About Prince Harry. A real prince

Prince Harry will soon say goodbye to his bachelor status: according to media reports, at the end of January he proposed to the star of the series “Suits” Meghan Markle. Before meeting the 35-year-old actress, 32-year-old Prince Harry was known as a famous womanizer: he had about two dozen novels to his name. ELLE remembered all the girls who also competed for the heart of Britain's most eligible bachelor.

At the age of 20, Prince Harry had an affair with TV presenter Natalie Pinkham, who is six years older than him. Their romance ended quickly. In 2009, when Harry broke up with Chelsy Davy, they resumed their relationship, but again not for long.

About the daughter of Zimbabwean billionaire Charles Davey, Chelsea, Prince Harry has repeatedly said that she was his “first true love" They met back in school years- Chelsea studied next door. In 2004, Harry and Chelsea met in South Africa, where Harry came to support an AIDS charity in Lesotho and where Chelsea studied at the University of Cape Town. The couple's relationship was very unstable: they broke up in 2007, got back together a few months later, and separated again in early 2009. They dated others for about six months and then resumed their romance. In the summer of 2010, Prince Harry and Chelsy Davy decided to separate completely. Davey explained this by saying that she does not imagine herself as a member of the royal family. A year after the breakup, Harry invited her to the wedding of his brother Prince William and Kate Middleton - out of old friendship.

Australian singer and actress Natalie Imbruglia is almost 10 years older than Prince Harry, but this did not interfere with their relationship. A short affair happened in 2009. They were first spotted together at a concert The group Killers in London's Hyde Park, during which they constantly hugged and kissed. The couple broke up fairly quickly: at that time, Prince Harry was not constancy.

British TV presenter Caroline Flack was another woman in whose arms Harry sought solace during his break from his relationship with Chelsy Davy in 2009. Over the course of a couple of months, they had dinner together several times and flirted on social networks, but Flack could not stand the increased attention from the press - as a result, Caroline and Harry quickly separated.

Bikini model Florence Brudenel-Bruce and Prince Harry dated for just one summer, in 2011. In the fall, Harry left to serve in Afghanistan, and their relationship ended.

Prince Harry had only a few dates with the lead singer of the British band The Saturdays, Mollie King, in 2012. They went to Bunga Bunga karaoke together a couple of times - and nothing more serious.

Cressida Bonas was considered one of the best contenders for the role of the wife of Princess Diana's youngest son. Bonas is the granddaughter of Earl Edward Curzon and the daughter of the popular 60s model Mary-Gail Curzon and director large company MacCulloch & Wallis by Geoffrey Bonas. I introduced them cousin Harry, Princess Eugenie, at one of the social events in 2012. Over the two years of their romance, they broke up several times and finally in 2014, even despite numerous rumors about the wedding that circulated until the end of 2015.

At the Formula 1 Grand Prix after-party in 2015, Harry fell in love with the German model of Russian origin, Anastasia Guseva. “I met Harry on the stairs. He came very close, smiled and invited us to the VIP area. He touched my hair, kissed my neck, we danced and kissed,” Guseva recalled about that party. The model and the prince did not have a serious romance: after that they were no longer seen together.

Amid rumors of a renewed relationship and a possible engagement between Prince Harry and Cressida Bonas, in 2015, the son of Prince Charles had an affair with Doctor Who star Jenna Coleman. Guests at a party after the Audi Polo Challenge charity match at Ascot saw Harry flirting with the actress. A couple of days later, the prince and the actress were already having fun together in one of the London bars. Then they went to different parts of the world: Prince Harry - to South Africa, and the actress went to America to film the series. Coleman later insisted that she had only friendship with Harry.

After the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, many believed ideal option for Harry younger sister Duchess Catherine, Pippa Middleton. They said that mutual sympathy appeared just at the wedding of William and Kate, but they began dating only in 2015. Pippa was the first to take the initiative, but after several dinners together they realized that nothing serious would come of it. This May, Pippa Middleton is marrying millionaire James Matthews.

In February 2015, the grandson of the Queen of Great Britain was accused of having an affair with Emma Watson. Insiders said that Harry was really in love with the star of the Harry Potter films and had secret dates with her several times. “World, remember our little conversation about not believing everything the press writes? - Watson responded to the rumors. “You don’t have to marry a prince to become a princess.” By the way, Emma really became a princess: on March 16, the film “Beauty and the Beast” will be released in cinemas, in which the actress played the role of the Disney heroine Belle.

