Having just returned from his Outback adventure, Prince Harry is trying to decide what to do for the next stage of his gap year. The 19-year-old is set to meet with his father, Prince Charles, and Clarence House press secretary Michael Peat, in order to make plans for 2004.
The young royal spent the last few months working as a "Jackaroo" on an Australian cattle ranch. And it is rumoured he will continue to work on his equine skills, by heading out to Argentina to play polo.
The Latin American nation has long been home to the world's greatest polo players. And a few months of training there would the ideal way to hone his skills, not to mention his linguistic abilities.
"They are likely to give Argentina that thumbs up," said a royal source. "It will be much like Australia, which he very much enjoyed, but he will be able to learn from the finest players in the world. The only difficulty is that he'll have to learn Spanish."
A Palace spokesman has meanwhile confirmed that, despite tabloid reports to the contrary, the Prince will not enrol at Sandhurst for another year. "At the moment Harry is enjoying some private time at home," he said. "We will announce his plans when we are ready in the New Year, but he certainly won't be attending Sandhurst until at least 2005."
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