Prince Harry Royal Tour Wraps Up With Polo Match, Goofy Mask (PHOTOS)

Drinking, dancing and sports -- Prince Harry's Royal Tour seemed more like a guy's dream vacation than a family obligation.

So it comes as no surprise that the British prince enjoyed every step of his trip, representing Queen Elizabeth II abroad on his first solo tour with a smile on his face. After seeing Belize, the Bahamas and wrapping up his formal tour duties in Jamaica, Harry headed to Brazil this weekend in support of his own charities.

We love a good royal tour, having gotten our first taste with William and Kate this past summer. But while the royal couple did lots of hand-shaking and posing with just a few wackier activities (read: a rodeo and a canoe ride) thrown in, Prince Harry has spent nearly the whole trip playing sports.

No, really. The final activity of the trip was a polo match, a natural fit for the royal. Yet Harry also tried his hand at beach volleyball, rugby, cricket and a sprint with none other than Usain Bolt.

He even ran the Sport Relief mile in Rio de Janeiro-- while wearing a ridiculous mask of his brother's face. What a sport, that Harry.

The athletic-themed trip has also given up plenty of chances to see Prince Harry dressed down, with mesh shorts and workout shirts (and those ubiquitous Russell & Bromley desert boots) subbing for his typical suits and army camo. It goes without saying that we like what we see.

Check out the tail end of Prince Harry's tour.

Comments

[amwa]

08:02 PM on 03/12/2012

I love Prince Harry,he has such a great sense of humor, he acts like a regular guy, him and his brother are good ambassadors for England. Their mum would be proud.

[Asmodean1]

12:02 PM on 03/12/2012

I personally love red heads..... Harry is my king.

[2B]

10:44 AM on 03/12/2012

He was working hard -- all those events may have been fun but they took a ton of energy, good humor, and sensitivity. He's a beautiful ambasssador; I am sure Diana smiles down on him. The gorgeous photo of him with the polo stick raised is his future statue. Diana's sons have done revitalized an out of step monarchy that paradoxically regarded her as a threat.

[DaMojo]

10:22 AM on 03/12/2012

He is very approachable and personable, like his mother. He obviously has a great sense of humor also. I think he makes a wonderful ambassador for his country and his family. It's nice to see a positive event in the news where everyone is smiling. It made me smile.

[thereisonlyoneparty]

09:19 AM on 03/12/2012

Does the UK really have so little going on that it needs this zoo? A few hundred years ago the UK was the cultural center of the world. It exported its culture everywhere. Now it is a cultural wasteland. Little from the UK is exported and the stuff that is needs to be improved and adapted for human consumption. The existence of the UK no longer matters. Not just in one aspect of culture either. Music, film, television, food, comedy, science, and almost every area of human culture exist with minimal influence from the UK. But they still have these animals. For a couple pence you can see them in their wonderful constructed habitat! Huzzah! The UK is great.

[deluk]

10:31 AM on 03/12/2012

Britain for it's size, is a cultural powerhouse, far eclipsing the USA, music, film, television, (when are you going to start thinking up your own TV programs) comedy, science, theatre, radio, Britain does them all better.  Britain incidentally makes more of its money out of culture than any other nation, just the existence of the BBC alone pushes Britain ahead of any other nation. BTW, the world reads British newspapers, 90% of the newspaper internet traffic across the Atlantic is headed OUR way,

[thereisonlyoneparty]

10:39 AM on 03/12/2012

A lingering result of past imperialist power.  And culturally the influence of the UK is rapidly declining.  In just 40 years UK food went from being considering high class to being the worst on the planet.   UKish music has almost no influence and has not since the 1980s.   UKish film and television have little influence on the world.

The UK is culturally dead.   There is nothing worthwhile in the UK.  It now bases its relevance on a zoo based in London.

[deluk]

10:34 AM on 03/12/2012

adds: maybe, you're not a "thinking" American, because they pretty much know all this and would never make a comment as silly as yours?...oh, I forgot to add literature to my list, and the fact that we have more Nobel prizes per head of population than anyone except the Scandinavians who basically like to award them to themselves.