Prince Harry never got further than flirting with model and actress Cara Delevingne. They first met in 2013 at Princess Beatrice's picnic, and then dined together several times. In 2016, Cara’s colleague in the film “Suicide Squad” Margot Robbie said that Delevingne once mentioned that she was writing “drunk sms” to Prince Harry. By the way, then Margot herself began to correspond with Harry, at the suggestion of Cara Delevingne, who introduced them.

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Full name: Henry Charles Albert David Windsor Date of birth: September 15, 1984 Place of birth: London, UK Height: 188 cm Title: His Royal Highness Prince Harry of Wales. Harry and family Harry was born on 18 September 1984 at 4.20am at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington. central region London, and on December 21, 1984 he was baptized by the Archbishop of Canterbury in St. George's Chapel, Windsor, where he received the name Henry Charles Albert David Windsor. Prince Harry is the younger of the two sons of the Prince of Wales and Princess Diana. The grandson of Queen Elizabeth II, he is third in line to the British throne. Princess Diana, who did not receive enough parental affection as a child, surrounded her sons with care and attention, so little Harry, like his older brother, had a happy childhood. Diana insisted that her children not be educated in isolation, as befits royal offspring, but go to school where they could interact with their peers. That's why Harry first visited kindergarten Mrs Mynors, went to Wetherby School in London in September 1987, and in 1992 joined Prince William at the prestigious Ludgrove School in Berkshire, where he studied for the next five years. In 1997, Harry's happy childhood ended suddenly: on August 31, Princess Diana died in a car accident. Harry was 12 years old when he was left without a mother, his brother William was 15.
At Lady Di's funeral, her orphaned brothers walked behind her coffin. They behaved courageously and steadfastly, as befits real men, although they could not hold back their tears. Since childhood, Harry grew up to be an athletic and dexterous guy. In physical education he always had a solid A, because the young prince loves sports, be it football, rugby, skiing or polo (he plays the latter sport quite professionally).

Harry and the service In September 1998, Harry entered Eton College, where he graduated with honors, and after that he devoted one year to travel and work. In May 2005, Harry entered the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He successfully completed a 44-week training course and was commissioned into the Royal Horse Guards in April 2006 with the rank of second lieutenant. Harry successfully completed 10 months of pilot training combat helicopter"Apache" may return to Afghanistan as early as 2012. Apache helicopter pilot qualifications are awarded to a very small percentage of the most talented applicants from total number military helicopter pilots.
Harry and charity He spent several months in Australia and Argentina, and then went to Africa, where he worked and did charity work, in particular, he filmed documentary about the difficult life of orphans in Lesotho. Harry continues the legacy of his mother, who was passionate about charity, and has already raised more than $2 million to help those in need.
In April, Harry joined an expedition of disabled veterans on a journey to the North Pole. “This extraordinary expedition will help people understand the debt our country owes to those who fight for it and who return with wounds and scars, physical and emotional.” Harry in life Until the age of 17, Harry practically did not get into the lens of the paparazzi, who were completely captivated by his older brother, handsome William. However, when Harry turned from a red-haired, freckled boy into a slender, tall young man with a mischievous sparkle in his eyes, he suddenly began to attract the attention of journalists and girls from all over the planet! In 2001, in the ranking of Britain's sexiest men, he immediately took 11th place, while his brother was not included in the list at all. And I must say that female attention the younger Prince of Wales is not left out. Girls like him, and often boasted of his victories on the love front to his comrades, and Love letters, kept by Harry, according to rumors, occupy two secretaries. In addition, unlike his older brother, who until recently had a crystal clear reputation, Harry was never distinguished by exemplary behavior. Harry and Chelsea As for the young prince’s personal life, he has been dating Chelsea Davy since 2003.



Updated 01/05/11 15:25: For those who haven't heard Harry's voice Updated 01/05/11 15:32: Updated 01/05/11 16:57: Updated 01/05/11 16:59: Updated 01/05/11 16:59: Updated 01/05/11 19:44: Coat of arms of Harry One of the main gifts that Harry received on his 18th birthday was his personal coat of arms, the design of which was personally approved by his grandmother. The emblem incorporates elements from the family coat of arms of the House of Spencer, an exception to the traditions of the British monarchy. William's coat of arms. Find 10 differences. Harry's coat of arms is similar in essence to the coat of arms created especially for his older brother William two years ago. It features a lion, unicorn, shield and crown. From the House of Spencer, Harry's coat of arms took the pattern that decorates the collars of the lion and unicorn, as well as the shield. The same pattern appears on the Wilm coat of arms.

Childhood and family

It is known that a prince was born for a week ahead of schedule, and the difficult labor lasted more than nine hours. The family called the boy Harry for short, and soon he began to introduce himself by that name.

