Prince Harry gets his stretch for playing polo with Meghan watching

Prince Harry may be far above the pond, but he’s still a Briton – just look at him galloping with a cane in his hand as he tries to hit a ball … all the way over here in sunny California!

The Duke of Sussex got his polo last Friday during a match at the Santa Barbara Polo and Racquets Club, where we’re told he was playing on a team called Los Padres (the green jerseys, it seems) with a friend of his … and apparently this happened at the last minute.

In any case, Hare clearly needed to stretch it out before getting on the horse to ride – and he did just that … with some mid-level squats and an extra effort to train his glutes.

Of course … his wife, Meghan Markle, was also there to watch her prince do his thing – and when Harry was first on the field … it seems he saw a serious act. The guy has been playing for a long time, BTW, all the way back to his youth … so the sport comes naturally.

This should make him feel at home … which is nice, as he’s kind of holding London at arm’s length at the moment – this after his brief visit recently to see meemaw.

He told Hoda Kotb not so long ago that he missed his family … but avoided follow-up when his brother and father were specifically brought up – referring to the ongoing rift.