King of waves.
Prince Harry recently took his young son Prince Archie with him. Surfing legend Kelly Slater's surfing schoolThis has led to speculation that the royal father wants to teach his eldest son how to ride.
A photo of a father and son duo riding jet skis at Slater's Surf Ranch in Lemoore, California was posted, but has since been deleted. on instagram Wednesday by professional surfer Raimana Van Bastler.
Harry, 40, was wearing a black wetsuit and had a surfboard on his lap, sitting behind Van Bastler and Archie, 5, who were riding a jet ski.
The photo was included in Reel and the surfer captioned it, “Don't hate, be happy and keep smiling.” Brother Harry, let's move towards 2025! ”
The Tahitian surfer deleted the video before reposting a new version that didn't include the photo of Archie.
The post also included a snapshot of the Duke of Sussex riding a wave and one of the Dukes of Sussex and Mr Van Bastler smiling underwater while holding a surfboard.
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle, 43, rarely share images of their son Archie and his three-year-old sister Princess Lilibet with the public, apart from holiday cards and the occasional birthday photo.
The Sussexes' 2024 holiday card included a photo of the children running toward their parents' outstretched arms outdoors, with the family dog by their side.
However, Archie and Lilibet's faces are not visible in this snap.
Prince Harry reportedly took up surfing after Meghan Markle I bought him a lesson He celebrated his 36th birthday in 2020, the same year the couple stepped down as senior royal staff and moved to Montecito, California.
It is believed that Prince Harry has since become friends with Mr Van Bustler.
This surfer known as “Tahitian Royalty” has ridden some of the most amazing waves on record.
Last October, he posted another video Prince Harry taking on the waves.
“In Tahiti we still call him Prince Harry. But at Surf Ranch, that's my brother,” Van Bustler captioned the post. “It was an honor to surf with me and Kelly Slater.”
At the beginning of the clip, Harry was sitting behind Van Bustler on a jet ski, surfboard in hand. The surf pro then yelled for Harry to jump off the jet ski and stand up on the board. The prince immediately stood on his surfboard and rode the waves for nearly a minute.
Slater's Surf Ranch is famous for its one-of-a-kind man-made 6-foot barrel waves that reach up to 2,300 feet in height.
It is the only artificial wave certified by the World Surf League, making Slater's Surf Ranch a suitable venue for hosting top-level competitions.
On the same day that Meghan officially returned to Instagram, she shared Prince Harry's surfing exploits, posting a black-and-white video of him running along a beach and writing “2025'' in the sand. It was done.
