Prince Harry weeps with Brazilian kids when recalling his mother’s 1997 death

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Is it wrong to think sexy thoughts about a ginger prince while he weeps about his mother? If it’s wrong I don’t want to be right. Of course, the approach will have to change. Instead of seductively licking a popsicle to get Prince Harry’s attention, I now have a fantasy where I hold him close to my breast while he weeps. His hands clutch me desperately. “I’ve gotten your blouse wet with my tears,” he says softly. “It’s alright, baby,” I will reply, slipping out of my clothes. Done. Anyway, Harry is still in Brazil on official business, and he stopped by a charity called ACER. He met young orphans and abandoned children – ACER works to place those kids with extended family members. When Harry heard some of the kids’ stories, he got teary and he talked about his late mum.

Tears of a prince. Prince Harry openly cried on Wednesday, June 25, while meeting with two young Brazilian girls who had lost their mother. The 29-year-old royal, recalling the emotional meeting to reporters, including Us Weekly, said part of the reason he shed tears was because he understood their loss, remembering the devastating loss of his own mother, the late Princess Diana.

The Prince was visiting ACER, a project run by a British man named Jonathan Hannay, in the town of Diadema outside of Sao Paulo. ACER’s purpose is to help underprivileged local kids — specifically, those with no parents, to help reunite them with members of their extended family. Harry told reporters he was close to tears as he listened to the heartbreaking stories of young kids who have lost their parents to drugs and violence.

One of the anecdotes he heard was of a woman Cristina da Cruz Nascimento, 41, who raised her two granddaughters Karina, 8, and Carolina, 9, because their father was in jail and their mother was murdered at age 24. Looking over at the two young girls, Harry revealed how their experiences of loss made him recall Diana’s fatal car crash in August 1997.

“I was completely overwhelmed and shocked,” Harry said, clearly touched after the encounter. “There are two little girls — I’m quite emotional — just looking at them. I wanted to talk about my own experiences, but there is no point because it is just so far removed. The bravery of them looking at me, smiling at me… I wanted to use my own experiences in a very small way, to try to give them a bit of understanding about the fact, [that I saw what they] are going through.”

Harry lauded their bravery and said: “It seems ridiculous for me to say to these kids, how lucky and fortunate they are, considering their situation. Obviously they are far from that.” The Prince, though, mentioned how “other kids like this that aren’t as fortunate as them.” He lauded Hannay and the local organization — based in a location which once had the highest murder rate in Sao Paulo, and the second highest murder rate in Brazil as a whole — for reuniting these young children with family members.

“One of these kids here was five days old when he was left on the street by his mother, because she was on crack,” Harry recalled. He said that the experience of meeting the kids was unforgettable and special. “I’ve never blubbed in public as far as I can remember,” Harry confessed. “It was amazing to hear those stories.”

[From Us Weekly]

Come to me, sweet ginger. I will comfort you. Let it all out. Seriously though, when Harry talks about Princess Diana, it’s always in the context of “I miss her terribly, her memory has led me to try to do work that would hopefully make her proud.” When William recalls his mother, it’s always “Let me get away with something because my mom died” or “Stop telling me to work more, my mom died.” William uses his mother’s memory as an excuse to avoid responsibility. Harry uses the memory of his mother to extend the kind of work she felt was vital.

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  1. Original Tessa says:

    People are too hard on William. He’s not a bad guy. He is inevitably going to have A LOT more responsibility than Harry over time. Maybe right now he just wants to be with his wife and young baby and try to have a normal family life for a time. Harry will never have the kind of responsibility and duty that William has.

    • hannah says:

      He can always abdicate.

    • Faye says:

      Normal life for most men involves regular work and familial and community obligations and responsibilities, none of which he has. William just wants to live a life of luxury and constant vacations on the British taxpayer’s dime (pound) without fulfilling the noblesse oblige that should accompany the lifestyle.

    • A:) old prude says:

      So we shouldn’t criticise a man with no job and for whom we tax payers are paying millionsto keep him, his equally lazy wife and adorable soon in lap of unimaginable luxury because in distant future he’ll have more responsibility and has shown no indication that he will see these responsibilities through, yes that makes sense. Also what sort of normal couple have no jobs between them husband and wife and still spend millions of tax pounds? Is that normal because I thought normal people worked generally. Why can’t he be normal and work too like everybody else? How is working related to not having a normal family life ?

