While on his recent trip to the UK, Prince Harry joined a fun-filled farm animal yoga session on Saturday that went slightly awry.
The Duke of Sussex was surrounded by six freely roaming nanny goats and their kids as he took part in a yoga class with a farm animal twist during a visit to military bereavement charity, Scotty’s Little Soldiers summer festival at Maxstoke Castle, Warwickshire, on 11 July. While yoga is typically a way to unwind and relax the body, the session didn’t quite go that way for Harry who found himself being trampled on by the animals while lying on the ground on a mat inside the pen.
At one point during the session, one mischievous goat surprised the royal by stepping on his crotch, prompting Harry to break out in laughter and cover the area with his hands. “Ow,” he exclaimed. “What are you doing?”, Harry asked the culprit.
The royal didn’t appear to take himself too seriously in the class as the group was encouraged to try an array of different yoga poses and mimic the animal sounds to “channel the spirit” of goats. Instead of the classic “downward dog” pose, there were “downward goats” to be on theme with the day.
Following goat yoga, Harry chipped in to help feed the farm animals. “Do you feel connected? Are they supposed to jump on your back?” he asked some of the children.
© POOL/AFP via Getty ImagesHarry’s UK visit
Harry returned to the UK last week to mark the one-year countdown of the Invictus Games, which will be held in Birmingham next year. The royal’s trip has included several solo engagements, including participating in wheelchair rugby and a pickleball exhibition match while at the one-year-to-go event at the National Exhibition Centre on 10 July.
Ahead of his visit to Scotty’s Little Soldiers over the weekend, Harry was joined by his wife, Meghan Markle, and their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, for a private family reunion with his father, King Charles.
HELLO! can confirm the Duke of Sussex travelled to Charles’ Gloucestershire residence, Highgrove House, where he was hosted by the monarch and Queen Camilla.
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