Prince Harry, Bio, Pictures, Afghan Fighting, Chelsy Rumors

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In the news in 2007 over news he would be deployed to serve in Iraq (with those orders later rescinded) Prince Harry later trained in Alberta, Canada with other British troops for possible deployment to Afghanistan.

According to reports by the British press, he had been secretly serving in the Afghan war zone since December 2007, but was called home shortly after the news leaked. This, to avoid the prince becoming "a high-value target for al-Qaida and other Islamist militants."

Harry is third in line to the British throne after his father, Prince Charles and elder brother, William, and in recent years has been closely watched in the tabloids regarding his romantic relationship and possible marriage to South African girlfriend, Chelsy Davy.

Subsequent reports of a breakup between Harry and Chelsy were quickly followed by more news & rumors about Harry and Chelsy getting back together again in November 2007.

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Born Henry Charles Albert David Mountbatten-Windsor on September 15, 1984, and better known to friends and family as Harry, he is the second son of Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana,

Prince Harry was introduced to the world as the "shy one" of Charles and Diana's two sons.

As Harry grew up, the press was quick to point out his uncanny resemblance to an admitted lover of Princess Diana, army officer Major James Hewitt. The accusation was vehemently denied by Princess Diana while she lived, as well as by Hewitt, who today continues to refute the allegation that he may be Harry's father.

At 12, Harry lost his mother to a tragic car crash in Paris, when both he and brother William participated in escorting Princess Diana's coffin through the streets of London to Westiminster Abbey.

At the time, Harry was struggling academically, but passed entrance exams to Eton College, the traditional school of the royals. He eventually graduated in 2003.

All the while, quiet Harry had grown to be a typically rambunctious teenager.

On more than one occasion he has attracted the attention of the tabloid press for drug use, recklessness at sporting events, or scuffles with paparazzi.

In January, 2005 photographs were beamed around the world depicting Harry's attendance at a friend's party in full Nazi regalia, resulting in a public apology by Harry for his "poor choice" of party costume.

The following year, Harry once again made tabloid headlines when he and brother William were spotted by photographers partying it up in a trendy London nightclub.

In August 2007, the prince's reputation for hard drinking and frequent clubbing was again at the center of an unflattering front page profile, this time by Radar Magazine.

Harry is a skilled polo player and an avid rugby fan. He has been romantically linked in the past to Zimbabwean girlfriend Chelsy Davy, with rumors swirling of an impending wedding, followed by news of a breakup.

The split reportedly occurred quickly, following Chelsy's move from her native South Africa to permanent residence in the UK, ostensibly to take up post-graduate studies at Leeds University. The real reason, close friends said, was to take their long-distance romance to the next level, although the geographic closeness apparently had an opposite effect.

Harry in Afghanistan
Harry secretly served in
Afghanistan from December
2007 to February 2008.

Several weeks later, rumors were widespread that Harry and Chelsy's relationship was once again back on, following reports that Chelsy was spotted arriving at the prince's official London resident, Clarence House.

Most recently, the third-in-line to the British throne (who has repeatedly and publically claimed that he wanted no special treatment as an army soldier) was apparently happy to be serving in Afghanistan when news leaked of his presence on on the war front, and was subsequently called home.

Prince Harry had been secretly serving on the Afghan war front since December 2007.