      Also the brother who as you said have less responsibilities slow more work ethics, charitable side, and a sense of duty then the brother with more responsibility and yet we should praise the lazy one, why? Is that logical to you?

    • Francesca says:

      @originalTessa i agree this is a little harsh. Grief and loss are very personal and what we see from the outside can be completely different than what someone is experiencing on the inside. This line of criticsm makes me uncomfortable.

    • Talie says:

      I agree, I think they were both deeply wounded by her death — as any children would be, but she offered them something different than their father and all that stuffiness. Missing her spirit is what stings the most, I’m sure.

    • wow says:

      @Original Tessa

      Yes, this is true. When you put it like that, I will cut Willy some slack.

      The Harry for King thing does seem a bit rude as well considering how many people would need to die for that to happen…Queen Eluzabeth, Prince Charles, Prince William, Prince George and any future kids of William & Kate. All of whom are people Harry loves and cares about. Rather rude to wish them all dead in a sense just for Harry to be crowned King.

      I know it’s just a figure of speech for most people when they say this, but on other royal forums there are people who truly want Harry to be King without realizing what would have to occur for that to be. Some even feel that if they hate Kate hard enough, she will be tossed out of the family…as if William’s love for her doesn’t matter. Stuff like that is crazy.

      I’m all for the Harry love, but he will never be King. I doubt he would ever want to be either. I surely wouldn’t wish it on him because we would lose the free flowing chap that makes us adore him. Besides, I can’t picture William or any of them abdicating They enjoy the perks too much.

      • LAK says:

        Wow: no one needs to die for Harry to be King. Are you forgetting how HM got to be Queen? Her father was the spare, just like Harry.

        William simply steps aside taking PGtips with him to live the ‘normal’ life he wants and Harry steps up.

        The history of spares becoming monarch’s is long. No one needs to die.

      • KellyMcC says:

        Elizabeth became Queen after her Uncle abdicated, and after her father passed away. Edward did not have a child.

        I believe that for Harry to become King, that means Elizabeth and Charles would have to pass away. (Elizabeth would never abdicate, as she has indicated that this is her job for life. And I’m guessing Charles would never abdicate either. He’s waited so long to become King.) If William chose to abdicate, would the crown not go to George?

      • maybeiamcrazy says:

        What if all that happens when George is, like, 14-15 or something? Even if he is 18-19, would a king that young be practical, appropriate?

      • LadySlippers says:

        First, abdication is something only a Monarch can do.

        Second, there is a decent argument if someone removes themselves from the Line of Succession, it would also remove all children (present and future) as well. My guess is they would write the law excluding all children, similar to the wording in the 1936 abdication papers.

        Third, Edward VIII’s (David to family and friends) Abdication documents implicitly stated that no future children of his had any right to the British throne.

        Since this is all hypothetical — no one knows.

      • AM says:

        I don’t think William would have a child only to make this kind of decision for him. So I think this debate is moot. King Henry has been out of the picture since George was born.

      • LadySlippers says:

        •AM•

        Wanting a child or children can be something a completely different from a constitutional issue. Royals are still human after all.

        IF, and I strongly repeat IF William truly wants out, he’d (IMO) would want his children spared from it as well. Also, it’d bring up all kinds of new issues if they stayed in and only he was removed.

        •maybeiamcrazy•

        Any scenario involving anyone removing themselves from the Line of Succession creates all kind of legal issues. Starting with drawing up a bill and having it pass in the UK and the entire Commonwealth.

        But a teenage king/queen isn’t all that horrible — it just means there’s be a regent appointed until said child reached the age of majority or was able to assume duties on their own (I include the last so they could attend college/university).

      • Thinker says:

        Explicitly stated***

        Implicit doesn’t mean what you think it means.

      • LadySlippers says:

        •Thinker•

        Thanks for the correction! 😊

        I do know the difference when I sit down to think about it but often conflate the two when not thinking about it as I did here.

