--- title: Meghan Markle, Prince Harry's Polo Match Kiss Becomes Meme description: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's congratulatory kiss at the Sentebale charity polo match inspired the Internet to make a meme of the moment. canonical: https://time.com/5351186/meghan-markle-prince-harry-polo-match-kiss-meme/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-07-27T14:36:33.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:54:03.285Z og:title: Polo Player Has Fun With Meghan Markle Kissing Prince Harry og:description: He thinks that photo is just as fun as you do og:url: https://time.com/5351186/meghan-markle-prince-harry-polo-match-kiss-meme/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltff217c8b9c93043f/6989368186f68e77106e9c1f/meghan-markle-prince-harry-kiss-meme.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: Sentebale Polo 2018 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Polo Player Has Fun With Meghan Markle Kissing Prince Harry twitter:description: He thinks that photo is just as fun as you do twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltff217c8b9c93043f/6989368186f68e77106e9c1f/meghan-markle-prince-harry-kiss-meme.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Polo Player in That Photo of Meghan Markle Kissing Prince Harry Has Jokes > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jul 27, 2018 2:36 PM UTC  WINDSOR, ENGLAND - JULY 26: Nacho Figuares of Sentebale St. Regis presents the Sentebale Polo 2018 trophy as Meghan Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry Duke of Sussex kiss after the Sentebale Polo 2018 held at the Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club on July 26, 2018 in Windsor, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) WINDSOR, ENGLAND - JULY 26: Nacho Figuares of Sentebale St. Regis presents the Sentebale Polo 2018 trophy as Meghan Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry Duke of Sussex kiss after the Sentebale Polo 2018 held at the Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club on July 26, 2018 in Windsor, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) Chris Jackson—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jul 27, 2018 2:36 PM UTC Newlyweds Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry’s [congratulatory kiss at the Sentebale charity polo match](http://time.com/5349807/meghan-markle-supports-prince-harrys-love-of-polo-and-charity/) in Windsor on Thursday was not only [a rare instance of royal PDA](http://time.com/5222224/meghan-markle-harry-pda-prince-william-kate-middleton/), but also the inspiration for the Internet’s latest meme. Harry and Meghan’s kiss followed Meghan’s presenting the trophy to Prince Harry and team captain Nacho Figueras after their team won by 5-4\. Figueras holding the trophy while Harry and Meghan shared an intimate smooch sums up what we’ve all felt when we’ve been the third wheel, something the Internet felt intensely and made into a meme accordingly in less than a day’s time. 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