Last month we saw photos of Prince Harry and ex-girlfriend Chelsy Davy in relative proximity to one another as they partied together with friends after many months of dunzoness. Today we get to see a couple more photos of the couple together in much closer proximity … lookin’ happy as can be. Here are pics of Harry and Chelsy enjoying a rugby match together … lookin’ very much together together:

They have been remarkably coy about the rekindling of their romance. But it seems that Prince Harry and on-off girlfriend Chelsy Davy are slowly bringing their second-time-around relationship into the public eye. The bashful couple braved the chill at the rugby this afternoon – but chose to sit apart during the first half for England’s defeat to Australia at Twickenham. But with just one friend placed between them, they were not fooling many spectators. Particularly as the 25-year-old Royal looked put out as Chelsy and his friend larked about together and left him out of the fun. Later, as England slumped to a miserable defeat, Chelsy sat next to the prince, and appeared to be trying to cheer him up. Harry, a keen sports fan, dressed in a blue beanie, a casual green jacket, black zip-up top and jeans while Chelsy wore a bright blue jumper, leather jacket and gold scarf. The pair have been spotted out together in the past few months as rumours grew in Royal circles that they were still in touch. Chelsy was at Harry’s 25th birthday party at Raffles in September, although they took care care not to be photographed together, and they celebrated the successful completion of his helicopter course at a London bar last month.

Yay! This is great, encouraging news … I always liked Chelsy for Harry … they look like a good match. I was bummed when they broke up earlier this year but I had a feeling they wouldn’t be able to stay apart for long. Here’s hoping they’ll be able to keep things friendly for as long as they need to in order to get back together again. They make such a cute couple, don’tcha think?

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In January of this year we learned that Prince Harry, due to his growing commitments to his royal and military duties, had broken up with his longtime girlfriend Chelsy Davy … because she dumped him! Today we get to see new photos of the young prince and his former lady-in-waiting together again for a night of revelry with friends. Is this the first proof that the couple have gotten back together or did we just catch them in the act of tryin’ to creep on the downlow?

Single socialites all over the country will be waking up to bad news this morning as it seems Prince Harry may no longer be a bachelor. Spotted leaving a Notting Hill bar with ex-girlfriend Chelsy Davy last night, it appears the couple’s apparently off romance may in fact be very much back on. The pair were seen leaving Beach Blanket Babylon in West London just before midnight last night with another couple. Both dressed down to avoid attention, Zimbabwean Chelsy donned a simple black dress while Harry opted for a smart but casual ensemble of jeans teamed with a blazer and shirt. Although the two were not touching or holding hands, onlookers commented the two appeared close. One said to The Sun: ‘Harry and Chelsy looked very much like a couple. Harry was a real gentleman, making sure Chelsy was sat in the car before they shot off. They appeared to have quite a low-key night by their standards.’ After nearly ten months apart, this is the first time the pair have been spotted since Chelsy, 23, end her relationship with 25-year-old Harry in January.

HMMMM … the fact that Harry and Chelsy were out with friends (and that she was clutching desperately to her BFF in the first pic) leads me to believe it was merely a friendly encounter … but, as many of you are well aware, friendly encounters can lead to more. It’s clear the couple have remained close (or, at least, have no problem rekindling their old spark) since their break-up and much like Prince William and his ladylove Kate Middleton managed to get back together after weathering some tough times, I can see how Harry and Chelsy might be on the same path. Chelsy gurl, he’s a PRINCE … and a hot one at that … don’t let him go. Take him back and don’t let go … I’m telling you.

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Prince Harry was on hand to present awards to some of the UK’s bravest children coping with serious illness at The Children’s Health Awards in London, England yesterday. One of the night’s award recipients, Alex Burke, wasn’t convinced that Prince Harry was really a prince because he wasn’t wearing a crown … Harry insisted that he is the real deal and sent the little tyke on his way. I understand this funny bit was among the highlights of the evening:

He may have one of the most recognisable faces on the planet but young Alex Burke was determined to check that Prince Harry was the real deal. Looking puzzled as he met the third in line to the throne at a charity awards ceremony this evening, the six-year-old said: ‘Are you sure you are Prince Harry? Where’s your crown?’, before asking for good measure: ‘So you’re not William then?’ Fortunately, Harry, 25, took it all in his stride as he scooped Alex up into his arms. ‘I’m sorry, you’ll have to put up with me!’ he spluttered. The prince, who was on a day off from training to be an army helicopter pilot, was at the WellChild Children’s Health Awards in London, which recognises the courage of youngsters coping with serious illness. Alex, from Manchester, has Neurofibromatosis Type 1, a genetic condition which causes non cancerous tumours to grow on the nerves in his body prompting a host of painful health problems. The lively youngster takes his condition in his stride, however, and was full of beans as he accepted his award from Harry yesterday – celebrating by blowing bubbles in the prince’s face. His mother, Sarah, 26, a full-time carer, said; ‘The only kind of princes that Alex knows about are the ones in stories who wear cloaks and crowns. ‘I have been showing him pictures of Harry and his brother, trying to explain who they are but he couldn’t understand why he wasn’t wearing his crown. I just told him that he wasn’t allowed to take it out with him.’ Among the other award winners was Lucy Tutton, eight, named the most caring child in the country for helping with her poorly sister, Sophie, five, who suffers from Rett Syndrome, a severe neurological disorder. Lucy, from Bristol, screamed with excitement and gave Harry a flower made out of balloons. Afterwards she said; ‘Oh wow – I felt like a princess.’ Harry got a fit of the giggles himself when he was presented with a framed picture of his elder brother by another brave young guest, saying: ‘Oh no, look who it is!’ He was given the photograph by Harrison Holmes, eight, from Barrow-in-Furness, who suffers from chronic lung disease and met William earlier this year on a trip with WellChild to the Lake District. The chatty youngster bowed as he handed his prized posession over to Harry and made him promise to give it to William. Harrison told him that William, who he calls his ‘Prince of Cuddles’, had promised to come to his house. ‘Oh, he is so sweet,’ said Harry, ‘I will definitely remind him of his promise.’ And the prince liked the balloons so much he took them home…

What an amazing awards ceremony. I love that these brave children were allowed a night in the spotlight so that they could be honored for having to endure their serious illnesses. That a member of the royal family would be on hand to do the honors of giving out the awards to these brave children is very impressive. As we are well aware, Prince Harry is no saint … but he deffo has his heart in the right place and I wholeheartedly commend him for his tireless charity work. Much congrats goes out to all the award recipients last night … here’s hoping for speedy recoveries!!

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Birthday lurve goes out today to Prince Harry, our favorite ginger royal from the UK, who is celebrating his 25th birthday. Not only will Prince Harry be receiving lots of birthday cards, gifts and (most likely) a really big cake but he will also be coming into a hefty inheritance left to him by his late mother Princess Diana. Yes, methinks today is going to be a great birthday for his royal hotness:

Prince Harry turned 25 on Tuesday, becoming an even more eligible bachelor as he gained access to part of his inheritance from his mother, Princess Diana. The quarter-century mark denoted a coming of age for the flame-haired prince, who is third in line of succession to the British throne and possesses both his mother’s sense of adventure and her common touch. The younger son of Diana and Prince Charles spent his birthday continuing his pilot training in the Royal Air Force, but he was hardly out of the spotlight. British media ran a flood of pictures, showing Harry’s steady progression from a toddler in short pants to an earnest soldier in combat gear. At each step — with his easy smile and approachable ways — he reminded many of Diana. Other sympathetic images included the 12-year-old boy who walked behind his mother’s coffin to Westminster Abbey and the confident 24-year-old who spoke movingly at a memorial service in 2007 about “the best mother in the world.” “When she was alive, we completely took for granted her unrivaled love of life, laughter, fun and folly. She was our guardian, friend and protector. She never once allowed her unfaltering love for us to go unspoken or undemonstrated,” he said. Harry and his brother Prince William were left equal shares in their mother’s estate following her death in a car crash in Paris in 1997. With inheritance taxes deducted, the estate was valued at nearly 13 million pounds at the time, but its present value has not been disclosed. The Sunday Times Young Rich List — published in April — guessed that Prince Harry and Prince William were each worth 28 million pounds ($46 million). It did not break out how much was related to Diana’s estate. Under Diana’s will, the princes are entitled to all the income from their part of her estate when they are 25 and they gain access to the capital at age 30. William is now 27. Patrick Jephson, who was involved with Diana’s finances when he worked as her private secretary, said the princess’ money was “very prudently” invested and that Harry will also have access to some of the considerable wealth generated by the Duchy of Cornwall, which is under Prince Charles’ control. “Of all the concerns that a young man in his position might have, money is not one of them, and likely never will be,” Jephson said. As a lieutenant in the British Army, Harry’s annual pay is between 29,006 to 32,061 pounds per year ($48,000 to $53,000) … Dickie Arbiter, former royal spokesman and now a commentator, said Harry’s new wealth was unlikely to change his life. “I doubt whether he’ll touch the money because he manages quite well with his Army salary. What does he need to spend it on? Very little,” Arbiter said on Sky News … Prince Henry Charles Albert David was born in 1984, fulfilling what Diana had called her duty to produce “an heir and a spare” … Harry is third in the line of succession to the throne, behind his father and his elder brother. There are precedents for younger brothers to become king, including Harry’s great-grandfather, King George VI who stepped in when his elder brother, King Edward VIII, abdicated. More likely, Harry will fall further back in the line of succession if William has children. Jephson said the young prince went through some rocky patches but is now living up to his parents’ high expectations. “His record of service to the country, both in the army and in his royal duties, would surely make both his parents and his grandparents very proud,” he said.

