Harry's late night lifestyle takes its toll
By REBECCA ENGLISH
26th January 2007
WINCING with apparent pain during an exhausting run with fellow Army officers yesterday, a flushed Prince Harry seemed to be feeling the after-effects of ten days partying with his girlfriend Chelsy Davy.
The 22-year-old royal soldier was pictured at the end of a nine-mile forced march in Windsor Great Park, which, although he kept up the pace, was clearly a far from comfortable experience for him.
But then Harry is still recovering from a whirlwind visit to London by his 21-year-old Zimbabwean-born girlfriend which saw the couple out clubbing into the early hours on at least four separate occasions.
Apparently he even booked the day off last Friday in order to visit the trendy Cuckoo Club in Mayfair until 3am.
Fortunately – at least as far as Harry’s health and fitness goes – Chelsy flew out of the country on Monday morning to holiday with her parents in America, leaving him to return to his duties as a second lieutenant with the Blues and Royals.
And shortly after 7am yesterday, in freezing temperatures amid a flurry of snow, it was back to reality with a vengeance.
The prince joined four platoons of his regiment who set out from their base at Combermere Barracks near Windsor – home of the Household Cavalry – for the strenuous run.
Dressed in combat fatigues and carrying a 48lb backpack and rifle, Harry, who was running in the second group, stood out from his men in the gloom thanks to his unruly shock of red hair.
After a couple of minutes, they headed off into Windsor Great Park – reappearing an hour and a half later with the prince looking decidedly worse for the wear.
His elder brother, Prince William, who joined the regiment in January after graduating from Sandhurst, was more fortunate.
Although he should have been on the march as well, he was kept back in barracks on other duties.
When he enrolled at Sandhurst in May 2005, Harry was seen sporting a close-cut crop like his fellow officer cadets. But since he passed out last spring, he has been growing his hair again.
Army regulations state that hair must be ‘well-groomed and trimmed’.
A Defence Ministry spokesman said any breach of this would be picked up on by a soldier’s superior – but added that Harry’s style appears to comply.
The prince, who has been described by colleagues as ‘a real soldier’s soldier’, is due to find out within the next two weeks whether he will join his Blues and Royals comrades in Iraq in the spring.
He has made clear his willingness to go, but MoD sources say senior officers are less keen because they believe it would create a major security risk – not just for Harry, but also for his men.
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By REBECCA ENGLISH
26th January 2007
WINCING with apparent pain during an exhausting run with fellow Army officers yesterday, a flushed Prince Harry seemed to be feeling the after-effects of ten days partying with his girlfriend Chelsy Davy.
The 22-year-old royal soldier was pictured at the end of a nine-mile forced march in Windsor Great Park, which, although he kept up the pace, was clearly a far from comfortable experience for him.
But then Harry is still recovering from a whirlwind visit to London by his 21-year-old Zimbabwean-born girlfriend which saw the couple out clubbing into the early hours on at least four separate occasions.
Apparently he even booked the day off last Friday in order to visit the trendy Cuckoo Club in Mayfair until 3am.
Fortunately – at least as far as Harry’s health and fitness goes – Chelsy flew out of the country on Monday morning to holiday with her parents in America, leaving him to return to his duties as a second lieutenant with the Blues and Royals.
And shortly after 7am yesterday, in freezing temperatures amid a flurry of snow, it was back to reality with a vengeance.
The prince joined four platoons of his regiment who set out from their base at Combermere Barracks near Windsor – home of the Household Cavalry – for the strenuous run.
Dressed in combat fatigues and carrying a 48lb backpack and rifle, Harry, who was running in the second group, stood out from his men in the gloom thanks to his unruly shock of red hair.
After a couple of minutes, they headed off into Windsor Great Park – reappearing an hour and a half later with the prince looking decidedly worse for the wear.
His elder brother, Prince William, who joined the regiment in January after graduating from Sandhurst, was more fortunate.
Although he should have been on the march as well, he was kept back in barracks on other duties.
When he enrolled at Sandhurst in May 2005, Harry was seen sporting a close-cut crop like his fellow officer cadets. But since he passed out last spring, he has been growing his hair again.
Army regulations state that hair must be ‘well-groomed and trimmed’.
A Defence Ministry spokesman said any breach of this would be picked up on by a soldier’s superior – but added that Harry’s style appears to comply.
The prince, who has been described by colleagues as ‘a real soldier’s soldier’, is due to find out within the next two weeks whether he will join his Blues and Royals comrades in Iraq in the spring.
He has made clear his willingness to go, but MoD sources say senior officers are less keen because they believe it would create a major security risk – not just for Harry, but also for his men.
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