The red-haired, mischievous prince immediately became the object of attention of the paparazzi. And as he grew up, he more than once found himself the hero of scandalous publications and love affairs.

Harry grew up as an artistic and athletic child; Lady Di abandoned the tradition of raising royal offspring at home and sent her sons to Jane Simors kindergarten, after which both boys became students primary school Wetherby and then Ludgrove School. Harry was involved in horse riding, but was most interested in military affairs.

The boys took the tragic death of their mother in August 1997 with steadfastness, but the more reserved William was never able to establish a relationship with Lady Camilla, whom their father married a few years later. Prince Harry, on the contrary, fell in love with his stepmother and, with his characteristic spontaneity, stated in an interview that Camilla is not at all like the evil stepmother from fairy tales.

In 1998, the prince entered Eton, where his brother was already studying. In college, the royal earned a reputation as a bully and graduated in 2003 with very modest results. Somewhat later, he admitted to his father that it was in college that he first tried marijuana, learned to smoke and became addicted to alcohol. How much of this is true is unknown, but sports achivments The prince is told the opposite: he was considered the best player on the college rugby team, played excellent cricket and was a brilliant swimmer. Harry also entered, and voluntarily, into cadet corps, where I passed my initial military training, which weaklings and drug addicts, of course, are not capable of.

Prince Charles was frankly frightened by his son's words; without hesitation, he took his son to rehabilitation center for drug addicts and alcoholics Featherstone Lodge, so that they, as they say, learn first-hand about the hellish horrors that await every drug addict.

Adulthood. Britain's favorite

Harry's work in the charitable field was noted as outstanding and selfless, and the crowned grandmother became proud of her beloved grandson, whose photos with African children did not leave the front pages of the media. However, in the same year, Harry suddenly appeared at a party in the uniform of the African Wehrmacht troops with a swastika patch, which should have erupted into a huge scandal, but the sincere apology that the prince made was accepted by the offended anti-fascist and Jewish organizations.

In the spring of 2005, the prince was enrolled at Sandhurst Academy, after which he was sent to serve in the Royal Horse Guards. For a year, Harry served in Windsor, but decided to go to Iraq, which all the newspapers trumpeted, and soon intelligence agents received information that an attempt would be made on Harry's life in Iraq. Both his father and brother, and especially his grandmother, who saw in Harry an undeniable resemblance to Consort King Philip in his youth, opposed his departure to Iraq, and then Harry went to Afghanistan, where he served as an aircraft gunner until 2008. When information about his exact location fell into the hands of journalists, Harry was forced to leave the unit and return to Britain.

Two years later, the prince again went to fight in Afghanistan. After completing military piloting courses, he received the rank of captain in the British Air Force and during his second term of service he even eliminated one of the Taliban leaders. A bounty was placed on the prince's head, and the queen personally recalled her beloved grandson from the military base.

Returning to his homeland, Harry acted as the initiator and organizer of international sports games for military personnel who received disabilities during their service. In 2015, Harry visited the United States and met with Barack Obama and his wife, who helped bring the Invictus Games to the attention of the American public, and the games took place in the spring of 2016 in Orlando, Florida.

Prince Harry's personal life

The prince does not hide the fact that his first love was Chelsea Davy, a pretty blonde and the daughter of a media tycoon who made a fortune from the Safari organization. The lovers' relationship lasted from approximately 2004 to 2009, but Chelsea refused to become a princess and initiated the breakup. A year later, Harry and Chelsea attempted to renew their relationship, but they failed.

Harry's series of short-term romances with TV personalities Natalie Pinkham and Caroline Flack, singers Camilla Romstrand, Ellie Goulding and Mollie King and an actress who belonged to an ancient family of British aristocrats, Crissinda Bonas, were interrupted after the prince met Meghan Markle, an actress who starred in several television projects. Despite her European appearance, the blood of African slaves flows in Megan’s veins, which, however, was not an obstacle to their marriage, which took place at the end of May 2018. Duke and Duchess of Sussex

It is known that the new Windsors concluded marriage contract, which was an unprecedented case in the history of the royal family, as well as the presence of African-American blood in the veins of the beautiful Meghan, who became the Duchess of Sussex.

