by Elisa Mala

Prince Harry ventured stateside for his first official solo visit to the U.S. this past weekend, and for a good cause -- he played polo Saturday to benefit the American Friends of Sentebale, a charity he helped found to assist AIDS orphans and impoverished children in southern Africa.
 
"What we need is the opportunity to trade," said Prince Seeiso Bereng Seeiso of Lesotho, who also heads the charity. Acknowledging that handouts remedy problems in the short run, he said that in the long run, "it's not the best thing for Lesotho."

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