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'''Prince Henry of Wales''' (Henry Charles Albert David; born 15 September 1984), commonly known as '''Prince Harry''',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ThecurrentRoyalFamily/PrinceHarry/PrinceHarry.aspx |title=Prince Harry |work=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |accessdate=2009-08-10}}</ref> is the younger son of ], and the late ], and grandson of Queen ]. As such, he is third in the ] to the thrones of ], though he is resident in and most directly involved with the ].

After an education at various schools around the United Kingdom and spending parts of his ] in ] and ], Harry, unlike his elder brother, ], eschewed a university education in favour of following in the footsteps of various royal men by enrolling in the military. He was commissioned as a ] into the ] of the ]{{ndash}} serving temporarily with his brother{{ndash}} and completed his training as a ]. He served for 77 days on the ] in the ],<ref>{{cite news| last=Associated Press| title=Prince Harry on front line in Afghanistan| publisher=MSNBC| date=28 February 2008| url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23391374| accessdate=2008-02-28}}</ref> although he was pulled out after an American website revealed his presence there.<ref>{{Cite news| last=Audrey| first=Gillian| coauthors= Tran, Mark; Walker Peter| title=Harry secretly serving in Afghanistan| newspaper=Guardian| year=2008| date=28 February 2008| url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/feb/28/military.afghanistan | work=The Guardian | location=London | accessdate=26 March 2010}}</ref>

==Early life==
Harry was born at ] in ], ], ], on 15 September 1984, the second child of ], and the late ], younger brother of ], and fourth grandchild of ] and ]. Baptised at ], in ], by then ], ], Harry's godparents were his uncle, ]; his first cousin once removed, ]; Lady Vestey; Mrs William Bartholomew; ]; and Gerald Ward.

Diana wanted William and Harry to have a broader range of experiences than previous royal children and took both to venues that ranged from ] and ] to ] clinics and shelters for the homeless.<ref name=PeopleBio>{{cite journal| title=Celebrity Central > Prince Harry > Biography| journal=People| publisher=Time Inc.| url=http://www.people.com/people/prince_harry/biography| accessdate=2008-10-15}}</ref> Diana, Princess of Wales, who was by then divorced from the Prince of Wales, ] in 1997. Harry and his brother and father were staying at ] at the time, and the Prince of Wales waited until early the following morning to tell his sons about their mother's death.<ref>{{cite news | title=Timeline: How Diana Died| publisher=BBC| date=30 August 1997| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/conspiracy_files/6217366.stm| accessdate=2008-04-11 | location=London}}</ref> At his mother's funeral, Harry accompanied his father, brother, paternal grandfather, and ] in walking behind the funeral cortège from ] to ].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/6/newsid_2502000/2502307.stm |title=BBC ON THIS DAY - 6 - 1997: Diana's funeral watched by millions |publisher=] |accessdate=2009-03-26 | date=6 September 1997 | location=London}}</ref>
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==Education==
Like his father and elder brother, Harry was educated at ]s, starting at Jane Mynors' nursery school<ref name="time 1988">{{cite news |title = Growing Up Royal |publisher = ''TIME'' |date = 1988-04-25 |url = http://www.time.com/time/daily/special/diana/readingroom/8191/4_25.html |accessdate = 2009-06-04 }}</ref> and the pre-preparatory ], both in ]. Following this, he attended ], and, after passing the entrance exams, was admitted to ], where he studied geography, art history, and art at ]. The decision to place Harry in Eton went against the family tradition of sending royal children to ] (Harry's grandfather, father, two uncles, and two cousins all attended); it did, however, make the Prince follow in the Spencer family footsteps, as both Diana's father and brother had attended Eton.<ref name=PeopleBio /> In June 2003, he completed his education at Eton with two ]s, obtaining a B in art, and a D in geography,<ref>{{cite news|title=What is it like at Eton College?|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4634031.stm|date = 2005-07-04|accessdate = 2009-10-11|publisher='']'' | location=London}}</ref> having decided to drop history of art after AS level.<ref>{{cite news|title=Prince Harry’s A-level results|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/3150649.stm|date = 2003-08-14|accessdate = 2009-10-11|publisher='']'' | location=London}}</ref> He excelled in sports, however, developing his love for sports, particularly ] and ].