[Tigerama]

09:19 AM on 03/12/2012

We love American comments on the royals. We just smile and shrug.

[Tigerama]

09:18 AM on 03/12/2012

Barefoot ginger prince makes my whole morning.

Long may they reign.

[Roommate]

09:07 AM on 03/12/2012

Stop goofing off and get a job

[dwill123]

08:58 AM on 03/12/2012

How can you tell the difference from when he's working on tour and goofing off???

[Fabini]

08:28 AM on 03/12/2012

Is Prince Harry the world's most perfect man? He's certainly the most envied by other men.

[Celebrindan]

03:32 AM on 03/12/2012

Too bad he wasn't born in the U.S.

Think we could convince Willy and Kate to 'pop over' for a 'birth event' in the US?

[landskroon]

05:12 AM on 03/12/2012

Wanna see the Brits collect taxes again? Open your eyes stop dreaming, it is a family like in tv drama` "as the world turns" only a lot more expensive

[Angelaaaa]

05:53 AM on 03/12/2012

Could they collect taxes from the 1%? Because God knows, someone should ...

[Deaninphilly]

08:50 AM on 03/12/2012

Another one on here who is so edumacated on the Royals and what they cost. Yes, because you spend oh so much less keeping the ones in Washington in poverty, right?

Wake up to yourself.

[ilovedessert]

02:48 AM on 03/12/2012

Thank GOD his mother impressed upon him...not to have the stiff upper lip....Di changed the Royals for ever!

[Sean Whelan]

02:11 AM on 03/12/2012

I am in love.

[democrabby]

01:38 AM on 03/12/2012

I find it humorous that British royalty seems more down to earth than the GOP frontrunner.
Both boys seem nice enough. I would rather vote for either of them before anyone in the GOP's current mess. They've both served their country in the armed forces. William made a show of sleeping on the sidewalk to connect with homeless. Despite being born into the madness of fame and the insanity fortune brings, they haven't made any of the big missteps that are common to those so afflicted. I enjoyed this story. l hope to see them continue to be happy and healthy.

[SWilliams3G]

02:35 AM on 03/12/2012

That's b/c you guys don't pay your GOP frontrunners; our taxes go into paying for the luxurious lives of these 'royals'.

As for joining the armed forces or doing charity work, I think nearly everybody would do the same if they had lives where their every want and need was taken care of - as is the case with these boys.

[WiltonDiary]

03:31 AM on 03/12/2012

Bitter?

[George McAulay]

03:31 AM on 03/12/2012

That's a furphy. Whilst the taxpayers do fork out money for them, the Treasury recoups massive wealth from rentals on Her Majesty's propertys.

[thereisonlyoneparty]

09:27 AM on 03/12/2012

Down to earth?  Because he plays with toys (which he only does because of who he is)?

They have not made mistakes because of their handlers.  Like any other zoo animal they have people who keep them from behaving improperly.

They are not good people.   They are people who have others who are creating a specific image.

[deluk]

10:41 AM on 03/12/2012

"They are people who have others who are creating a specific image"...they pretty much do it themselves, they are not your second rate "Hollywood Stars", if they had others creating a specific image they wouldn't make the appalling mistakes they do.

[AlonzoQuijana]

01:36 AM on 03/12/2012

I'm just waiting for a British tabloid to get a sample of his DNA and Charles'. There is NO WAY that he is related. The Saxe-Coburgs get all horsey-faced in their late 20s, and he still looks pretty handsome.

[WiltonDiary]

03:32 AM on 03/12/2012

He has his mothers genes. Geesh, why all the doubt? So typical of the right just make it up as you go to keep everyone stirred up and going after one another.

He is a respectable young man and was raised well, like they used to do in the USA.

[Urbane Worrier]

05:31 AM on 03/12/2012

How utterly nasty.

Im guessing your father didnt do such a good job.

[DaMojo]

10:26 AM on 03/12/2012

Too right. His father obviously didn't use a strong enough condom.