Prince Harry fell off of a pony while playing polo to raise money for the Sentebale children’s charity in Barbados over the weekend. After the fall, Harry told reporters that neither he nor the horse were seriously injured:

I’m a bit sore but it was all for a good cause so it was worthwhile in the end. Basically the horse slipped from underneath me, which does happen occasionally and is a but unfortunate.

It probably looks very dramatic because I was trying to throw myself clear of the horse. I’m a bit sore but the horse is ok though.

Harry went on to explain that he was initially angry because he was afraid that his fall had cost the children’s charity a $100,000 donation. He said,

The reason why I was throwing my mallet down was because I met this nice businessman at dinner last night who offered me $50,000 for Sentebale if I fell off my horse today. His wife turned round and said ‘that’s a bit harsh, you should give him $100,000 if he stays on.’ And he agreed to seal the deal on that.

So when I fell off, I threw down my mallet and shouted: “What a waste of $100,000!” I was furious with myself. Fortunately this extremely generous gentleman has already been in touch and told us that it was the clear that the horse fell over, rather than I fell off it, so he was happy to honour the $100,000. What a star!

The Sentebale children’s charity was co-founded by Harry in memory of his mother, the late Princess Diana. Donations to the charity help to support AIDS orphans in Lesotho.