After graduation, the Prince took a ], during which he spent time in ], working (as his father had done in his youth) on a cattle station and participating in the Young England vs Young Australia Polo Test Match.<ref name=POWInt>{{cite web| url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/personalprofiles/princeharry/interests/| title=The Prince of Wales > Prince Harry > Interests| publisher=Clarence House| accessdate=2008-10-15}}</ref> He also travelled to ], where he worked with orphaned children and produced the documentary film ''The Forgotten Kingdom'',<ref name=PeopleBio /> and holidayed in ].

==Royal duties and career==
Prince Harry began to accompany his parents on official visits at an early age; his first overseas royal tour was with his parents to ] in 1985.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/personalprofiles/theprinceofwales/atwork/supportingthequeen/countriesvisited/index.html| title=The Prince of Wales > At Work > Countries Visited| publisher=Clarence House| accessdate=2008-10-15}}</ref> The earlier decision made by the Princess of Wales to take an infant William to ] set the precedent for young royal children going on official visits.<ref name=PeopleBio /> Harry then accompanied either both parents or his father on subsequent tours, though he did not begin solo official engagements until after his military training and active service; In August 1995, at the age of 10, Prince Harry attended the 50th anniversary of ] at the Cenotaph in London, there he saluted the officers in the military parade, one of the most important ceremonies in the royal family agenda; in 2008, he began to undertake royal visits to schools and organisations in ].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/newsandgallery/news/prince_harry_carries_out_engagements_in_cardiff_1606809177.html |title=The Prince of Wales > News > Prince Harry carries out engagements in Cardiff| publisher=Clarence House| date=5 June 2008| accessdate=2008-10-15}}</ref>

===Military career===
Prince Harry entered the ] on 8 May 2005, where he was known as Officer Cadet Wales, and joined the ] Company.<ref>{{cite news| title=Harry begins Sandhurst training| publisher=BBC| date=8 May 2005| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4526077.stm| accessdate=2008-10-16 | location=London}}</ref> Within a year, in April 2006, Harry completed his officer's training and was commissioned as a ] in the ], a regiment of the ] in the ].<ref name=Gaz1>{{cite journal| title=Army| journal=London Gazette| volume=Supplement No. 1| issue=57994| publisher=Her Majesty's Stationary Office| date=26 May 2006| url=http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/ViewPDF.aspx?pdf=57994&geotype=London&gpn=7375&type=Supplement| accessdate=2008-10-12| format={{dead link|date=April 2009}} &ndash; <sup></sup>}}</ref> By April 2008, whereupon he reached two years' seniority, Harry was promoted to the rank of ].

]

The ] and ] made a joint announcement on 22 February 2007 that Prince Harry would be deployed with his regiment to the ] in ], to serve as part of the ] of the ]{{ndash}}a move supported by Harry, who had stated that he would leave the army if he was told to remain in safety while his regiment went to war;<ref>{{cite news| last=Witchell| first=Nicholas| title=Harry Iraq deployment no surprise| publisher=BBC| date=22 February 2007| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6385169.stm| accessdate=2008-10-14 | location=London}}</ref> he said: "There's no way I'm going to put myself through Sandhurst and then sit on my arse back home while my boys are out fighting for their country."<ref>{{cite news| title=MoD to review Harry's Iraq role| publisher=BBC| date=26 April 2007| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6594223.stm| accessdate=2008-10-12 | location=London}}</ref> Then head of the British army, ], first said on 30 April 2007 that he had personally decided that the Prince would serve with his unit in ],<ref>{{cite news | title=British Army Chief to Order Prince Harry to Iraq | date=1 May 2007 | publisher=Voice of America | url=http://voanews.com/english/archive/2007-05/2007-05-01-voa1.cfm | work=VOA News | accessdate=25 December 2008}}</ref> and Harry was scheduled for deployment in May or June 2007, to patrol the ].<ref>{{cite journal| last=Hilder| first=James | title=A 'Wild West' in the east where militias learn their deadly trade| journal=The Times| publisher=News International Group| date=27 April 2007| url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1712044.ece| accessdate=2008-10-14 | location=London}}</ref> By 16 May, however, Dannatt announced that Prince Harry would not serve in Iraq;<ref>{{cite news| title=Prince Harry will not go to Iraq| publisher=CNN| date=17 May 2007| url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/05/16/iraq.harry/index.html| accessdate=2008-10-14}}</ref> concerns included Harry being a high-value target (as several threats by various groups have already been made against him) and the dangers the soldiers around him would face should any attempt be made on the Prince's life or capture. Clarence House made public the Prince's disappointment with the decision, though he said he would abide by it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/newsandgallery/news/prince_harry_deployment_update_1590048916.html |title=The Prince of Wales > News > Prince Harry deployment update|
publisher=Clarence House |date=16 May 2007 |accessdate=2008-10-14}}</ref> In May 2007, ] soldiers in Iraq were reported to be wearing t-shirts bearing the statement "I'm Harry!"; a reference to the scene in the movie '']'' in which the survivors of Spartacus's army, defeated by Roman legions, are offered leniency by ] if they will identify their leader. Every survivor declares: "I'm Spartacus!"<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2314885.html| title=Harry's troops do a Spartacus| publisher=Ananova| date=2 May 2007| accessdate=2007-05-04}}</ref>

