PRINCE Charles continued his winning streak at the Beaufort Polo Club at the weekend when he and Prince William won the exhibition Calcot Manor Hotel Cup for the second year running.
The three-day polo tournament and country fair, at Westonbirt, raised more than £50,000 for the Countryside Foundation for Education.
The 65,000 spectators were treated to an exciting final for the Argentine Club Cup on Saturday, when the Cowdry Park Club convincingly beat their rivals at the Royal Berkshire Club.
Sunday's exhibition match saw the Highgrove team, including Prince Charles, Prince William and England player Malcolm Borwick beat the Graf Capital team 4-3.
The country fair featured an extensive array of trade stands and country food stalls. There was also quad biking, archery and laser clay shooting and demonstrations of falconry and sheepdog trials.
Beaufort Club chairman Simon Tomlinson said: "Jemima Parry-Jones' falconry display and Katy Cropper's hilarious sheep dog, duck dog demonstration were as popular as ever, while children and adults alike took advantage of the free participation events including archery, mini quad biking and laser clay shooting.
"The tented shopping village and country market provided excellent early Christmas shopping, and the Morris dancers and jazz band added to the carnival atmosphere at the fair.
"I was able to present a cheque for £50,000 raised by the weekend's events to Simon Clarke, a trustee of the Countryside Foundation for Education.
"I would like to express my appreciation to all the sponsors, particularly Calcot Manor Hotel and Harvey Nash. Their generous support made the weekend such a huge success."
The Country Fair is one of the highlights of the Beaufort's calendar.
On the Beaufort side were England stars Luke Tomlinson and newly appointed captain Henry Brett. The matches were played at handicap 28, one of the highest levels in polo.
Although the Beaufort side played well they were hampered by Henry Brett suffering from flu.
Photographs appear with this story in this week's Gazette & Herald
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