    • Murphy says:

      True, he’s not going to be King for a while. But he is still a SENIOR member of the Royal family TODAY. If you’re on track to be a CEO, you don’t spend the years before that hanging out at home doing nothing. You spend those years managing smaller departments, making connections, etc.
      He needs to step up. Thats all there is to it.

    • Eleonor says:

      THIS.
      He has been in a “gap year” since the marriage.

    • HH says:

      @OriginalTessa

      “He is inevitably going to have A LOT more responsibility than Harry over time.”
      –The key word here is “inevitably.” It’s going to be a long time down the road. At least 20 years. That doesn’t explain some of his behavior now.

      “Maybe right now he just wants to be with his wife and young baby and try to have a normal family life for a time.”
      –I don’t find that he actually spends a lot of time with them. I see him as dithering around in programs here and there and vacations that take him away from the family. I have no doubt he loves George, but like most royals before him, he probably is not fond of the “baby” phase.
      –Also, “normal”. We’ve had this discussion on here a few times. I have no doubt that William’s version of normal strictly means no paparazzi or press intrusion and no accountability in public life. William doesn’t want to be a royal he just wants to be aristocratic. All the perks without the responsibility.

      “Harry will never have the kind of responsibility and duty that William has.”
      –I know this could also be the reason for his laidback personality, but it is also what makes Harry’s work and commitment far more special. He could slack off just as much as Will and Kate and just “show up” for a good photo op, but he doesn’t. He’s found charities and causes that he’s committed too. It seems that Harry, like his mother, has decided if this is the life I am to lead then I should make it worthwhile. Williams mentality seems to be if this is the life I have to lead, let’s put it off as much as possible and do the minimum.

      Overall, I will admit that my opinion is set in place about Kate for many reasons that have piled up throughout the years. My opinion on William is a little less static (but admittedly moving in that direction). Will showed a lot of promise in his early years (teens, early 20s). I don’t know what happened. Maybe his hair was the source from which he drew energy. Haha! Had to slip that one in there. 😛 I think the Richard Kay article summed it up pretty perfectly. William is dithering (and somewhat lost, IMO) on something that was decided a while ago. Accept it. Make the best of it.

      **Sorry this was so long-winded!**

    • LadySlippers says:

      •Tessa•

      I agree that people are often very hard on all the Royals and forget they all are human full of personality strengths and weaknesses.

      However, that doesn’t take into account the fact that William often shoots himself in the foot. Over and over. And over, yet again.

      I don’t think William wants to be Royal or be forced into doing anything he doesn’t want to do (both are things many of us can relate to). Yet he also makes no attempt to change his circumstances. He has an enormous capicity to change the world, the UK, and even the British Royal Family if he confronted *whatever* personal issues that are holding him back from succeeding. I think he does this in order not to hurt his beloved Granny but life is full of disappointments. She’d get over it if he really and truly asked to step out of the Line of Succession. And then he could be an advocate for others wanting to ‘break free’ from whatever hold them back as well.

      Harry, for all his faults, has a strong sense of duty. I honestly have NO DOUBT that William does as well. Except, his might be better suited in a different venue than the one being ‘offered’ him today. I bet if we took off his ‘shackles of duty’ and allowed him options, he could wow even the most cynical skeptic with what he could do.

      • Sunny says:

        I agree with both of you ladies. I think William probably does have a sense of duty but he doesn’t feel very much duty to the roles in his life so far. I wonder what the chances are that he finds a way to use his power and status for good and find a avenue where he can be fully engaged. I sincerely hope so, and I say this not just as a tax payer in a Common Wealth country.

        Unfortunately we have spent the last few years watching him dither and flit from one thing to another. I do not think Kate helps much on that front because she has never seemed to me to be a partner who challenge William or help him find his way.

        Harry for all his immaturity and wildness he displays at times has constantly shown deep commitment to his causes, and to his military service. It is a joy to watch.

      • FLORC says:

        I’m not adding to this, but I do want to +1 all your comments explaining this to tessa.

        William wants a normal life,but normal to him is relative. This is something many people don’t understand when saying people are too hard on him.
        He’s not in a time of war like his grandmother was when she had her settling in period. And he’s not enjoying his free time with wife and child since he’s always caught elsewhere not working.

