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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Prince Harry ended his first trip to New York on Saturday with victory at a charity polo match and a dousing in champagne. The prince, 24, projected a newly serious image on his two-day visit to the Big Apple, kicking off his first official foreign trip by paying homage at Ground Zero, the site of the 9/11 attacks. But he was back to his glamour-loving ways Saturday at the star-studded game on Governor’s Island in the Hudson River, with Manhattan’s skyscrapers the dramatic backdrop. Riding a chestnut-colored pony called Serena he helped his team win 6-5 before an adoring crowd. Well-heeled guests and celebrities in sunglasses, suits, tiny dresses and large hats sipped Veuve Clicquot champagne, which sponsored the event, as they watched from white pavilions. On the other side of the pitch, hundreds of members of an enthusiastic public lay on the grass, roasting in the sun. All afternoon, the “mwah mwah” of air kisses mingled with the shutter snaps of paparazzi cameras and thud of galloping polo ponies. Argentine model and professional polo player Nacho Figueras, who captained the losing team, told AFP that Prince Harry was a “good player.” He dismissed suggestions before the game — staged to raise money for Prince Harry’s Lesotho children’s charity Sentebale — that he might go easy on his royal rival. “When we’re on the polo field we are all equal. That’s the way he’d like it,” said Figueras, whose appearance caused exclamations of admiration from several female journalists, including one gushing: “You’re so tall!” After the match, the famously hard-partying Prince Harry was soaked in champagne. Figueras sprayed the third in line to the British throne, who then drank from a champagne-filled trophy — and sprayed a mouthful of bubbly back. The red-headed prince is notorious for his late nights out and occasional PR gaffes, but is seen as one of the world’s most eligible bachelors. While New York is brimming with celebrities, the son of Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana has clearly made a mark. Invitees to the polo match included Madonna, Chloe Sevigny and fashion designer Marc Jacobs.

Rapper LL Cool J said he was thrilled. “It’s very cool he came over from London for it,” he said. The rapper, sporting diamond ear rings and shadowed by an enormous bodyguard in a black suit, said there was “a certain mystery” about royals. The closest he’d got to royalty, LL Cool J joked, was Queens — a decidedly down-to-earth area of New York City. This was Prince Harry’s first time to New York and first trip abroad as official representative of Buckingham Palace. He began on Friday with wreath-laying at Ground Zero, site of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack against the World Trade Center. He then named the British Garden in Manhattan in honor of the 67 Britons killed on 9/11 and met with veterans at a military hospital.

Congrats to Prince Harry and his team on their win … but really, it is the children who benefit from his charity Sentebele that are the real winners. I understand folks paid quite a pretty penny to attend yesterday’s event, with proceeds going to Harry’s charity. It looks like Madonna was interesting in pretty much everything else (including reading the new issue of Interview magazine which features Björk on the cover) BUT watching polo. Still, it was nice of her to grace the prince with her hallowed presence. And thus ends the first official visit to the US by his royal hawtness. We were very glad to have him and hopefully he’ll come back real soon.

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Prince Harry, the younger son of Britain’s Prince Charles and Princess Diana, offered his condolences to September 11 victims Friday in his first official trip overseas. Harry’s two-day visit to New York, surrounded by public officials and community activists, could reflect a change in a public image that has been marred by several incidents, including a one-day stint in drug rehab in 2002 and accusations of racism in January. At the outset of his visit, Harry stopped at ground zero with New York Gov. David Paterson and briefly talked with family members of September 11 victims. The prince then laid a wreath at the World Trade Center site and bowed his head in a moment of silence. He left a handwritten note tacked to the wreath, citing an “admiration of the courage shown by the people” of New York on September 11, 2001. Harry later paid tribute to his fellow citizens at Lower Manhattan’s British Garden at Hanover Square, where he honored the 67 British victims of the September 11 attacks, officials said. Harry’s trip will also take him uptown to the Harlem Children’s Zone, where he and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho hope to learn how the nonprofit has succeeded in supporting children in the low-income area, officials said. Following the example of his mother, Harry will use this trip to promote his own charity for children, Sentebale. Co-founded with Lesotho’s prince, the charity supports children in the sub-Saharan country who lost parents to AIDS. Also on Harry’s agenda is a meeting with veterans of the Iraq and Afghan wars, officials said. Harry, 24, served for two months in Afghanistan as a Coalition Forces soldier in 2007. The third in line for the British crown, Harry is active in the British Army. He received a promotion to lieutenant in April 2008 and is training for an Army Air Corps pilot position, according to the prince’s Web site.

While Harry was all biz in NYC yesterday, he will get some playtime today on Day 2 of his official visit to NYC. At the start of today, Harry will spend time at Harlem Children’s Zone (which is an organization that offers families social and educational aid) and he will be accompanied by Sentebale’s co-founder, Prince Seeiso of Lesotho. Then, later on today, the young prince will play in a charity polo match, The Veuve Cliquot Manhattan Polo Classic, on Governor’s Island in NY harbor in order to raise money for the US branch of his Sentebale charity. I understand that a great many New Yorkers are very excited to attend this polo event to watch Prince Harry play. It’s strange to think that this is Harry’s first official visit to NYC … but I guess if you think about it, as a Prince of England, he really must occupy all of his time with British affairs. I hope Prince Harry enjoys his time on this side of the pond. I know that we are very happy to host him :)

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Prince William and girlfriend Kate Middleton may have managed to keep the lowest of low profiles throughout the winter, but on Sunday they were out for all to see – and to be caught in a rare moment of public affection as they walked from a post-polo match party near Windsor, England. “William spent about 40 minutes at the party after his match, and then picked up Kate and they wandered back to the car,” says an onlooker. “He put his left arm around her back and there was plenty of smiling between them.” During the match, Kate sat with her sister Pippa and one of William’s best friends, Tom van Staubenzee – whose family charity was one of the beneficiaries of the afternoon. Middleton, 27, didn’t show much reaction during the match – which William and Prince Harry’s team, Umbogo, won by four goals to three. “She was just enjoying the sunshine and the game,” says the bystander. Sunday’s event, sponsored by Audi, raised money for three of the princes’ pet causes: Harry’s Sentebale charity for the African nation of Lesotho; the Child Bereavement Charity, of which William, 26, is a patron; and the Henry van Straubenzee Memorial Fund, of which both princes are patrons.

Hahaha … imagine that! The team with the two princes on it won the match. I love it! Actually, I love anytime that either prince participates in a polo match like this … something about the bright white pants and those leather boots … it’s a good look, I think :) I’m also happy that Kate and Wills are back to PDAing it. I love them together and I hope we get to see more of them together in the future. Long live Wills and Kate!

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