It was reported in early June 2007 that Prince Harry had arrived in ] to train, alongside other soldiers of the ] and ], at ] ] near ]. It was said that this was in preparation for a ] in ], where Canadian and British forces were participating in the ] led ];<ref>{{cite news| title=Prince Harry may be training in Alberta: reports| publisher=CTV| date=2 June 2007| url=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070602/harry_canada_070602/20070602?hub=TopStories| accessdate=2008-10-14}}</ref> rumours that were confirmed in February the following year, when the British Ministry of Defence revealed that Harry had secretly been deployed as a ] to ] in the Asian country.<ref>{{cite news| title=Prince Harry on Afghan front line| publisher=BBC| date=28 February 2008| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/7269743.stm| accessdate=2008-10-14 | location=London}}</ref> The revelation came after the media{{ndash}}notably, the ] newspaper '']'' and ]n magazine '']''<ref>{{cite journal| last=Gammell| first=Caroline| title=How the Prince Harry blackout was broken| journal=Telegraph | publisher=Telegraph Media Group| date=1 Mar 2008| url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/28/nharry2128.xml| accessdate=2008-10-14 | location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/b/new-idea/8771/prince-harry-goes-to-war-in-afghanistan/| title=Prince Harry Biography > New Idea| publisher=Yahoo| accessdate=2008-10-14}}</ref>{{ndash}} breached the blackout placed over the information by the Canadian and British authorities.<ref>{{cite journal| last=Dunn| first=Tom Newton| title=Harry to come home| journal=The Sun| publisher=News Group Newspapers Ltd.| date=29 February 2008| url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/royals/article865446.ece| accessdate=2008-10-16}}</ref> It was later reported that, while in Afghanistan, Harry had called in ] ]s,<ref>{{cite journal| title=Hero Harry's home| journal=The Sun| publisher=News Group Newspapers Ltd.| date=29 February 2008| url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article858482.ece| accessdate=2008-10-14}}</ref> helped ] troops repel an attack from ] insurgents,<ref>{{cite journal| title=Prince Harry in Taliban gun battle| journal=Telegraph| publisher=Telegraph Media Group| date=29 February 2008| url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/28/nharry228.xml| accessdate=2008-10-16 | location=London}}</ref> and performed patrol duty in hostile areas.<ref>{{cite journal| title=On patrol with Prince Harry| journal=Telegraph| publisher=Telegraph Media Group| date=29 February 2008| url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/28/nharry728.xml| accessdate=2008-10-16 | location=London}}</ref> His tour came 735 years after his ancestor, ] (then Prince Edward), had also been on military duty in the Middle East during the ],<ref>{{cite book| last=Tyerman| first=Christopher| title=God's War: A New History Of The Crusades| publisher=Belknap Press| date=25 September 2006| isbn=0674023870}}</ref> and also made Harry the first member of the ] to have served in a war zone since his uncle, ], flew helicopters during the ]; at the time, Andrew was second in line to the thrones of the ]s. For his service, Prince Harry was decorated with the ] by his aunt, ], at the ] in May 2008.<ref name=PeopleMedal>{{cite journal| last=Perry| first=Simon| coauthors=Tumposky, Ellen| title=Prince Harry Gets Medal as Chelsy Cheers Him On| journal=People| publisher=Time Inc.| date=16 October 2008| url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20197820,00.html| accessdate=2008-10-16}}</ref>

