The Duke of Sussex reportedly received surf lessons as a gift from his wife Meghan Markle
is immersing himself in a California pastime — surfing!
On Oct. 16, professional surfer Raimana Van Bastolaer posted a new video of the Duke of Sussex, 40, showing off his surfing skills. Van Bastolaer said that the surfing excursion happened at Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch, a man-made wave facility in Lemoore, California.
“In tahiti, we still call you Prince harry but at surfranch, it’s my Brother,. It was an honor to have you surf with me & at ,” Van Bastolaer wrote on , tagging photographer Todd Glaser and three other accounts.
The minute-long video showed Harry wearing a dark top and shorts and hopping up on a surfboard as Van Bastolaer seemingly shared words of encouragement — as well as some technical tips!
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“Get up, move up,” the Tahitian surf pro told Prince Harry as he found his footing. As the Duke of Sussex navigated the waves, Van Bastolaer shouted phrases including, “Love you brother,” “Move your shoulder” and “Keep going.”
He also shared an action shot of Harry surfing through the tunnel of a wave, called a barrel, on his Instagram Stories with an approving caption. “Pretty deep brother Harry,” he wrote.
When Prince Harry and relocated from the U.K. to her home state of California in 2020, it was reported that she bought him surf lessons as a birthday present when he turned 36.
The Duke of Sussex has also previously crossed paths with “surfing royalty” Slater and Van Bastolaer, and the trio spent time together at the in Austin, Texas in October 2023, the reported.
In the past, Harry and Meghan have met with groups that use surfing as a mechanism to promote positive mental health. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex saw the work of in Cape Town, South Africa during their royal tour of the continent in 2019, and learned more about while visiting Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia during their royal tour there in 2018.
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The local surfing community group is dedicated to raising awareness for mental health and well-being in an engaging way, and Sam Schumacher told PEOPLE Harry touched on his own struggles when the royal couple joined their “anti-bad vibe circle” for a discussion.
“Basically he showed us that actually opening up and talking about your emotions is a sign of strength, not a sign of weakness,” Schumacher said. “And the sooner you can do that, it actually helps you so much. That was the thing that helped him so much.”
It’s been a sporty week for Prince Harry and his brother, , who practiced throwing a football (the American version!) during a with the NFL Foundation UK on Oct. 15.
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