        Ok I added a bit. When the facts without even my bias are understood and stated William is having it very easy right now and still asking for things to be easier.

      • LadySlippers says:

        •Sunny• •Florc•

        I think what holds William back is he feels he’s lost the *ability* to choose and be in control of his life. And a lot of people dislike and resent that. Harry certainly seems very empathic to it as well — check out their joint African interview that perfectly highlights this.

        I actually think that William’s not wishing to make his life easier, as you put it •Florc• but more in harmony with his qi or life-flow.

        As many of you know, I studied for my masters in occupational therapy (OT) (but am not an occupational therapist) and one of my favourite OT frame of references (FoR) or models is called The Kawa Model. This was created by Japanese therapist and was his answer to the overly Western FoR that didn’t translate well to Asians (I talk a lot about culture and context for this very reason).

        Kawa means river in Japanese and it talks about achieving flow and harmony for a client (one person or multiple) that incorporates the person(s), situation, activities, and culture/environment of the person(s) in question. I think William feels he is ‘out of harmony’ with himself when he’s forced or coerced into doing something. If he had the *ability* to choose — I think we’d see a different William.

        And for the record, good relationships can still be achieved even if a couple aren’t always together. And Kate, also true in any relationship, really can’t help William if no one can identify what’s wrong OR how to remedy it.

        More info on The Kawa Model (there are plenty more out there):

        http://theotprocess.wordpress.com/2013/07/08/the-kawa-river-model-of-occupational-therapy/

      • FLORC says:

        LadySlippers
        At the core it’s about the same as many (for lack of the proper word) approaches (?) to life. Harmony and what makes you at peace.

        The thing is William is given such control over his life right now. And still he acts like it’s not enough and he’s still pressured.

      • LadySlippers says:

        •Florc•

        I get what you’re saying. I really do. But I think William wants to control his whole life — not just slices of it. He sees (IMO) the control he’s given is a mere illusion and not real
        control. That’s why we see him ‘wobbling’ as Richard Kay put it.

        On a different note, have you seen Harry’s speech? Gosh, I love it when he speaks off-the-cuff! And I love him blushing! Squee. Lol

        http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-harry/10927556/Prince-Harry-almost-moved-to-tears-by-Brazilian-orphans.html

      • FLORC says:

        LS
        I get that. It’s hard for me to imagine, but I do understand William does not see what he has as true control.
        I honestly can’t put myself in his shoes and understand why he feels that way, but I can understand his ability to feel that way.

        I am curious if someone was to sit him down and say “William, how can we help you to not feel pressured in your life and on your path, where ever that may be?”
        I wonder what William would say to that.
        As the article goes he’s always got something to jump to that could allow him time with his obligations and family life, but he lets it engulf his life.

      • LadySlippers says:

        •Florc•

        I have a similar but yet different question I’d love to ask and that is:

        ~What do you need to be successful in life?

        And then I’d listen, no holds barred.

    • Bear says:

      I’m not seeing it at all. What has William done again that’s so awful? He went into the military as a pilot. He oversaw several charity programs, and even would spend nights out on the street dressed as a bum with homeless men and women (until Kate). If he were as hot as Harry is now or as hot as he used to be people would be a lot nicer, not to say I don’t think Harry’s hot as shit, but…I say cut William some slack. They are whoring him and his wife out as diplomats. That’s no different than what John Kerry does or Michelle Obama and the kids.

      • greta says:

        Okay, let’s put the hot or not aside for a moment. All people are saying is that William and Harry are like chalk and cheese when it comes to the important stuff like work ethic, genuine empathy and charisma. Harry has it in spades and William & Kate are severely lacking.

        On a separate note, no one can accuse William for trying to find a duplicate Diana in a wife — his choice is the polar opposite of Diana and even when she makes work appearances, she comes across as uncomfortable and phoney.

      • LadySlippers says:

        •greta•

        •Florc• nailed why Kate comes across not very well at most engagements, and it’s simply because Kate is very pre-occupied with sounding ‘posh’. I’d bet a lot of money, if she dropped the silly posh accent (silly for her), we’d see a much more relaxed, friendly, and (gasp) intelligent Kate.

