Prince Harry is believed to be teaching his son, Prince Archie, how to surf after a photograph of the two at a surf school was posted on social media.
The image, which has since been deleted, showed the Duke of Sussex, 40, wearing a black wetsuit alongside his five-year-old son on a jet ski in California.
The photo was uploaded as part of an Instagram reel by professional surfer Raimana Van Bastolaer and taken at surf star Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch in Lemoore.
But the image was later removed from the reel, which the surf coach captioned: “Don’t hate, be happy and keep smiling.” Brother HARRY, let’s go to 2025!’
Other photos left on the reel included a selection of Harry riding a wave, one of him smiling with his board and another posing with Van Bastolaer.
The photo of the Duke and Archie. was published despite Harry and Meghan Markle They rarely exposed their son and three-year-old daughter, Princess Lilibet, to the spotlight.
In a previous video posted by Raimana Van Bastolaer in October, Prince Harry was seen surfing.
The clip released in October showed the Duke of Sussex surfing at the California school.
It comes just over a fortnight after Harry and his wife shared a rare photo of their two children as part of a series of images for their official Christmas card.
In the card released on December 16, the Duke and Duchess were shown outdoors about to hug Archie and Lilibet as their son and daughter ran into their arms.
But the children’s faces were not shown in the picture as Lilibet approached Harry while Archie ran towards Meghan.
Since moving to California, Harry is believed to have become friends with Van Bastolaer and Meghan is believed to have bought him surfing lessons for his 36th birthday.
Van Bastolaer, known for his big wave surfing exploits in Tahiti, also posted footage of Duke surfing in October last year.
Captioning the post, Van Bastolaer said: “In Tahiti, we still call you Prince Harry.” But at Surf Ranch, he’s my brother. It was an honor to have you surf with me and Kelly Slater.
Raimana Van Bastolaer posted images of the Duke of Sussex surfing in October last year.
Harry and Meghan shared a rare photo of their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, as part of a series of images for their official Christmas card a fortnight ago, on December 16.
Beginning by riding alongside Van Bastolaer’s jet ski, Harry pulls away as the wave begins to appear, before expertly jumping onto his board.
The Duke then finds his footing and, under Van Bastolaer’s instructions, skillfully negotiates the rising wave for almost a minute.
The wave is the centerpiece of Slater’s surf ranch and is a 6-foot man-made barrel wave, the first of its kind, lasting up to 2,300 feet.
Considered the best artificial wave in the world, it remains the only one to have received World Surf League accreditation, meaning it is suitable to host elite competitions.