In October 2008, the news was revealed that Prince Harry was to follow his brother, father, and uncle with the wish to fly military helicopters. After passing the initial aptitude test, he will undertake a month-long course; depending on whether or not he passes this course he may proceed onto full flight training in early 2009.<ref>{{cite news| title=Prince Harry aims to become pilot| publisher=BBC| date=27 October 2008| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7692010.stm| accessdate=2008-10-27 | location=London}}</ref> Harry will need to pass his flying assessment at the ] in Middle Wallop, the result of which will determine if he will pass on to train as a pilot of either the ], ], or ] helicopter.<ref>{{cite news| title=Prince Harry volunteers for Army helicopter pilot selection| publisher=] (MoD)| date=27 October 2008| url=http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/PeopleInDefence/PrinceHarryVolunteersForArmyHelicopterPilotSelection.htm| accessdate=2008-10-27}}</ref>

Prince Harry was presented with his flying ] (wings) by his father, ], on 7 May 2010 at a ceremony at the ]. Prince Harry has also let it be known that he intends to fly Apache attack helicopters if he is successful and passes the rigorous Apache training course at the AAC base Middle Wallop; after which time it may be possible for him to see active military service once again on the frontline in one of the warzones.<ref>{{cite news| title=Prince Harry awarded provisional flying wings by Prince of Wales| publisher=]| date=07 May 2010| url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/defence/7691736/Prince-Harry-awarded-provisional-wings-by-Prince-of-Wales.html| accessdate=2010-05-07}}</ref> During the ceremony, he switched his ]' Officer's ] cap for that of the Army Air Corps' sky blue ] with a Blues and Royals badge.

===Royal duties===
]
At the age of 23, Prince Harry was appointed as a ], and began his royal duties by first serving in that capacity when the Queen was abroad to attend the ] in ]. The following year, Harry was in ] to visit again Mants'ase Children's Home near ] (which he first toured in 2004), and along with ] of ] launched ], a ] to aid children orphaned by ]/]. He has also granted his ] to a number of other organisations, including , , and ].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/prince_harry_to_become_patron_of_three_charities_890227076.html| title=The Prince of Wales > Media Centre > Press Releases > Prince Harry to become Patron of three charities| publisher=Princeofwales.gov.uk| date=28 March 2007| accessdate=2008-10-14}}</ref> To aid Sentebale, as well as the ] and ], Harry and his brother organised the ] at ], on 1 July 2007.

Sports have also been a way that the Prince has helped charities and other organisations, such as when he trained as a Rugby Development Officer for the ] in 2004 and then coached students in schools in order to encourage them to learn the sport. He has also participated in ] matches, like his brother and father, in order to raise money for charitable causes.<ref name=POWInt />

On 6 January 2009, Harry and his brother, ], were granted their own ] from their grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II. The household the two princes will share will have three main staff members, supported by a "small" team. Sir David Manning, the former British ambassador to Washington, will work as a part-time adviser to the princes. Previously, William and Harry's affairs had been handled by the office of their father at ] in central London. The brothers' new household released a statement{{ndash}} complete with their own ]s at the top{{ndash}} announcing that they have established their own office at nearby ] to look after their public, military, and charitable activities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/a_new_household_for_his_royal_highness_prince_william_of_wal_995146659.html|title=A new Household for His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales and His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales|date=2009-01-06|work=The Prince of Wales - Media Centre|publisher=Clarence House|accessdate=2009-05-28}}</ref> Harry's cypher is similar to his brother's, but displays an ''H'' in a shade of blue similar to that used by his mother.

