The Prince of Wales took to the polo field today to play in the Out-Sourcing Inc. Royal Charity Polo Cup at The Castle Ground, Guards Polo Club, with the day raising £1,100,000 to be shared by 10 charities supported by The Prince and Princess of Wales. Today’s contribution takes the total raised from Royal Charity Polo Days played in the UK over the last 14 years to more than £14million.
The Prince played as part of the U.S. Polo Assn. team alongside Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, Amr Zedan and James Beim. The opposing Fortunis Bloodstock team was formed by Emma MacRae, Babar Naseem, Billy Jackson-Stop and Jack Richardson with the Manta Marine Technologies - La Ilusión Polo Club team was made up of Steve Cox, Robert Kofler, Henry Porter and Ivan Rubinich.
In a tightly contested round robin tournament, and thanks to a brilliant goal from HRH The Prince of Wales against Manta Marine Technologies - La llusión Polo Club, the U.S. Polo Assn. team secured victory.
This year’s event provided a unique opportunity to support and raise funds for 10 charities close to Their Royal Highness’s hearts. These organisations are: Child Bereavement UK, Royal African Society, Fields in Trust, We Are Farming Minds, Anna Freud Centre, Family Action, Forward Trust, East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices, NHS Charities Together, and British Red Cross.
‘Out-Sourcing Inc’s David M. Matsumoto said: “Out-Sourcing and I are honored to support today’s charity polo match. Knowing that this polo event will raise much needed funds for 10 incredible charities aligns perfectly with the company’s own charitable ethos. We focus on creating platforms to highlight and support charitable endeavors across the world, including here in the UK.”
Charity representative, Helen Griffiths, CEO of Fields in Trust, speaking on behalf of the 10 charities said "On behalf of all the beneficiary charities we’d like to say an enormous thank you to both HRH The Prince of Wales and Out-Sourcing Inc for making the Royal Polo Cup 2025 possible. The charities represented here today are all incredibly fortunate to have the support of Their Royal Highnesses The Prince and Princess of Wales and we are all dedicated to driving positive change across some of their key areas of interest including health, sport, the early years and the environment. In a fundraising landscape as challenging as this one the generous support from today’s sponsors will help us all have even more impact in our respective communities.”
The Prince of Wales took to the polo field today to play in the Out-Sourcing Inc. Royal Charity Polo Cup at The Castle Ground, Guards Polo Club, with the day raising £1,100,000 to be shared by ten charities supported by The Prince and Princess of Wales. Today’s contribution takes the total raised from Royal Charity Polo Days played in the UK over the last 14 years to more than £14million.
The Prince played as part of the U.S. Polo Assn. team alongside Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, Amr Zedan and James Beim. The opposing Fortunis Bloodstock team was formed by Emma MacRae, Babar Naseem, Billy Jackson-Stop and Jack Richardson with the Manta Marine Technologies - La Ilusión Polo Club team made up of Steve Cox, Robert Kofler, Henry Porter and Ivan Rubinich.
In a tightly contested round robin tournament, and thanks to a brilliant goal from HRH The Prince of Wales against Manta Marine Technologies - La llusión Polo Club, the U.S. Polo Assn. team secured victory.
This year’s event provided a unique opportunity to support and raise funds for ten charities close to Their Royal Highness’s hearts. These organisations are: Child Bereavement UK, Royal African Society, Fields in Trust, We Are Farming Minds, Anna Freud Centre, Family Action, Forward Trust, East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices, NHS Charities Together, and British Red Cross.
‘Out-Sourcing Inc’s David M. Matsumoto said: “Out-Sourcing and I are honored to support today’s charity polo match. Knowing that this polo event will raise much needed funds for ten incredible charities aligns perfectly with the company’s own charitable ethos. We focus on creating platforms to highlight and support charitable endeavors across the world, including here in the UK.”
Charity representative, Helen Griffiths, CEO of Fields in Trust, speaking on behalf of the 10 charities said "On behalf of all the beneficiary charities we’d like to say an enormous thank you to both HRH The Prince of Wales and Outsourcing Inc for making the Royal Polo Cup 2025 possible. The charities represented here today are all incredibly fortunate to have the support of Their Royal Highnesses The Prince and Princess of Wales and we are all dedicated to driving positive change across some of their key areas of interest including health, sport, the early years and the environment. In a fundraising landscape as challenging as this one the generous support from today’s sponsors will help us all have even more impact in our respective communities.”
The day was made possible by the generous sponsors and event partners. Thank you to Out-Sourcing Inc, who continued the role of title sponsor and have a long association with fundraising events such as this. Grateful thanks must also go to the other sponsors and supporters including; U.S. Polo Assn. Guards Polo Club, Fortunis Bloodstock, Manta Marine Technologies, Lugano Diamonds, Audi, FP Journe, AP&Co, The Cox Family of Oklahoma, Whispering Angel and Moët Chandon.
