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| The Prince of Wales's younger son, Prince
Harry, is third in line to the throne.
(Agencies) |
On September 15th, Prince Henry will celebrate his 20th birthday.
Prince Henry - always known as Prince Harry - is third in line of
succession to the throne, behind his father, The Prince of Wales, and his
elder brother, Prince William.
Prince Henry Charles Albert David was born at 4.20pm on September 15,
1984 at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, in central London.
Prince Harry attended the same schools as his brother. He started at
Mrs Jane Mynors' nursery school in west London from September 1987, when
he was three, attending for just two mornings a week at first. While there
he appeared in school nativity plays - including his first speaking role,
as a shepherd, in 1988.
On September 11, 1989, Prince Harry joined Prince William at the
pre-prep Wetherby School, also in west London - on mornings only for the
first few weeks. At the end of that term he sang a solo at the school's
Christmas concert. While Harry was still at Wetherby, Prince William
started at Ludgrove School in Berkshire. Prince Harry joined him there in
September 1992.
In November 1997 Harry accompanied The Prince of Wales to South Africa,
where he was able to go on safari before joining his father at
a concert featuring the Spice Girls and meeting President Nelson Mandela.
Prince Harry walked behind the cortege of his mother, The Princess of
Wales, at her funeral in Westminster Abbey on September 6, 1997,
accompanied by his brother, father, grandfather and uncle.
In 1998 both young Princes were with The Prince of Wales in Canada, for
brief public appearances and a skiing holiday in Whistler, British
Columbia. Like his brother, Prince Harry has become a keen skier, joining
their father on winter holidays in Switzerland.
In September 1998 Harry started at Eton College, Windsor.
On January 2, 2000, Prince William and Prince Harry accompanied The
Prince of Wales on a visit to Cardiff. They heard rap music and dance as
well as hymns and readings in Welsh and English at the Tabernacl and
joined 60,000 people for a special edition of the BBC's Songs of Praise at
the Millennium Stadium.
Prince Harry celebrated his 18th birthday on September 15, 2002, when
Harry gave an interview, and a series of pictures by top photograper Mario
Testino were released. To mark the occasion, Her Majesty the Queen gave
the Prince his own unique Coat of Arms.
In June 2003, Prince Harry finished school at Eton College and marked
the occasion with a special photocall.
Prince Harry then left England to spend the first part of his gap year
in Australia and then went to Africa where he worked in an orphanage in
Lesotho.
In June 2004, Prince Harry and his brother Prince William attended the
funeral of their maternal grandmother, Mrs Frances Shand Kydd in Oban,
Scotland.
Upon his return from Africa in July 2004, Prince Harry began preparing
for The Regular Commissions Board (RCB) exams. If Prince Harry passes the
RCB he intends to enter Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in January 2005.
(Agencies) | 
Updated: 2004-09-14 10:55