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Prince Harry Turns 27

Sep 15

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Happy 27th Birthday, Harry!

Henry Charles Albert David
Born 15 September 1984
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Prince Harry turns 27, and remains England’s most eligible bachelor.  He spends his special day at work.  This week, Harry joined his cousins for BGC Charity Day, raising funds for his charity Sentebale and simultaneously trumping big brother William’s record on the trading floor.

Ladies Linked to Prince Harry

After more than a year of traveling, Harry’s ex Chelsy Davy has finally started work in London as a solicitor trainee.  Royal watchers are pointing out that she’s working for Farrer & Co. (solicitors to the Queen) and not for Allen & Overy as previously reported.  This means she’ll be in the UK for the foreseeable future.  Chelsy has also debuted a new boyfriend — property developer Taylor McWilliams.

William & Kate whereabouts

The Cambridges spent some time in Balmoral as of late. It seems the newlyweds are spending time with William’s family this time around. Earlier this summer, they reportedly were with the Middletons at Birkhall.

  • 13 September: William & Kate were with Prince Charles & Camilla on a grouse shoot. @AnnabelBlackett, whose father runs the estate, tweeted the experience of meeting them and is full of praise.
  • 11 September: William, Kate & Harry joined the Queen & Duke of Edinburgh for service at Crathie Kirk near Balmoral to pray for 9/11 victims.

Earlier that week, William &  Kate were spotted around London

  • 6 September: William & Kate joined Pippa’s 28th birthday celebration at a restaurant in Kensington
  • 5 September: Kate spotted shopping in Peter Jones in London, browsing rugs, pillows, bed linens, and kitchen items. (Pictures — of her back, that is)
  • 4 September: Kate spotted with her family in Hungerford, near their family home in Berkshire, and popped into shops including Hungerford Arcade and Hungerford Emporium, leaving locals stunned.  Some reports say she also visited the area earlier that week with her mum Carole.

William & Kate Tidbits:

Mike Tindall allegedly "groped" blonde

Zara & Mike

A new allegation of newlywed Mike Tindall acting slightly less than royal… According to The Sun, Zara Phillips’ husband of 6 weeks got a bit close with a blonde as he as his rugby mates celebrate their opening match World Cup victory.  They were said to have been at a nightspot and engaged in a “dwarf-throwing” competition.  Mike was allegedly seen kissing and groping a beautiful blonde, and also allowed to have his face rubbed into her breasts after downing a string of shots at the bar on Sunday.

The bar manager dismissed the allegations, saying: “There was no dwarf throwing – that’s just not cool! Secondly: there was no scandal by any of the English Rugby players that we saw!” England Rugby chiefs also played down the incident, saying: “Like all the lads he plays for England with a massive amount of passion and he was relaxing after a tough match.”

We are yet to hear from Mike or Zara’s reps.  Zara is expected to join Mike in New Zealand later this month.

The Queen

Prince of Wales + Duchess of Cornwall

The Prince of Wales & the Duchess of Cambridge have been seen with William & Kate at Balmoral this week.  Other news:

Pippa Middleton

The Yorks

Princess Beatrice graduates from Goldsmith's College

Congratulations to Princess Beatrice! She graduated from Goldsmith’s College with a 2:1 degree in history and history of ideas.  Both Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson were in attendance.  Beatrice plans to take on a few internships before getting a job, with a preference in fashion.

Princess Diana

 

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Royal Updates: Riot Visits and charity expeditions

Aug 25

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Royals Visit Riot Sites

A pleasant surprise in the past week as the royals represented by Clarence House: Prince Charles & Camilla, William & Kate, and Prince Harry all went out in 3 consecutive days to support victims of the recent riot attacks hitting the UK.  Well done!

The Prince of Wales & Duchess of Cornwall
Tottenham, Hackney, Lambeth & Croydon
17 August 2011

Charles and Camilla interrupted their annual holiday in Scotland to fly to London for the day and began their tour in Tottenham, where the violence started. Later in the day they travelled on to Croydon where they saw some of the fire-ravaged homes and businesses in London Road. In a rare down-to-earth display of approachability, Prince Charles was seen hugging victims and kneeling down to interact with children. These acts of violence are a “cry for help,” he says.

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Prince Harry
Manchester, 18 August 2011

The next day, Prince Harry visited Salford Fire Station to begin three-stop visit to one of the areas worst affected by rioting and looting. He also met paramedics and police officers, some of whom were injured during the unrest. Harry, who was on leave from training at Wattisham Airfield as the riots spread across England, is said to have watched “in dismay and was “shocked and outraged” by footage of the disturbances. He commended police officers and ambulance crew for doing “a fantastic” job.

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The Duke & Duchess of Cambridge
Birmingham, 19 August 2011

The biggest media coverage, naturally, went to William & Kate as they visited Birmingham. Their tour started at Summerfield Community Centre in Winson Green, close to where three men were knocked down and killed during disorder in the city. They had a 20-minute private meeting with the families of the men. William & Kate also met local residents, business people and emergency services staff and were told about what impact the rioting had on the city and the efforts behind the clean-up operation. Afterward, they visited a local business, the Machan Express coffee shop which was looted by up to 70 rioters. The people were very pleased that William & Kate came to visit, with the coffee shop owner even describing it as “the best moment of my life.”

