The hunk British royalty, Prince Harry has turned 30 years old this month. Since the moment he was born, the royal's life has been under extreme media scrutiny. Prince Harry's full name and title is His Royal Highness Prince Henry Charles Albert David of Wales.
As a British royal prince, Prince Harry uses the name of the area over which his father holds title. Wales is used as a territorial suffix in lieu of a last name or surname. When the hot prince turned 30 last September 15, he was again under the limelight because of his personal milestone.
The royal onlookers, the curious public and even ecstatic fans are always on the watch for the developments of the prince's life. The personal last name of some of the Queen's decendants is Mountbatten-Windsor under the 1960 Order of Council, but not consistently applied. As he turned 30, let's take a peek on Prince Harry's royal and majestic life.
First, the royal's full name is Prince Henry Charles Albert David of Wales. Popularly known as Prince Harry, he is the youngest son of Prince Charles of Wales and Princess Diana. He is also a younger brother to the His Royal Highness Prince William Arthur Philip Louis, Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn, Baron Carrickfergus, Royal Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, Personal Aide-de-Camp to Her Majesty The Queen.
The 30-year old prince's paternal grandparents are Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh's Prince Philip. The last name Mountbatten-Windsor differs from the British Royal Family's or Royal House's official name, which stays Windsor. At the time of his birth, Prince Harry was in the third line of the British throne succession, however, when his brother's second child is born next year; Prince Harry will be fifth in line.
After gaining education in UK schools and spending parts of the gap year in Australia and Lesotho, Prince Harry chose a military career. He underwent officer training at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Prince Harry was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Blues and Royals of the Household Cavalry Regiment, serving temporarily with his brother, and completed his training as a troop leader.
At 30, the royal prince has served for 77 days in Helmand, Afghanistan in 2007 to 2008 but was pulled out following publication of the story in an Australian magazine. Prince Harry returned to Afghanistan for a 20-week deployment in 2012 to 2013 with the Army Air Corps.
Before Prince Harry reached the age of 30, he was appointed as a Counsellor of State and began his duties at 21. And on March 6, 2014, the royal prince launched and is the president of the Invictus Games, a Paralympic-style sporting event for injured servicemen and women. The Invictus Games was held on September 10 to 14, 2014.
Prince Harry enjoys playing several sports. He plays competitive polo, skiing and motocross. He is a supporter of Arsenal Football Club and is a keen Rugby Union fan, supported UK's bid to host the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
As he reached the milestone age of 30, here are some good-to-know things on Prince Harry's life. He recently inherited a £10 million share of Diana's fortune on his birthday. Prince Harry and his ex-girlfriend Cressida Bonas are in fact related, though very vaguely. She is alleged to be Prince Harry's ninth cousin through King Charles II. Katy Perry is rumored to have a crush on Prince Harry. In the army he is known as "Captain Wales". As a British prince, Prince Harry doesn't have a fixed surname and so instead a territorial suffix in place of a last name.
Prince Harry hates social media site, Twitter. He has three middle names: David, Charles and Albert. He was educated at Eton College and he studied geography, art history and art at A-Level and left school with a B in art and a D in geography.
Prince Harry met his ex-girlfriend Cressida Bonas through his cousin Princess Eugenie in May 2012. As part of the Walking With The Wounded South Pole Allied Challenge of 2013, Harry became the first member of the royal family to reach the South Pole. Has named himself "the Funcle" or fun uncle of his brother's son Prince George. Harry has three medals to his name: an Operation Service Medal for Afghanistan, Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal and Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.
Now that Prince Harry has turned 30, and aside from his last name, royal watchers are now patiently waiting for the time when the royal prince will finally meet "the one" or his own Cinderella in his tumultuous too-good-to-be-true fairytale.