      • LadySlippers says:

        •Bear•

        People are upset with William as it appears that he’s shirking his royal duties. And he also appeared to be shirking his duties with the RAF considering he almost lost his wings in the summer of 2012 and was still struggling to bring up his flying hours in Jan 2013. The hours needed per month are very low and easily attainable.

        And Royals — all if them, regardless of whether they are technically royal or what nation they hail from — are diplomats. Period/Full Stop.

        The job of a royal is not only high profile but multi-faceted. They do what both their Sovereign and their government ask of them.

        http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2644414/He-wobbled-Kate-Now-Wills-wobbling-choice-thatll-define-life.html

      • FLORC says:

        Bear
        1st
        Comparing William and Kate to the Obama daughters isn’t even Apples to Oranges. It’s furniture to Oranges. Too many differences.

        LadySlippers has covered most of it well.
        William’s charity event is what I want to talk about. He was not dressed as if he were homeless. He spent 1 night there with many people who were not homeless, but there for the event. He had very nice quality items to sleep with and security guards in a very well lit area.
        Kate also said she’d very much like to do this, but in the end didn’t.

        And this is Williams job. Kate’s too now. They get this obscene wealth and they need only to attend a few charity events a month to show they care about the people supporting their lifestyle, homes, and security detail that protects them from said people.

        If William is feeling suffocated and whored out by his family he can start to pay for things out of his own pocket.

        And I agree with LS …again.
        Kate can come off anti social because she’s balancing so much. Hair, skirt, veneers, accent… It’s those extra things that take away from her connecting with people. Instead she’s thinking about maintaining herself.

        And there is that comment her cousin made I always forget isn’t lumped in from her Jigsaw boss article. And this was said in defense of Kate. She has a hard time being interested in what other people have to say. Not exact, but that was the main point. So when you’re juggling, accent, clothes, hair… all while trying to find what someone is saying interesting it doesn’t come off well.

        To her credit she is improving, but only when she’s out there more often. After a long time without work the progress is lost.

  2. Peri says:

    I just want to give him a hug and have him lay his head in my lap and let me play with his hair while he talks about his feelings. IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK FOR?

    • capepopsie says:

      No, no NOT AT ALL!
      If I were a fairy, I´d wave my fairy stick and grant your wish!
      🙂

      • Peri says:

        You’re too kind capepopsie! And what is your one true wish involving the “HOT bad-boy yet sensitive, ex-military prince with a heart of gold” to quote *LDUB* ? I may have some fairy dust left over 🙂

      • bluhare says:

        And then you’d die 1,000 horrible deaths because you didn’t grant it for me. 😉

      • Peri says:

        Did I say I “may” have some left over?

        Silly me…

        What I meant to say was there’s plenty of fairy dust to go around….

        *Awkwardly laughs because she’s a little scared*

        🙂

      • Liberty says:

        Well, we can sign up to take turns, each gets to pat and hug his tears away for a month, now through infinity. Does that work, bluhare?

  3. LDUB says:

    a HOT bad-boy yet sensitive, ex-military prince with a heart of gold.
    *fans loins*

  4. PunkyMomma says:

    His sincerity and willingness to share these sad moments of his life make me love him all the more. My Wild Ginger Prince, the man who should be king. Sigh.

  5. blue marie says:

    I really have nothing to add but good on ACER for the work they do and good on Harry for recognizing it.

    *pardon the perv but that one photo makes me wanna pinch his tush..

  6. The Original Mia says:

    Harry honors his mother’s legacy and uses her death to strengthen his own character. William evokes Diana’s memory to escape criticism and as an excuse to bully/guilt people into doing his bidding.

    I hate to admit it but the man is fine, which makes me feels pervy because I remember when he was brought home rom the hospital.

    • NeoCleo says:

      Me too OM, me too! But I’ve just had to get over the “pervy old lady” feeling and just deal with the fact that I may be “old but I’m not dead yet!”