In March 2019, the couple paid tribute to the victims of the terrorist attack in New Zealand, and before that they paid a visit to the British ambassador in Morocco, staying in the country for several days. The birth of the first child in the family of the Dukes of Sussex took place on May 6, 2019 - a boy was born, who, according to rumors, was to be named Arthur. The godparents will be Jessica Mulroney, Meghan's stylist and friend, and Nicholas Van Cutsem, a close friend of Harry, who, by the way, is already the godfather of Prince Louis, the son of Prince William and

GettyImages The whole world doubted that he would propose to her. Meghan Markle is not at all a representative of the English aristocracy. An American actress, divorced, daughter of a dark-skinned mother - there are a lot of arguments against the heir to the British throne declaring her his bride. But that’s what happened in the end.

Not a childish test

Prince Harry was born when the marriage of his parents, Prince Charles of Wales and Princess Diana, was already falling apart at the seams. The father was upset when he found out that the second child was also a boy. But Diana doted on both of her sons.

Lady Di insisted that William and Harry attend a regular school, have the opportunity to see the life of ordinary Britons, and sometimes even take her sons to McDonald's.

The divorce of their parents was a difficult experience for the boys. Now they rarely saw their mother and always - under the gun of paparazzi cameras. But an even more severe ordeal was Diana’s death in a car accident in August 1997.

Harry was only 12 years old at the time. Together with his older brother, father and maternal uncle, he walked in the funeral procession behind Diana’s coffin, never even allowing himself to cry.

“No child should be forced to do what I had to do,” he would say many years later about that painful experience.

Breaking Bad

It was the trauma from the death of his mother that largely influenced the further behavior of the growing up prince. Harry was the only member of the British royal family whose actions regularly gave rise to scandals and gossip.

A “naked” party in Las Vegas, when the prince played strip billiards, a costumed appearance in a uniform reminiscent of a Nazi one - Harry made one official apology after another, but at the same time continued to lead a far from ideal lifestyle.

They were united by a craving for freedom and protest against generally accepted rules and conventions. After graduating from a girls' school in London, Chelsea attended the University of Cape Town, but ended up deferring her studies to travel the world.

Their romance with Harry blossomed when the prince visited Africa on a charity visit. For five years - from 2004 to 2009 - they came together and then diverged, and during periods of cooling, Chelsea did not hesitate to date other men.

Harry calls her his first true love. A year after the final breakup, he invited Chelsea to Prince William's wedding as his girlfriend. After watching how they become princesses, Chelsea emphatically stated that she was not ready to become part of the royal family.

“This life is not for me,” she decided, and Harry had to come to terms with it.

Great game

The next person the press “married” Harry was the Englishwoman Cressida Bonas. Both the origin of the girl (Cressida is the granddaughter of Count Edward Curzon) and the duration of the novel spoke in favor of this union. They dated for two whole years - this is longer than all other affairs that happened after the prince broke up with Davey.

During his relationship with Cressida, Harry had already served in Afghanistan. Personal participation in military operations greatly influenced his behavior: the prince matured, settled down and no longer did anything that would make his grandmother blush.

Rumors about Harry's engagement and wedding to Cressida circulated long after their separation in 2014.

For two whole years, Prince Harry became the most eligible bachelor peace. And then I met Meghan Markle.

Half black, half white

Megan has faced the problem of her own self-identity since childhood. Her mother is African American and her father is white. Her parents divorced when the girl was only 2 years old, but Megan remained in a very close relationship with her father.

When one day at school she had to fill out a form that asked her to check a “black” or “white” box, Megan skipped the question.

And the best way out of the situation was her father’s action. He bought a set of dolls for Megan with different colored dolls and modeled her family: a black mom, a white dad and two daughters with different skin colors.

It was this fact of Meghan Markle’s biography that the British tabloids used for provocative articles. Will a “black” actress become a member of the royal family? Where is the queen looking?

In November 2016, a few months into their relationship, Kensington Palace issued an official statement.

“The Prince's girlfriend, Meghan Markle, has been the target of harassment, some of which has spilled over into the public sphere - front-page coverage in a national newspaper, racially charged comments and inappropriately sexist and racist comments from media trolls. "Prince Harry is concerned for Ms. Markle's safety and is very upset that he did not have the opportunity to protect her."

After this, the tone of newspaper publications changed to a more respectful one, but Megan, at the insistence of the prince, still had to hire security.

For six months they managed to maintain privacy and meet secretly from the press and paparazzi. For the first time alone, the prince and modern Cinderella stayed in African Botswana: she agreed to spend several days with Harry, living in a tent far from civilization.

Meghan has already announced the end of her acting career: she has pleasant pre-wedding chores ahead and learning new things leading role in life - a real princess.

And most importantly, the queen approved the marriage!

