likely that the pair will not be able to hide from the limelight much longer.