While it is very true that Prince Harry has suffered a few missteps in the public eye, I think for the most part he is a good kid who grew up into a fine young man. His commitment to the service of his country is commendable and his desire to help the less fortunate (a desire instilled in him by his late mother) is extremely admirable. The young prince may not be perfect but he seems willing to learn from his mistakes and right the wrongs he may have caused. I wish him all the Birthday Lurve today and hope he will get to enjoy many, many more birthdays to come!!

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Princes William and Harry of Wales were on hand today to attend the wedding of friends Nicholas van Cutsem and Alice Hadden-Paton in London and Wills brought along longtime girlfriend Kate Middleton as his date. Altho Nicholas and Alice aren’t members of the royal family, their nuptials automatically got a royal bump based on their guest list ;)

The pressure on Prince William to pop the question to girlfriend of eight years Kate Middleton is greater than ever. The couple were dressed in their finest for the wedding of close friends Nicholas van Cutsem and Alice Hadden-Paton who became engaged after only one and a half years together. And perhaps Kate is hoping William gets the hint. She has been dubbed ‘Waity Katie’ for her staying power in the long-running royal romance which friends are convinced will eventually end in marriage. Today at the Wellington Barracks in London, patient Kate looked stunning in a cornflower blue brocade coat over an oyster white dress, finished with a delicate fascinator. William and Prince Harry, who was also a guest at the wedding in the Guards Chapel, were just as smart in their three-piece morning suits. The 31-year-old groom is a life guard in the Household Cavalry, while his new wife Alice, 25, works as an events manager. Her brother Harry Hadden-Paton has made a name for himself as a West End actor. The wedding of Nicholas and Alice is thought to have caught William off guard. But despite rumours of an impending engagement to Kate, sources say the Prince is too busy to get married. He is training to become an RAF search and rescue pilot, and has tours of Australia and South Africa planned. It may not be until Kate and William turn 30 that they tie the knot. They are both 27.

LOL. This Nicholas dude and his new bride Alice got themselves hitched after such a short time together, compared to how long Wills has been with Kate. If she’s hoping to land her prince, she’s still got some time to wait. Truth be told, I’m certain that Willy and Katie will end up married … they seem well-suited for one another. Mark my words, they will tie the knot some day … just not today. I must say, the young princes looked very handsome in their finery today. I’m sure Mr. and Mrs. van Cutsem were most appreciative that the young royals deigned to attend their nuptials. Congrats to the happy couple!

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Princes William and Harry got all dolled up in their military finery to appear at a media day event in the UK earlier today to talk to the press about their military training and the circumstances of their living together while they are both based at RAF Shawbury in Shropshire, England. Harry revealed to the media that he is anxious to go to war because, as he put it, if his little brother can do it (you may recall Harry was deployed to active duty in Afghanistan in late 2007) then so can he:

