Prince Harry was spotted waving to fans in the crowd at the ISPS (International Sports Promotion Society) Sports Values Summit-Special Edition in Tokyo.
In the first of his overseas activities this week, the Duke beamed and joyfully interacted with the crowd as he took his place for the summit focusing on sport, community, and philanthropy.
His wife Meghan Markle was not with him as she appears to have chosen to stay at home in Montecito with their two children, but Harry was accompanied by his polo mate Nacho Figueras as he landed down at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport yesterday.
Today, Harry took part in a panel discussion with ex-New Zealand rugby player Dan Carter, as well as Sentebale chairwoman Sophie Chandauka, Royal Australian Navy Veteran and Invictus Games gold medallist Steve James, and Professor Wim de Villiers, rector and vice-chancellor of Stellenbosch University in South Africa.
He will next go to Singapore on Saturday to compete in the 2023 Sentebale ISPS Handa Polo Cup to raise funds for his southern African organization, Sentebale.
Yesterday, Harry was seen arriving in Tokyo wearing an Archewell baseball hat and being hailed by supporters as he walked through the airport.
Off camera, one reporter asked Harry, “How do you like to be in Japan for the first time in four years?” To which the Duke answered, “Good to see you again.”
His plane touched down shortly after 1:30 pm UK time (9:30 pm Japanese time), prompting Harry and Meghan’s biographer Omid Scobie to tweet: “Lots of fans waiting for Harry in arrivals.” The Royal Family has always had a big following in Japan (especially Princess Diana) and interest in the Sussexes continues to be strong. Fun fact: Finding Freedom is one of the few royal books to get a full Japanese release!”
When Harry was still a working royal, he visited Japan in 2019 to see the Rugby World Cup Final between England and South Africa in Yokohama.
The Sentebale Polo Cup on Saturday will raise funds to assist young people in southern Africa who are struggling with poverty, inequality, and HIV/AIDS.
Since 2010, the sports event has collected over £11 million for charity, with Harry and Mr. Figueras both competing last year in Colorado, USA.
The Prince said: “We are delighted to return to the renowned Singapore Polo Club in August, and are once again enormously grateful for the polo community and our sponsors, in particular ISPS Handa, for their ongoing commitment to Lesotho and Botswana’s youth.”
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The royal will captain the Royal Salute Sentebale team, while Mr. Figueras, the charity’s ambassador, will captain the opposing squad, the Singapore Polo Club Team.
Although Meghan did not accompany him this time, she will join him in September in Düsseldorf, Germany for the 2023 Invictus Games.
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