And then the girls

Prince Harry chose a military career over marriage

The grandson of the British Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Harry, will not walk down the aisle this year, as the English tabloids predicted last spring. Yesterday, the British tabloid press unanimously reported the breakup between the prince and his “official” girlfriend Chelsy Davy. The five-year romance between the third in line to the British throne and the daughter of millionaire colonists from Zimbabwe has come to an end, Ms Davey's friends say. At the same time, the young lady herself, who was predicted to soon join the royal family, prefers for now to remain silent about the change in relations with the prince. And the residence of Prince of Wales Charles, Clarence House, traditionally refused to confirm or deny this message, recalling that the royal court does not officially comment on the private life of members of the royal family.

Serious disagreements between the prince and Chelsea Davy have already happened, recalls Lenta.ru. In particular, in the fall of 2007, The Sun reported that a girlfriend made Harry a scene of jealousy after finding a message from another young lady on his mobile phone. Davey's anonymous classmates at the Faculty of Law at the University of Leeds described with gusto the nervous shock that she experienced, which naturally provided the girl with massive public sympathy. Prince Harry never had the reputation of a true gentleman, he constantly found himself at the center of another scandal, and British housewives were not in the mood to forgive him for such a disdainful attitude towards his friend. However, less than a month later the passions subsided.

Last spring, the public was assured that the novel was close to its logical conclusion - marriage. The reason for the allegations about the prince’s desire to lead his chosen one down the aisle was Harry’s meeting with Chelsea’s parents. In early April 2008, the prince was spotted having breakfast with the Davy couple in one of the luxury hotels in Cape Town, South Africa. As Newsru.com reported, the prince’s now colleagues in Afghanistan, where the young lieutenant of royal blood was undergoing an internship, confirmed that Harry missed his girlfriend, talked about his intention to ask for her hand in marriage and even called her “little wife.” Eyewitnesses of Harry's conversation with Chelsea Davy's parents claim that the conversation was quite tense. However, after her in London they started talking about an imminent wedding. It was expected that it would take place in about a year.

But the New Year, instead of announcing the prince’s wedding date, brought gossip about the breakdown of his relationship with his bride. This news was all the more surprising after the recent Christmas holidays, which the couple spent in Mauritius, in the company of Chelsea's parents. However, Ms. Davey's friends, interviewed by the Daily Mail and Daily Star tabloids, claim that the decision to break up was not spontaneous. Allegedly, after much thought, the prince’s girlfriend realized that she was not ready to be a member of the royal family, and their further close relationship interfered with the military career of the heir to the throne. According to sources close to the royal family, the separation was not accompanied by scandals, and the prince and his recent lover decided to maintain friendly relations.

Fedor SEREBRYANSKY