Harry's U.S. visit wraps up
HARTFORD, Conn. — Britain’s Prince Harry is wrapping up a weeklong visit to the United States in the affluent New York City suburb of Greenwich, Conn., where he is playing in a polo match at a club with a history of hosting royal visitors.
The prince is competing today at the Greenwich Polo Club to benefit Sentebale, the charity he co-founded to help poor children and AIDS orphans in the small African nation of Lesotho.
A home to many celebrities, Greenwich is hardly unaccustomed to fanfare, but for some the visit of the 28-year-old prince is still a cause for celebration.
At the Atelier 360 shop, co-owner Veronique Lee said she is planning a party with tea and cucumber sandwiches.
An invitation-only crowd of about 400 people was expected for the match at the polo club, which is inside an exclusive enclave of Greenwich’s backcountry featuring leafy trails and private roads. Greenwich, which is about 30 miles from New York, ranks among the wealthiest towns in America with a median household income of close to $100,000.
Prince Harry’s visit to Greenwich promises a lighter tone than his stop Tuesday in New Jersey, where he toured two shore communities devastated by Superstorm Sandy.
