Prince Harry’s polo friend Nacho Figeueras has shared his touching “dream” for Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
The 47-year-old Argentine father of four competed against the Duke of Sussex in the Royal Salute Polo Challenge, which took place in Santa Barbara last Friday.
The annual event raises money for Sentebale, the charity founded by Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho in 2006 to support vulnerable young people in southern Africa.
After the match, in which Royal Salute Sentebale triumphed over the Grand Champions, Nacho spoke about his close friendship with the Duke and his “dream” for their families’ future.
In an interview with Hello!The polo player, who has known Prince Harry since 2007, said he hopes Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet will inherit their father’s love of the sport.
Pictured: Prince Harry and his polo-playing friend Nacho Figueras attend the annual Sentebale charity match.
When asked if he would like Harry’s children to play against his own, Nacho said: “I really hope so, I hope Archie and Lili love horses as much as he does.”
Nacho continued: ‘I know my kids love it and they love playing. “It would be a dream if one day we could all play polo together.”
Nacho welcomed his first child with his wife, Argentine photographer Delfina Blaquier, in 2000. The couple now have four children together: Hilario; Dawn; Artemo; and Alba.
What’s more, Nacho also opened up about his close relationship with the Duke and said that ‘they talk very often’.
Following Sentebale’s team’s victory, Nacho praised his “very good friend” Prince Harry on Instagram, calling his “commitment to making a difference” “truly inspiring.”
The father of four wrote: “What an incredible day yesterday at the Grand Champions Polo Club. It was a day not only of sport, but of important purpose.”
‘I am very proud to have shared this experience with my very good friend, Prince Harry. We come together to support Sentebale, a charity close to our hearts doing extraordinary work for children in Lesotho and Botswana.
“It is always an honor to travel alongside Prince Harry, whose commitment to making a difference is truly inspiring.
Pictured: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex with their son Archie during a royal visit to South Africa in September 2019.
Prince Harry’s friend Nacho Figueras has revealed his ‘hopes’ that Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet (pictured) will inherit their father’s love of horses.
Here’s to more unforgettable moments and to continuing to support the wonderful causes that improve so many lives!
Since 2006, celebrity polo matches from around the world have raised about $15 million for the charity, organizers said.
The couple have played polo together in several matches over the years, and Nacho, 46, has become one of Harry and Meghan’s most vocal supporters, praising them in magazine interviews and television appearances.
The father-of-four was also among the Duke and Duchess’s closest confidantes who appeared in the couple’s Netflix documentary series.
There has also been speculation that Nacho and his glamorous wife Delfina could be regulars on two Netflix series that Harry and Meghan will launch as part of their $100m (£80m) deal with the streaming giant.
While Meghan’s series is likely to focus on cooking and lifestyle, Harry will show his love of polo in another show as part of the deal.
On Saturday, he The Duchess of Sussex was seen warmly hugging Prince Harry’s polo-playing friend. Nacho as her husband filmed scenes for her new Netflix Series in Palm Beach.
The mother-of-two, 42, also hugged Nacho’s wife Delfina, who has affectionately described the duchess as her “sister” and “polo wife” in the past.
The two women, who have forged a strong friendship after attending polo matches together to watch their spouses play, were seen walking away from their husbands hugging each other as filming began.
Later that day, Meghan was also seen greeting the couple’s eight-year-old daughter Alba warmly, giving her a kiss on the head and a warm hug.
Meghan’s daughter Lilibet appears to have forged a close friendship with Alba.
On Saturday, the pair mingled with spectators and smiled for photos before Harry saddled up to take on a team captained by his handsome Argentinian friend, Nacho Figueras.
Meghan Markle is seen kissing Alba, the eight-year-old daughter of Nacho Figueras and Delfina Blaquier, behind the scenes of the Netflix shoot
According to Hola reporter Alexandra Hurtado, Alba was asking about her friend at the polo event on Friday.
The royal reporter wrote: “According to Nacho, Alba wanted to know why Lili, the Sussexes’ daughter, was not there.”
Alba’s mother Delfina has even previously referred to the Duchess of Sussex as a ‘sister’ when she gushed about the ‘polo partner’ in an Instagram post in 2022.
She also praised the royal mother of two for being “stronger than she thinks” in an interview with Hello! magazine in the same year.
Pictured: The late Queen, who died in September 2022, seen smiling at a horse during a visit to the Windsor Horse Show.
In 2022, after a glamorous polo match in Aspen, Colorado, Delfina said: ‘[Meghan] It’s so wonderful and strong. Stronger than she thinks. “I love being around my friends and I will always support her.”
Prince Harry’s grandmother also loved horses throughout her life, after she was given a Shetland pony called Peggy when she was four years old.
The late monarch’s racing adviser John Warren previously said the Queen was talking about her “love of horses until the end”.
Speaking in September 2022, Warren revealed that she spent the weekend before the Queen’s death in Scotland talking about her horses.
He reflected: “We sat there for hours over the weekend strategizing and making plans for the future.
‘And I think the nicest thing for me is knowing that she was surrounded by family members.
“She was in a very healthy state of mind and in great shape. It’s very important to know that she was absolutely, wonderfully turned on.”