Meghan Markle’s Cameo in Prince Harry’s ‘Polo’ Netflix Show Goes Viral
Meghan Markle’s brief stint in Prince Harry‘s new Netflix show Polo went viral on TikTok as fans praised her Spanish.
The Duke of Sussex is himself scarcely in the five-part series as the couple take a step back from front-of-camera roles.
However, they do show up in the opening scenes of the final episode, which was partly shot at the Royal Salute Polo Challenge at Grand Champions Polo Club, in Wellington, Florida, on April 12, 2024.
Meghan was filmed hugging one of Harry’s fellow competitors before holding a brief conversation in Spanish.
Meghan Markle in Beverly Hills, California, on December 4, 2024. Meghan has a walk-on part in Prince Harry’s new Netflix show “Polo.”
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The duchess put a hand up to her face, momentarily blocking the view of the camera as she settled into the conversation.
A clip of the moment went viral on TikTok where it was liked 17,000 times and viewed 235,000 times having been posted with the message: “Spanish speaking queen!! POLO streaming now on Netflix.”
In the clip, Adolpho Cambiaso, Harry’s teammate, asks, “Do you speak Spanish?” while the prince says, “He knows I don’t,” before suggesting he speaks a little.
The exchange starts with Meghan giving Cambiaso a hug and saying hello in Spanish before Harry points out she is fluent.
Meghan replies: “I lived there about 20 years ago in Palermo Viejo. Las Cañitas too.”
“That’s great,” Cambiaso said. “That’s where the polo fields were.”
Meghan could also be seen placing a reassuring hand on Harry’s arm as the trio laughed about the fact the prince could not join the conversation.
One fan replied to the TikTok video: “She’s so poised and elegant and they have such a nice relationship.”
Early reviews of the show saw it criticized at both ends of the political spectrum with the New York Post running the headline: “Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s ‘boring’ Netflix ‘Polo’ doc slammed by critics.”
The Guardian review awarded just two stars and read: “Polo is the stupidest, most obnoxious sport known to humanity.
“It’s the playground of the rich. It’s a sport where fixtures are chosen by popping confetti-filled balloons, like a nightmarish gender-reveal party.
“It requires incredible wealth, usually inherited, which means you could tip a bucket of paint over the entire sport and not hit a single person who even remotely qualified as an underdog.
“It’s a show about privileged people showing us exactly how privileged they are, which means there isn’t a lot of drama to be found.”
Jack Royston is chief royal correspondent for Newsweek, based in London. You can find him on X, formerly Twitter, at @jack_royston and read his stories on Newsweek‘s The Royals Facebook page.
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