Prince Harry (Henry Charles Albert David Mountbatten-Windsor)

Henry Charles Albert David Mountbatten-Windsor

Prince Date of birth September 15 (Virgo) 1984 (35) Place of birth London Instagram @princeharry_w

The red-haired Prince Harry of Wales is perhaps the most beloved member of the British royal family by the tabloids. After all, journalists love to follow the personal lives of celebrities, especially the juicy details. And monarchs and their children are constantly under camera scrutiny. Harry periodically gives them scandalous news with their rash actions.

Biography of Prince Harry

Prince Harry, the son of Princess Diana and Prince Charles, was born on September 15, 1984 in London. The prince's real name is Henry, but everyone calls him Harry. Officially, his name in English is Prince Henry of Wales.

Traditionally, children from the royal family are educated individually, but his mother insisted that Harry attend a regular school with other children. Although it cannot be said that the school was completely ordinary, at first it was the elite institution “Wetherby” in London, then the Landgrove school. When Harry and his brother grew up, they repeatedly expressed how grateful they were to their mother for the opportunity to live their best life. ordinary life, not separated from other people.

Harry was a rather difficult teenager, he got into trouble, sometimes abused alcohol and even tried soft drugs. Perhaps this was due to tragic death mother, whom Harry loved very much. When she died, the boy was 13 years old, and he took the loss very hard.

Despite problems with learning and behavior, Harry successfully completed school and entered Eton College. There he became interested in classical sports games: rugby, cricket, polo. The prince graduated from college in 2003 and, wanting to take a break from his studies, went to Australia. After staying there for a short time, he left for Lesotho, a small state in Africa. There he organized the filming of a film about the difficult life of African children. We can say that being there, far from your usual comfortable life, Harry quickly matured and began to look at life in a new way. In 2006, he and the Prince of Lesotho founded the Sentebale charity foundation to help orphans who have lost their parents to HIV.

Like his mother, Princess Diana, once did, Harry and his brother are actively involved in charity work. They organized a fundraiser for tsunami victims in Southeast Asia. He also worked as a children's rugby coach.

At the age of 21, Harry was awarded the title of State Councilor and received the legal right to participate in meetings of the Privy Council.

Returning home from Africa, Harry entered the Royal military academy and quickly became an officer cadet. Ten months later he was enlisted in the elite Blues and Royals regiment of the Palace Cavalry. Harry was going to participate in military operations in Iraq, but the army leadership felt that it would be too dangerous for both him and his fellow soldiers. When the prince threatened that he would leave the army altogether if they looked after him so diligently, his regiment was sent to Afghanistan. For several months, the prince served there as an aircraft gunner and was trained to pilot an Apache military helicopter.

In his service, Harry did not avoid dangerous situations and often risked his life in the performance of his duty. He personally participated in the operation, which resulted in the destruction of one of the leaders of the terrorist Taliban. The Taliban appointed for the head of the prince high reward, because of which it was necessary to strengthen the secrecy regime of military operations. However, Harry returned home safely with the rank of captain in the air force, with several military medals.

Harry doesn't always behave this way. While on vacation, he periodically finds himself at the center of scandals. So, once in Africa he showed up at a Halloween costume party dressed with a swastika of the Third Reich. Thanks to the ubiquitous paparazzi, this leaked to the press and caused a sea of ​​indignation. It took the royal family a lot of trouble to hush up this scandal. Harry personally also apologized for such a stupid and thoughtless joke.

In 2012, Harry was on leave from military service and spent it in Las Vegas. There he lost in a gambling game and was forced to organize a stripping contest as punishment. Once again, his nude photographs were leaked to the press and led to a scandal. However, the royal house said that it was a private trip and what the prince does in his personal time is his business.

Prince Harry's personal life

From 2004 to 2010, the prince had an affair with Chelsea Davy; they had known each other since childhood. The girl runs a business - organizes safari tours. Chelsea got very close royal family, she was even invited to Prince William’s wedding, although she and Harry had already broken up at that time. The girl realized that there was new princess- not for her.

From 2012 to 2014, the prince had a romantic relationship with an actress from an aristocratic family, Cressida Bonas. Then there was a short-term relationship with Emma Watson, but it did not lead to anything serious.

In November 2016, photographs of Prince Harry with Meghan Markle, an American actress and model known for the TV series “Majors,” began to appear. Their relationship is actively developing, despite the fact that the prince’s grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, is not happy with the choice and even threatened to be excommunicated from the court if her grandson still marries his chosen one. main reason not even in Megan’s origin, but in the fact that she is divorced. The grandson was not particularly upset about this, judging by the fact that in the summer of 2017 the couple went on a romantic trip to Kenya. Harry has long said that he has no plans to ever take the throne and wants to live an ordinary life.