Call them brothers in arms: Prince William gave his strongest hint yet that he would like to follow his brother Prince Harry and go to war. “In my eyes, if Harry can do it then I can do it,” William said Thursday. “I didn’t join the forces to be mollycoddled or treated any differently.” And, he added that while others think it “impossible” for him to take a front line role, “I still remain hopeful there’s a chance.” Harry, 24, fulfilled a 10-week tour in Afghanistan, in March 2008 and is now learning to fly helicopters because, he says, it’s his “easiest way of getting to the front lines.” He joined his brother at a special media day to talk about their training and living together while they are both based at RAF Shawbury, in Shropshire, England. William is undergoing tuition to be a pilot in Royal Air Force Search and Rescue crews, while Harry is in the early stages of learning to fly army helicopters. The younger prince appears to have given up on the dream of flying high-tech Apache attack helicopters – opting for the more supportive roles of the utility chopper, the Lynx. “Brain capacity? I don’t know if I’ve got it for the Apache,” he told the media frankly. “I will fly what I am told to fly and wherever I’m told to fly.” If all goes to plan, Harry might get his chance to fly back into Afghanistan in early 2011. The brothers, who lodge together in a house off the base, also joked about what it was like to be under the same roof. “This is the first time and the last time we will be living together,” Harry said. “It’s been an emotional experience,” his older brother shot back. And he says he does all the work. “Bearing in mind I cook, I feed him every day – I think he’s done very well.” But Harry – speaking in New York recently – said he did the dishes, so what gives? “Yes, Harry does do the washing up but then he leave most of it in the sink and then I come back in the morning and I have to wash it up,” William explained, adding, “I do a fair bit of tidying up after him. He snores a lot too. He keeps me up all night long.” “Oh God, now they will think we are sharing a bed!” Harry replied, calling the claims “lies.” Despite all the banter, William, who turns 27 Sunday, might not get a birthday present from his brother. When reminded of the date, Harry said, “Oh God, it isn’t is it?” William added, “He has just realized it now and he hasn’t got my present. But I would not expect it now. I will be lucky if I get a card.” Next up for the birthday boy is a month’s training in north Wales at RAF Valley in Angelsey in the fall. His course ends at RAF Shawbury in early 2010.

While I suppose it’s admirable that Prince William wants to go to war, I don’t know that it really is feasible at all. I love the prince, I really do, but I think talking about his intense desire to go to war might be more for publicity rather than a genuine desire to put his life in harm’s way. I absolutely believe that he honestly wants to fight for his country/kingdom but if he is truly serious about going to war he shouldn’t talk about it so much. Talking about it publicly is the surest way to make sure it never happens. On a wholly different matter, doesn’t Prince Harry look better in those horrible jumpsuits than does Wills? Mebbe the elder prince just wasn’t born to be a military man.

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Her Royal Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, celebrated her official birthday in the UK yesterday and, as is custom, partook of the pageantry known as Trooping the Colour with her Royal family … including her husband Prince Philip and her grandsons Princes William and Harry. Here are a few pics from yesterday’s festivities and some deets of what went down:

Pomp and pageantry was on full show Saturday as Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her official birthday with the traditional Trooping the Colour parade in London. Wearing a blue coat and matching hat, Queen Elizabeth, 83, took the salute during the military spectacle, as senior royals and thousands of well-wishers looked on. Later, the royal family watched from the balcony of Buckingham Palace as 29 aircraft, from vintage planes to modern fighters, took part in the traditional flypast, with the Red Arrows air acrobatics jets trailing red, white and blue smoke. Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip travelled to the Horse Guards parade ground in Queen Victoria’s 1842 ivory-mounted phaeton carriage. Her eldest children, Prince Charles and Princess Anne, followed on horseback. Charles’s wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, plus his sons Princes William and Harry — who both wore military uniform — watched from a building that was once military hero the Duke of Wellington’s office. The queen has taken the salute every year bar one since her accession to the throne in 1952. The Colour being paraded on Horse Guards this year was the flag of the 1st Battalion Irish Guards. The pomp and ceremony of Trooping the Colour — a hangover from preparations for battle when colours or flags were “trooped” down the rank so soldiers could recognise them — marks the queen’s official birthday. Her actual birthday is on April 21 but historically the monarch has another in the summer months, because the weather is supposed to be better for open-air celebrations.

Birthday lurve goes out to Her Majesty this weekend as she officially celebrates her 83rd. It’s so good to see her lookin’ so spry and lively. Queen Elizabeth II looks like she’s got the fortitude to reign for a very long time to come. As an American, I find it very neat and interesting to see the regalness of Royal celebrations like this. We, too, have our pomp and circumstance here in the US but there seems to be something special about Royal ceremonies. So nice to see the Royals all celebrating together.

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