Who is Prince Harry's polo playing pal Nacho Figueras? How the Argentinian millionaire 社債d with Duke over polo and charity work - before defending Sussexes in Netflix show

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He's been dubbed the 'David Beckham of Polo' - but who really is Nacho Figueras?

The father-of-four was の中で a handful of?Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's closest confidantes who have appeared in the first three episodes of the couple's Netflix 文書の, which landed on the streaming 壇・綱領・公約 yesterday.

The Argentinian, 45, has been a 声の 支持者 of the Duke and Duchess, and was there in the 早期に days of the couple's romance and later a guest at their wedding.

During his interview in the first episode of the docuseries, he 述べるd Meghan as 'incredible' and 賞賛するd the former actress for 'giving up everything for the man she loves'.

の中で the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's friends who spoke on the Harry and Meghan Netflix 文書の was Ignacio 'Nacho' Figueras, a millionaire polo player and model

He 述べるd how him and his wife, Delfina Blaquier, went for dinner with Prince Harry すぐに after the Prince met the Meghan Markle in 2017.

Nacho said: 'He looked at us and said ''guys, I met a girl, we've just met but I think this might be the one''.

'You could tell 権利 away that those 注目する，もくろむs were those of someone who'd fallen in love.'

Discussing the couple's romantic trip to Botswana, he said: 'They were both going to spend real time with each other so he said it was either going to work or not.'?

Prince Harry and Nacho?put on a tactile 陳列する，発揮する while playing polo together at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club - where they are チーム仲間s in the Los Padres squad

Nacho?has pl ayed polo と一緒に Prince Harry, 38, in さまざまな matches over the years, …に出席するd the 王室の wedding and was の中で the first to 会合，会う his son Archie in 2019 (left, in 2019, and 権利 2021)?

In 2019, Nacho appeared on The Ellen Show and 明らかにする／漏らすd he would happily 'defend his friends' with his life.

The same year, the millionaire told Town and Country magazine: 'What I like the most about [Harry] is how real he is and how serious he is about 改善するing life for kids that have not had the blessings that we've had.'

Nacho, whose personal wealth is 報道によれば $30million, has a 選択 of six fragrances 解放（する）d in 2019, 含むing one 指名するd 'Windsor', which hinted at a 'brotherhood of kindred spirits' with the Duke.

He was の中で the first to 会合，会う the Meghan and Harry's son Archie in 2019, who features ひどく in the new series about the 王室のs.

Figueras 開始する，打ち上げるd his own fragrance in 2019 - on e of the 範囲 is called Windsor, in an 明らかな nod to his 王室の friend

Prince Harry was joined by the 'David Beckham of Polo' and two teen 星／主役にするs on the pitch yesterday as he took the Lisle Nixon 記念の トロフィー at Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club. Picutred is Harry with Nacho Figueres,?Keko Magrini and Juan Guerrero

Over the years, Nacho and Harry have not been shy about their bromance, 特に while celebrating at polo matches.?

They put on a 特に tactile 陳列する，発揮する while playing polo together at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club - where they are チーム仲間s in the Los Padres squad.

The handsome professional player has also been d ubbed the 'David Beckham of polo', and is one of the 最高の，を越す polo players in the world.?

He 持つ／拘留するs a 6-goal 障害（者）, and と一緒に his success in the field has been modeling for Ralph Lauren since 2000.?

A 王室の 事件／事情／状勢: the couple 提起する／ポーズをとるd at St. George Chapel to celebrate the wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle, their の近くに friends; pictured May 2018

But modeling was never the goal for the 競技者, who began his career to earn some extra cash and bring more attention to his beloved sport.?

He was approached by photographer Bruce Weber at a party in?The Hamptons hosted by Calvin Klein's ex-wife Kelly, who encouraged him to get his start in modeling.

While that his career has made him 即時に recognisable as the fac e of polo brand Ralph Lauren, the sport has always been his true passion.?

Born and raised in Buenos 空気／公表するs, Argentina, he started playing the game at the 熟した age of nine?years old?after his father introduced him to the sport.??

Strike a 提起する／ポーズをとる: Nacho recently traveled to Rome, Italy, ahead of 参加するing in the Sentebale polo charity match, which Prince Harry is a co-創立者; pictured in November 2018

He went professional by the time he was just 17 and after a stint in Europe, he ended up at the White Birch Polo Team based in Bridgehampton, New York.?

His love for both polo and 投資するing in charity work is what brought him and Prince Harry together, with the pair 株ing these some ありふれた 利益／興味s.

They have been playing と一緒に each other in charity matches for the past １０年間, 最終的に moving them to becoming の近くに friends.

Both Prince Harry and Nacho played in Sentebale's charity match earlier this year in Rome to raise 基金s for Sentebale, an organization co-設立するd by Prince Harry that supports children and young people 影響する／感情d by HIV in southern Africa.?

得点する／非難する／２０! Nacho congratulates Prince Harry after 得点する／非難する／２０ing during the Sentebale Handa Polo Cup charity match in Rome; pictured May 2019

Polo for charity: Nacho Figueras and Prince Harry 持つ／拘留する the トロフィー after the Sentebale 王室の Salute Polo Cup, which helps raise 基金s to support children and young adults 影響する／感情d by HIV in Lesotho and Botswana; pictured in June 2017

Nacho 株d that he even met the newest member of the 王室の family in London ahead of the match,?Prince Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor.?