==Personal life and relationships==
Prince Harry has spent much of his free time in sporting activities, playing competitive polo, as well as ] and ].<ref name=POWInt /> Harry also earned a reputation in his youth for being rebellious, leading the ] press to label him as a "]".<ref name=Reuters>{{cite news| last=Majendie| first=Paul| title =Prince Harry: Wild child turned war hero| publisher=Reuters| date =1 March 2008| url =http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSL2968319120080301| accessdate=2008-10-16}}</ref> He was found at age 17 smoking ] and partaking in under-age drinking with his friends, would clash physically with ] outside nightclubs,<ref name=Reuters /> and was photographed at ] at a "Colonial and Native" themed ] wearing a German ] uniform.<ref>{{cite news| title=Harry says sorry for Nazi costume| publisher=BBC| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4170083.stm| accessdate=2008-10-14 | date=13 January 2005 | location=London}}</ref> He later issued a public statement apologising for his actions.<ref>{{cite news| title =Harry public apology 'not needed'| publisher =BBC| date=14 January 2005| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4170623.stm| accessdate=2008-10-14 | location=London}}</ref>

In January 2009, the British ] '']'' revealed a video made by Harry three years previously, in which he referred to a ]i fellow officer cadet as "our little ] friend," and later called a soldier wearing a cloth on his head a "]". These terms, were described by ] as "unacceptable",<ref name = "telegraphy on harry comments 2009"> The Daily Telegraph, 11 January 2009</ref> and by '']'' as "racist",<ref name = "telegraphy on harry comments 2009"/> and a British Muslim youth organisation called the Prince a "]",<ref> BBC News, 11 January 2009</ref> a statement that was later retracted.<ref>{{cite news |first=James |last=Lyons |title=PM: Forgive Harry for his' mistake' |publisher=Mirror.co.uk | date=13 January 2009| url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/01/13/pm-forgive-harry-for-his-mistake-115875-21037313/}}</ref> ] immediately issued an apology from Harry, who stated that no malice was intended in his remarks.<ref name=CNN>{{cite news| last=Byron| first=Katy| title=Britain's Prince Harry apologises for offensive language | publisher=CNN| date=11 January 2009| url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/10/prince.harry.videos/index.html| accessdate=2009-01-11}}</ref> While the cadet's father refused to accept Harry's apology,<ref> Press Association, 12 January 2009</ref> a former British MP and Royal Marine, ], said that such nicknames were common amongst military comrades, stating "in the Armed Forces people often used to call me Taffy. Others were called Yankie, Oz or Kiwi or whatever. I consider Paki as an abbreviation for Pakistani. I don't think on this occasion it was intended to be offensive."<ref>{{Cite news| last=Dagnell| first=Andrew| title=Former Tory leader Rod Richards defends Prince Harry's use of 'Paki'| newspaper=WalesOnline| year=2009| date=13 July| url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/01/13/former-tory-leader-rod-richards-defends-prince-harry-s-use-of-paki-91466-22677592/| accessdate=1 February 2009}}</ref> It later emerged that Prince Harry had personally apologised to the soldier.<ref></ref>

Harry's personal relationships have not been followed as much as those of his brother; the most media attention has been focused on his relationship with ]. In an interview conducted for his 21st birthday, Harry referred to Davy as his girlfriend, and the press reported at that time that the couple had been together for 18 months, contradicting earlier reports that they were no longer together.<ref>{{cite journal| last=Bates| first=Stephen| title=Harry at 21 on Camilla, the media and Aids children in Africa| journal=Guardian| publisher=Guardian News and Media Ltd.| date=15 September 2005| url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/monarchy/story/0,,1570161,00.html| accessdate=2008-10-14 | location=London}}</ref> Harry and Davy were also seen together publicly at the ]. Although in early 2009 it was again reported in the media that the pair had parted ways,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7849307.stm | work=BBC News | title=Prince Harry and girlfriend split | date=24 January 2009 | accessdate=26 March 2010}}</ref> later that year the pair were photographed together at a rugby match, seemingly going public with their relationship.<ref>{{Cite news| title=Prince Harry rekindles romance with Chelsy Davy with a date at the rugby | newspaper=Daily Mail| year=2009| date=8 November| url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1225935/Prince-Harry-rekindles-romance-Chelsy-Davy-date-rugby.html | accessdate=8 November 2009}}</ref>

