Price named as polo tournament patron

Model Katie Price was today unveiled as the patron of a polo tournament.

The Duke of Essex Polo Trophy will see British and Argentinean teams competing against each other in the grounds of the Gaynes Park Estate, near Epping.

Keen horsewoman Price will officially start the match, present the trophy to the winning side and take part in a charity fashion show during the day-long event, which takes place on 4 July.

The tournament will benefit the charity Vision, which helps blind children and those with visual impairment or dyslexia.

The event is intended to appeal to a wide audience, including those without specialist knowledge of the sport.

Last month Price announced her separation from her husband of three-and-a-half years, Peter Andre, with whom she has two children.

Her first public appearance after the split was to model her line of horse-related clothing, KP Equestrian.