Here are some photos of Prince William and Prince Harry over the weekend at the Maserati Royal Charity Polo Trophy Match. Surprisingly, Harry didn’t play. He was just there to socialize, and he spent a lot of time with Zara Phillips and her daughter Mia. William was there to play, and the photos of William in his polo gear just remind me that Harry is The Hot One.

To celebrate Father’s Day (in Britain and America yesterday), William posted a special message. He celebrated his third Father’s Day this year, and he used the day to encourage fathers to be hands-on with their kids about their mental health. Here’s the message:

“Today I celebrate my third Father’s Day as a father. For me it is a day not just to celebrate how fortunate I am for my young family, but to reflect on just how much I’ve learned about fatherhood and the issues facing fathers in all walks of life. In particular, it is a time to reflect on my responsibility to look after not just the physical health of my two children, but to treat their mental needs as just as important a priority.

“Along with Catherine and Harry, I have been spending a lot of time working on issues around mental health. What we have seen time and time again is that so many of the issues that adolescents and adults are dealing with can be linked to unresolved childhood challenges…While the circumstances of any one situation are unique, it is clear that many families could have been helped if they had found it easier to talk openly about mental health challenges in the home.”

“So on this Father’s Day, I encourage all fathers to take a moment to ask their children how they are doing. Take the opportunity to discuss how you are coping with life and fatherhood with your wife, partner or with your friends. And know that if your son or daughter ever needs help, they need their father’s guidance and support just as much as they need their mother’s.”

[From Hello Magazine]

“…They need their father’s guidance and support just as much as they need their mother’s…” While it would be easy to nitpick and extrapolate that William is somehow saying that single parents aren’t getting it done, I don’t think he means that at all. He’s simply trying to give a pretty basic message to men/fathers that they should care about their kids’ mental health in addition to their kids’ physical well-being.

Also: The Daily Mail’s gossip girl says that William and Kate are considering making an addition to their family. Not another baby – yet. But another puppy! Lupo the cocker spaniel might be getting a dog brother or sister soon. The Cambridges are looking into adopting a Bolonka Zwetna puppy, which is an Italian breed variant of the bichon – you can see a photo of a random Bolonka Zwetna puppy here. They’re very cute, but I bet Lupo would like a bigger dog friend. People forget that the Cambridge kids also got a hamster named Marvin this year too.

Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame/Flynet.