The polo 星／主役にする even talked to the 圧力（をかける） at the Sentebale?polo match about Harry's newest 役割 he's undertaken: one as a father.? He 表明するd how he always knew Harry would be a 広大な／多数の／重要な father 'because he has a 広大な／多数の／重要な affinity for children' and that he seems 'very, very happy.'

Not only does Nacho think Meghan and the prince are meant for each other, he is '納得させるd' that the two 設立する each other 'to change the world.'

He took to Instagram< /a>?in May 2019 to 証明する his 忠義 to his friend, 明言する／公表するing: 'The world thinks they know everything about this man. I have been fortunate enough to spend enough time over the years to learn and understand the man he really is.'?

Best pals: Nacho and Prince Harry at the 2018 Sentebale ISPS Handa Polo Cup, with Meghan Markle and Delfina walking behind them; pictured in July 2018

Supporting Harry: Nacho Figueras and Delfina Blaquier …に出席する the Sentebale ISPS Handa Polo Cup in Rome, a charity co-設立するd by the prince; pictured in May 2019

He went on to 述べる the prince as 存在 肉親，親類d, generous, compassionate and '絶えず thinking about how to make the world a better place.'?

Along with forming a special friendship with Prince Harry, the game of polo also brought him to his wife Delfina Blaquier, who is the daughter of an Argentinian polo player.?

The pair first met at a polo match in Buenos 空気／公表するs in 1997 and started dating in 早期に 1998.

They welcomed their first son in 2000, and 結婚する in December 2005. The couple now has four?children together: Hilario, 23; Aurora, 18; Artemo, 14; and Alba, 10.?

Raise a glass: Nacho and Delfina recently …に出席するd the 12th 年次の Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic at Liberty 明言する／公表する Park in Jersey City, New Jersey; pictured in June

Selfie time: The couple glams up ahead of the Sports Legends Dinner to support the Buoniconti 基金 to cure?Paralysis; pictured September 2018

Delfina also grew up in Buenos 空気／公表するs and was born into a polo-playing family, her father 存在 a professional in the sport.?

She went to university and 卒業生（する）d with a degree in landscape design before becoming a professional model and photographer.??

She is an 現れるing fashion designer and co-創立者 of??cheval Pampa, a label that was introduced at Paris Fashion Week AW18.?

The designs are 奮起させるd by her Argentinian 遺産 and 達成するs elevated gaucho style, an equestrian fashion of South American cowboys.?

When in Rome: Delfina 提起する／ポーズをとるs on a lavish staircase in the St. Regis Hotel showing off one of her brand's designs

Famous friends: The couple with tennis 星／主役にする Maria Sharapova and Alexander Gilkes at the Ralph Lauren 50 祝賀 in Central Park; pictured in 2018

?Up, up and away! The family often 選ぶs for 私的な jets for their travels; pictured in July 飛行機で行くing from Santa Barbara, California, to Aspen, Colorado

Ski Trip: The family of six 提起する／ポーズをとる for a photo 頂上に a ski 解除する during one of their vacations in Aspen; pictured in December 2018?

While Nacho is certainly a family man, that doesn't stop him from 投資するing his time in another passion he has: his horses.?

The family owns a?30-acre ranch?outside of Buenos 空気／公表するs, which 含むs a stable home to over 40 world-class polo horses.?

The stables were recently redesigned by Argentinian architect?Juan Ignacio Ramos, who 完全にするd the 38,750-square-foot building built into a hill, 完全にする with a grass-covered roof where the horses can graze.?

The family’s personal home is just a five-minute walk from the stables.?

Happy 復活祭: The Figueras' 提起する／ポーズをとるd for a family photo during 復活祭 週末 at the family stables; pictured April 2019

It runs in the family: the Figueras family, 行方不明の eldest Hilario, ride horses at their stable outside of Buenos 空気／公表するs, Argentina; pictured February 2018

ありそうもない friends: Nacho hung out with Chris ツバメ, lead singer of Coldplay, at his stables in Argentina に引き続いて the last day of his 115-show 小旅行する

にもかかわらず the couple 存在 busy with polo matches, horse 産む／飼育するing, modeling and running their own 商売／仕事, they still find time to …に出席する some of the grandest events.?

Given the の近くに friendship between Nacho and the prince, it was no surprise then that they were の中で the few …に出席するing perhaps one of the most 排除的 events of the １０年間: the 王室の wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.?

The couple may have been 影を投げかけるd at the event by 星／主役にするs such as singer Ellie Goulding, David and Victoria Beckham, Elton John and Oprah Winfrey, but their 出席 確認するs how much their friendship is valu ed by the 王室の couple.?

In the bombshell 文書の:?

• Harry （人命などを）奪う，主張するs he was 'brought up by friends in Africa' in fresh attack on Charles
• Meghan and Harry 株d pictures from Archie's first birthday party
• The couple 明らかにする／漏らすd what really happened on their first date
• The Sussexes 株d unseen photos with their beloved dogs
• Meghan 解除するs the lid on her 'amazing' first Christmas at Sandringham
• Netflix show is branded a 'TV 爆弾' for the 王室の family

A 王室の 事件／事情／状勢: the couple 提起する／ポーズをとるd at St. George Chapel to celebrate the wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle, their の近くに friends; pictured May 2018

Friends in high places: The couple …に出席するd the Windsor Cup in Florida to 利益 the Michael J. Fox 創立／基礎; pictured in February 2018 with Salvatore and Tini Ferragamo and 実業家 Galen Weston, owner of the UK 高級な retailer Selfridges