Prince Harry Clinches Victory Against the Duke of Cambridge at the Beaufort Charity Polo Day

The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry competed head to head in a closely fought charity polo match on the 17th June at the Beaufort Polo Club, Tetbury, UK.

After an extremely close and high scoring match, Prince Harry’s Zedan polo team clinched victory in the final chukka against the Duke of Cambridge’s Royal Salute team, winning by 7½ goals to 7.

With polo legends Carlos Gracida (7 goals) and Miguel Novillo Astrada (9 goals) as Captains of the Royal Salute team and Zedan polo teams respectively, the spectators were treated to an exciting display of the sport.

The Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club Charity Cup raised over £60,000 for the charities Tusk Trust, Wellchild, and Child Bereavement, whose Patrons are the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry.

Guests enjoyed the thrilling game accompanied with a drinks reception, with hostesses serving Royal Salute 21 Year Old whisky with ice to guests in the glorious sunshine.

Royal Salute Brand Director, Neil Macdonald says, “We’re delighted to once again support this very special charity polo day at Beaufort, and to enjoy such a thrilling and closely fought polo game. Some terrific defensive play by Prince Harry allowed his team to clinch victory against the Duke of Cambridge’s team by just half a goal in a tremendously exciting match.”

Royal Salute
1. Janie Dear (0)
2. Dave Allen (5)
3. Carlos Gracida (7)
4. The Duke of Cambridge (1)

Zedan Polo
1. Amr Zedan (0)
2. Prince Harry (1)
3. Miguel Novillo Astrada (9)
4. Mark Baldwin (2)

Half time: Royal Salute 2 Zedan Polo 3 ½
Full time: Royal Salute 7 Zedan Polo 7 ½

Notes:

Royal Salute Scotch Whisky

Royal Salute starts where other whiskies end, as only the most precious Scotch whiskies aged for a minimum of 21 years are used to create its powerful and sophisticated blend.

The Royal Salute range includes Royal Salute 21 Year Old, Royal Salute Hundred Cask Selection, Royal Salute 38 Year Old Stone of Destiny, and Royal Salute 62 Gun Salute – the oldest permanent whisky expression in the world, with whiskies aged for a minimum of 40 years. Royal Salute has also released a number of limited editions including Royal Salute 50 Year Old and Royal Salute Tribute to Honour.

Royal Salute World Polo

Royal Salute Scotch Whisky is one of the world’s leading sponsors of international polo, with a series of events across China, India, Dubai, U.S, Brazil, Spain, Australia, South Korea, and the UK.

Within this international programme, Royal Salute is proud to support charity polo tournaments, which have included events that have raised funds for charities whose patrons are Prince William and Prince Harry.

These events have included:
• The Metropolitan Goldin Polo Cup, Tetbury, UK 2012
• Sentebale Royal Salute Polo Cup, Sao Paulo, Brazil 2012
• The Foundation Polo Challenge, Santa Barbara, U.S 2011
• The Sentebale Polo Cup, Coworth Park, UK 2011
• The Bernard Weatherill Cup, Tetbury, UK 2011
• The Beaufort Charity Day, Tetbury, UK 2010

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