about best prince(harry)

The Princess of Wales carries baby Prince Harry as the Royal Family set sail for the Western Isles. Credit: Press Association1. Prince Harry wasborn on 15 September 1984at St Mary’s Hospitalin Paddington, London.

1. He waschristened on 21 December 1984at St George’s Chapel, Windsor, by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Robert Runcie.
2. He is the second son of Charles the Prince of Wales andDiana, the late Princess of Wales.
3. Although he is known as Harry, his full name isHenry Charles Albert David of Wales, so he is officially Prince Henry of Wales. It has been rumoured that he also goes by the nickname of Spike Wells with friends and his Scotland Yard protection officers. His official surname is Mountbatten-Windsor.
4. Hisfirst overseas tripwas to Italy with his parents in May 1985 when he was just eight months old.

1. In 1997 he travelled to South Africawith his father where he met Nelson Mandela and watched the Spice Girls perform.
2. Prince Harry attendedMrs Mynors School, then Wetherby School in London before joining his older brother at Ludgrove School in Berkshire before going to Eton College where he left with a B in Art and a D in Geography.
3. After leaving school, he spent hisgap year in Australia, Argentina and Africa,working with a number of different charities.
4. In 2006,Prince Harry set up his own charitycalled Sentebale with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho in Africa. Thecharity helps vulnerable children in Lesotho – one of the places he spent time on his gap year.
5. When he turned 18 in 2002 the Queen gave himhis own Coat of Arms. He was involved in designing the crest which incorporates an emblem from his mother’s family arms.

1. Hisofficial residence is Kensington Palace in Londonwhere his brother, Prince William, and sister-in-law, Catherine, also live withtheir two children.
2. After his gap year he attended theRoyal Military Academy Sandhurst,which prepared him for his military career.
3. His military name was Captain Harry Wales.
4. Harry enjoyed afull-time role in the military for a decade,which included undertaking two operationaltours of Afghanistan.
5. He was thefirst member of the royal family to be in combatduring his time in Afghanistan since his uncle, Prince Andrew, flew helicopters in the Falklands War in 1982.
6. He supports theEnglish football team Arsenaland can often be spotted at their matches.
7. He also regularly enjoys polo and often plays at charity matches with his brother William.
8. In 2011 Prince Harrytrekked to theNorth Poleto raise awareness for wounded servicemen and women with the Walking with the Wounded charity.
9. Prince Harry was ‘best man’ to his elder brother Prince William at his marriage to Catherine Middleton, nowthe Duchess of Cambridge, atWestminster Abbeyin 2011.
10. Prince Harry rather endearingly admitted to pre-wedding jitters before his brother tied the knot. He said he was “just as nervous as William”.
11. As the less well behaved Prince he keeps his fans entertained with social faux pas and mishaps.
12. Prince Harry has a loyal group of female fans who are referred to as‘Harry Hunters’.
13. In 2014 a reality TV show in America called ‘I Wanna Marry Harry’aired in which singletons vied for the attention of a Prince Harry lookalike.
14. His current girlfriend is US actressMeghan Markle.
15. Hisinner circle of friendsinclude Arthur Landon, one of the richest young men in Britain; Sam Branson, son of Virgin businessman Sir Richard;and Thomas van Straubenzee.
16. Prince Harry is currentlyfifth in line to the throne,since the