==Titles, styles, honours, and arms==
===Titles and styles===
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| name = HRH Prince Henry of Wales
| image = Henry of Wales Arms.svg
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* '''15 September 1984{{ndash}}''': ''His Royal Highness'' Prince Henry of Wales

The Prince's style and title in full: ''His Royal Highness Prince Henry Charles Albert David of Wales''. As a ], Harry holds no surname; however, as with the other male-line grandchildren of Elizabeth II, he uses the name of the area over which his father holds title, i.e. ''Wales'' (as ] and ] use ''York'', per their father, ]). Past precedent is that such surnames are dropped from usage in adulthood, after which either title alone, or ] is used when necessary.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page5657.asp| title=The Royal Family > Titles and Succession > Royal Family Name| publisher=Buckingham Palace| accessdate=2008-10-15}}</ref><ref name=Heraldica /> If his father or brother succeeds to the throne he will be known as ''His Royal Highness'' The Prince Henry. Were he to become King, his ] would be subject to his own discretion, and he would be permitted to take any of his baptismal given names; were he to use his first baptismal name, he would be ''Henry IX'', which would be the highest ] of any British monarch.

====Military ranks====
* '''13 April 2006{{ndash}} 13 April 2008''': ] (]), The ]<ref name=Gaz1 />
* '''13 April 2008'''{{ndash}}: Lieutenant, The Blues and Royals<ref>{{cite journal| journal=London Gazette| issue=58667| pages=5736| publisher=Her Majesty's Stationary Office| date=15 April 2008| accessdate=2008-06-15}}</ref>

===Honours===
;Medals
* ] '''6 February 2002''': ]
* ] '''5 May 2008''': ]<ref name=PeopleMedal />

====Honorary military appointments====
;{{flagicon|CAN}} Canada
* {{flagicon|CAN|army}} '''10 November 2009{{ndash}}''': ]<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.visiteroyale-royalvisit.gc.ca/ont-eng.cfm| last=Department of Canadian Heritage| authorlink=Department of Canadian Heritage| title=2009 Official Royal Visit > Ontario (Toronto, Hamilton and Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ottawa, Petawawa)| publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada| accessdate=3 November 2009}}</ref>

;{{flagicon|UK}} United Kingdom
* {{flagicon|UK|air force}} '''3 October 2008{{ndash}}''': ] of ]<ref name=POWReg />
* {{flagicon|UK|air force}} '''3 October 2008{{ndash}}''': Honorary Air Commandant of ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rafregt.org.uk/RAFRegtAssociation/tabid/53/language/en-GB/Default.aspx |title=RAF Regiment Association Official Site |publisher=Rafregt.org.uk |accessdate=2008-10-12}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|UK|naval}} '''8 August 2006{{ndash}}''': ] of Small Ships and Diving<ref name=POWReg>{{cite web| url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/personalprofiles/princeharry/atwork/regiments/index.html| title=The Prince of Wales > Prince Harry > At Work > Regiments| accessdate=2008-10-16}}</ref>

===Arms===
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|bannerimage =
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|notes = On his 18th birthday, his grandmother, Elizabeth II, granted Prince Harry his own personalised ], consisting of the ] of the ] with a ] for difference.
|adopted = 2002
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|helm =
|escutcheon = Quarterly 1<sup>st</sup> and 4<sup>th</sup> gules three lions passant guardant in pale or armed and langed azure 2<sup>nd</sup> or a lion rampant gules armed and langued azure within a double tressure flory counterflory of the second 3<sup>rd</sup> azure a harp or stringed argent
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|other_elements = The whole differenced by a Label of five points Argent the first, third and fifth points charged with an Escallop Gules
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Through his maternal grandfather, Prince Harry is descended from ], ] and ]. Through his mother, Harry is of ] descent and of remote ] and ] descent.

Prince Harry is descended from all kings and queens of ], ], and the ] with surviving offspring from ] onwards except for these five: ], ] (their lines are both extinct), ] and ] (neither of whom had any surviving legitimate children) and ].<ref>. Retrieved on 2008-11-26.</ref> He is also descended from many of the pre-Union monarchs of Scotland and the pre-Conquest monarchs of England.

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==References==
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==External links==
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{{wikiquote|Prince Henry of Wales}}
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