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15 Interesting Facts about Prince Harry.

Updated on September 1, 2019
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Khadija is student who is studying Journalism and is very passionate about writing good content and creating interesting articles.

Prince Harry is one of the most-searched members of the Royal family obviously after Princess Diana. So, today i am gonna tell you about a few interesting facts about his life. So, lets get started...

1. Friend of Barack Obama:

Although there is a huge age gap between Prince Harry and Barack Obama but still they are really close friends. They Actually met at Oval Office in 2015. They does not meet as much as best friends do but still both are pretty much in touch.

2. Went to Rehab:

As we all can never forget that Prince Charles has had a lot of smoking and drinking issues in the past. Following his father's foot steps, Prince Harry too used to smoke a lot and was often caught drinking alcohol with his friends when he was only 17 years old. The Royal family was very concerned about him and they sent him to Rehab from where he returned back clean.

3. No Surname:

Although his full name is Henry Charles Albert David, but no one calls him that. He is so famous that if any one only says Prince Harry, everyone knows that they are talking about the one and only prince charming Harry. As his real name is Henry but his mother and our favorite Princess Diana used to call him Harry.

4. Served in Army:

He loved Army since childhood and he always wanted to be a part of it. Being a prince did not stop him from fulfilling his life-long dream. After he completed his college, he immediately joined Army and was also a part of two operations in Afghanistan. But due to security reasons, his security team made a pact with media to keep it a secret until he returned safe to his palace.

5. Had Professional Counselling:

As normal people, it is not a big deal if we are upset about something and want to seek professional help but to our utter surprise, despite of being a member of the Royal Family, Prince Harry too had to seek professional help. Actually he was devastated after his mother, Princess Diana's death but he was in denial and couldn't acknowledged the fact that his mother is no more. But later he went to the psychiatrist so that he can grieve his mother's death and be normal again.

6. One App He Hates The Most:

We all love all the gossips and dramas that are going on, on Twitter. But Prince Harry hates Twitter the most. He feels like it is the most boring and over-rated app.

7. First Royal Family Member:

He is the first Royal family member who in November, 2013, reached the South Pole at -45 degree centigrade. It was his lifelong goal and to achieve this goal, he even got really tough training.

8. His Social Media Account:

He had a Facebook account by the name of "Spike Wells", as his nickname is Spike. But due to security reasons, he later deleted his account, as Facebook account can be very dangerous for a Royal family member due to the trend of sharing every little detail on social networking sites.

9. Problem in Getting Married:

When the public came to know about the most famous affair of the decade that was Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's affair, everyone thought that the chances of the couple to get married were quite few. There were actually a lot of reasons behind it. Meghan was actually divorced and a woman of color. In addition, she is a catholic Queen Elizabeth is the Head of Protestant Church of England. But despite of all these reasons, we are glad that people's thinking about divorcee women is changing along with their craze with being white.

10. Prince Harry Not King Harry:

As Prince Harry is 6th in line to the Throne, there are not a lot of chances for him to be the King of England. But we are glad that this reason didn't stop Meghan Markle from getting married to him. It is good to see that true love still exist in this world.

11. Dated His Cousin:

Cressida Bonas is a beautiful Actress and Model. She is also the cousin of Prince Harry through King Charles (the second). But this didn't stop Prince harry to date her. Princess Eugenie actually introduced her to Prince Harry and both were then spotted at numerous places together. They dated for 2 years and later broke up due to unknown reasons. And now as Prince Harry is happily married to Meghan, news are circulating that Cressida too has moved on and is busy in planning her own wedding.

12. Designed An Engagement Ring:

As we all know that Prince Harry is the Jack of all trades. He also has a keen interest in designing jewelry. He designed engagement ring himself for his lady -love Meghan Markle for their engagement. This ring consisted of two diamonds from late Lady Diana's collection, along with a big diamond rock from Botswana placed in Yellow Gold.

13. Prince Harry As An Event Organizer:

He placed himself into the shoes of an event organizer when his brother Prince William was getting married to Kate Middleton. He made a playlist that consisted of all the favourite songs of William and Kate. He also hired a DJ. He also changed 3 staterooms at Buckingham Palace into a night club.

14. His Most Famous Scandal:

He was spotted by Paparazzi in a picture in which he was completely nude. This incident happened when he was partying with his friends and they decided to invite some girls to their VIP suite and started playing "Pool Strip" game. This incident shook the Royal family.

15. Charity Work:

As we all know that Lady Diana was so much into charity work. Prince Harry inherited this habit from his mother. He went to Africa and made a documentary called "Forgotten Kingdom" there. He also raised 2 million Dollars and donated that money to charity.

© 2019 Khadija Aftab

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