Miami Herald

Prince Harry was just spotted in Miami Beach promoting his charity. So, where’s Meghan?

- BY MADELEINE MARR mmarr@miamiheral­d.com Madeleine Marr: @madeleinem­arr

We have a sighting of Prince Harry in the 305.

The 39-year-old made a very under-the-radar appearance in Miami Beach on Thursday night to support his charity, Sentebale.

At Jose Andres’ restaurant Zaytinya at the Ritz, Harry led a panel called “Potential is Waiting.” He discussed the needs of the next generation in South Africa, which has the youngest and fastestgro­wing population in the world. The focus was on “health, wealth creation and climate resilience,” the charity said in a release on its website.

A few select journalist­s were at the fundraiser. Hello! Canada magazine posted a snippet of the conversati­on on X.

“Africa’s in my heart,

Africa’s in my soul,” said Harry, who first traveled to the continent more than two decades ago. “The vast open space, the cultures, the communitie­s, the people, the wildlife, just the freedom was a huge piece of why I loved [it] so much.”

The duke showed his love by founding Sentebale, meaning “forget me not” in the Sesotho language, in 2006.

“It’s really focused on ensuring the younger generation are quite literally not forgotten,” the British father of two said.

Lending celebrity cred to the event was Mindy Kaling, who was apparently in the audience.

“The Office” alum posted the encounter without tagging one of the most famous men on the planet.

“Met my friend’s husband at a work event,” joked the Instagram caption. “Seemed pretty cool.”

A follower of hers joked, “Ohhh yeah. I think I’ve heard about this guy! Is that Meghan Markle’s husband?”

It’s unclear if Kaling’s pal Markle was also in the crowd, but the duchess, 42, did appear alongside her hubby on Friday at the Grand Champions Polo Club for the Royal Salute Polo Challenge, the Palm Beach Post reports.

Harry was set to compete with his buddy, the polo star Nacho Figueras.

“Harry has been breeding horses and playing polo from a very young age,” Figueras told the Post. “He’s a very good rider, he’s a very good athlete, he has great handeye coordinati­on. He’s very competitiv­e. It’s always fun to share the field with him.”

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