As the youngest son of Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales, Prince Harry’s life has been one of heartbreak and heroism…
Prince Harry is never going to be King, but people just love him. Lady Diana’s younger son is surely the most charming and down-to-earth of the young Royals, and that is why his upcoming wedding is going to be so widely celebrated. Strip away the privilege to which he was born and the titles he was given as a right of birth and everyone can see that Prince Harry is refreshingly normal, and if anyone can help make the British Royal Family seem relevant for a new generation it is him.
His story begins in the private Lindo Wing of St Mary’s, Paddington, at 4.20pm on Saturday 15 September 1984. It was the same London hospital where his brother Prince William had been born two years earlier.
As with any Royal birth there was huge public excitement, and crowds gathered outside, waiting patiently for any news. He weighed in at a healthy six pounds fourteen ounces and Prince Charles was by Lady Diana’s side throughout her nine-hour labour. Declaring himself “delighted,” he said that the baby had “pale blue eyes and hair of an indeterminate colour.”
The following day at 2.30pm in the afternoon the crowds were finally rewarded with a first glimpse of mother and baby, though Prince Harry’s face was invisible, wrapped inside a lacy blanket.
Prince Harry was christened Henry Charles Albert David in a ceremony held four days before Christmas at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, and the event was shown as part of Her Majesty’s traditional Christmas broadcast.
A GOOD CHILD
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