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Prince Harry: Arctic Heroes, Kayaking expedition + Love life updates

As we all know, Harry joined four British soldiers back in March/April in their attempt to make the first unsupported trek to the North Pole by wounded servicemen, on a charity expedition.  BBC is showing a 2 part documentary on the expedition.  Episode 1 aired on 23 August.  Episode 2 is scheduled for 30 August.   For those who missed it, videos are up on Youtube.

On 24 August, Prince Harry showed his support for a charity project by meeting the families of four British men recreating a daring sea escape from Nazi-occupied Holland during the Second World War. He visited the landing site of the gruelling 40-hour kayaking voyage in Sizewell beach, Suffolk.

Four Britons – Alex Greenwell, Ed Cooper, Harry Franks and Olly Hicks – began the journey on Monday night. They were joined by Dutch brothers Henri and William Peteri. Unfortunately, Mr Hicks, a seasoned ocean rower and friend of the Prince, will be the only Brit to finish the trip as the others had been forced to drop out through exhaustion.

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Single Prince Harry

Prince Harry, Sizewell, 24 August 2011

So it was first reported last week that Harry has broken off his 2-month relationship with model Florence Brudenell-Bruce, citing that he does not want to be “tied down” amidst his busy Apache helicopter training schedule.  So he called time off with Flee, and didn’t join her in Ibiza as previously speculated.  (Article)

Then a few days later, reports say it was Flee who dumped Harry for his roving eye.  Dean Piper says she couldn’t stand him flirting with other girls and couldn’t see a future with the prince.  (Article)

So who dumped who?  Does it really matter?  Looks like the Harry-Florence saga might have just been a summer fling.  Or a temporary tabloid filler.  Time will tell…

Anyhow, Flee was spotted in London smoking (something she has in common with Harry, it appears) while having lunch with a friend, as her ex F1 racer Jenson Button strolled past with his currrent girlfriend.    Oh the drama!  (Article with picture)

What’s up with Chelsy Davy?

What about Harry’s other ex, Chelsy Davy?  She’s back in London after an extended period abroad.  Perhaps in preparation for her eventual training with law firm Allen & Overy starting September.  Chelsy was spotted leaving the nightclub Boujis with Taylor McWilliams, a friend of Harry.  He was reportedly one of her companions on a recent spring holiday to Ibiza.  (Article with pictures)

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William & Kate Tidbits:

The day after their Birmingham riot appearance, William & Kate got a visit from Pippa and her boyfriend Alex Loudon.  Kate was spotted taking a walk and catching up with her little sister in Llanddwyn Island, near her new home in North Wales.   Nice to see the sisters maintaining their close relationship.  (Pictures of Pippa & Kate: beach stroll in Wales).

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Royal Sightings Amidst Summer News Drought

Aug 5

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August is upon us, and as with every summer, most royals take a break from official functions and return to public life in the fall.  The Queen stays at Balmoral.  The younger ones often go somewhere tropical for a holiday.  Also note that with the lack of any distinct royal material, the most imaginative of stories often come out in the summer…

So what are we left with?  A scattering of sightings… (though there’s always some guilt in seeing pictures of them upset over paparazzi shots. So I’ll be linking, but won’t be posting said pictures here).

Prince Harry in Mallorca

Prince Harry in Edinburgh for Zara's wedding

Prince Harry is on holiday! Believed to have arrived on the island Monday or Tuesday, staying in a villa in Port Andratx. The big question is: who’s he with? Royal watchers instantly recognize the Warrens — Jake and Susanna (or as the media refers to as “unknown bikini-clad female) from paparazzi pictures. They’re old friends, and Susanna’s Guy Pelly’s ex. The group has been spotted dining, having drinks, and exploring the coastline on a boat.

So what about Harry’s rumoured girlfriend Florence Brudenell-Bruce?  As of Wednesday, she was photographed in London tending to her plants.  According to Katie Nicholl of the Mail, they’re planning to meet up in Ibiza in the weekend.  We’ll see.  Watch this space…

Pictures: Shirtless Harry in Mallorca
Article: Info on Harry’s alleged activities in Mallorca thus far

William & Kate are back in Anglesey

People were waiting for their Edinburgh exit on Sunday after Zara’s wedding.  But the pair was nowhere to be found.  Why?  Because they left Edinburgh on Monday.  That morning, William & Kate were photographed walking hand-in-hand in Holyrood Park.  They were also wearing matching purple sweaters.  It’s a rare PDA sighting, which delighted many royal-watchers.  However any thrill from the pictures was dampened by the fact that the couple (William, in particular) looked annoyed, prompting speculation that they were harassed / upset by the photographer.  After taking a budget flight (they flew FlyBe!) home that afternoon, Kate’s first stop was Tesco.  Again, she was photographed carrying her grocery bags and pushing the trolley back into the cart return.  Peeping out of one of the bags is a box of Kellogg’s cereals.

Pictures: William & Kate walk hand-in-hand in Holyrood Park (Edinburgh)
Pictures: Kate grocery shopping at Tesco (North Wales)

 

 

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