  7. kibbles says:

    Diana would be very proud of Harry. If the monarchy remains in tact for the next several generations, even with all the negative press that William and Kate attract due to their laziness, it will be because of Harry. I think he is everything people want in a modern day Royal. He is handsome, charming, a bit of a bad boy, but also sensitive and passionate about his charities. He definitely is able to connect with normal people far better than William and Kate. I love that even though he is from extreme privilege, he is able to be moved to tears by the less fortunate. A lot of people in his position of power and wealth just straight up do not care and would rather distance themselves from normal people. It is hard for them to understand or connect emotionally to the enormous amount of pain and suffering that exists in the world. I think a lot of people just want a Royal who can be a leader, who shows some compassion, and who will do good work around the world. That is very little to ask in exchange for a life of luxury. At least Harry understands that.

    • The Original Mia says:

      Excellent post!

    • bluhare says:

      Amen.

    • Montréalise says:

      You nailed it – Harry has inherited his mother’s instinctive ability to connect with people, especially children. I looked at the photographs of his trip to Brazil, where he is interacting with kids and he comes across as so natural and comfortable with them. Whenever I see pictures of William and Kate at different functions, and they always look as though they are silently counting the minutes until they can leave.

    • wow says:

      @Kibbles

      Excellent post! I think you’re right. I feel people would just like a royal who can genuinely feel compassion for others without it feeling forced. Or with leaving the public feeling as if they are just going through the motions to check off an “x” towards the work column.

      I’m sure other royals do care in some sense, but there’s just something about Harry. He has that “it factor” that you just can’t fake or be trained for.

    • Aeryn39 says:

      +1000!!!

    • megsie says:

      So true! Diana’s ability to connect with all sorts was a precious gift. A much needed reminder for all of us of the common brotherhood of man. It was lovely to watch then, and it is just as lovely now to see Harry has inherited her talent. A living tutorial on the power of grief and pain to either open our hearts or close them.

    • AM says:

      All this. I also want to commend Harry for being self aware enough to recognize that his story, though sad, does not compare with what these children have gone through.

      • FLORC says:

        Again… Yes to you all!

        That he still pushes himself to hear these stories and to better a childs world is incredible. After losing a parent it’s not easy to hear of anothers loss. Even years later your old wounds open up from hearing of anothers pain.

        With all Harry’s scandals and questionable behavior and such he always comes off so down to earth when he works with children. Very much his mothers son.
        No question she would be proud.

    • Liberty says:

      kibbles…beautifully said. All this

  8. Nicolette says:

    Can’t believe it’s almost 17 years since her untimely death. I think she would be proud of both of her sons, and would have absolutely loved being a grand mother. Gone too soon. 🙁

  9. Diana says:

    So hot

  10. Loopy says:

    What about Grace Kelly? But i think they prefer non high profile partners, i don’t think its an actual rule.

    • PunkyMomma says:

      Monaco doesn’t count. Princess Michael (I know, I know, she’s a whole box of craziness) once called Monaco a “tin pot principality”.

  11. Frida_K says:

    I wish that Willnot and his bum-flashing wife would step aside and let Harry be next in line for the throne.

  12. bluhare says:

    I think they can date who they want, but some eyebrows would be raised if marriage was brought up. Charles dated at least one actress that I can remember, so did Andrew (that was kiboshed because of her soft porn movie; or at least that allowed them a good reason to give her the boot during an era where Charles’ wife had to be a virgin).

  13. Mandy says:

    Isn’t it sad that Harry will not be King? He would have been so much better.

  14. MinnFinn says:

    I love Harry because he has both masculine strength and tender heartedness. He’s the real deal, No faux displays of emotion. And I love that he often wears his heart on his sleeve.

    The first time I realized the depth of Harry’s compassion was an interview he gave 10 years ago. He was holding an infant who had been raped by her stepfather and Harry just spoke about it from the heart.

    • Sarah says:

      “masculine strength”? can we please stop using something like that. Emma Stone just recently made a good job calling Andrew Garfield out on such outdated terms. strength does not have a gender. nor is having “strength” and a “tender heart” something that contradicts each other.

      • FLORC says:

        It works. Stone did that a while ago too.
        I don’t want to my husband to have unisex strength. Or femenin strength. Or simply strength. I’m not holding a super crush on Chris Pine because of his “strength”. It’s because of his masculin qualities.

        And a person can have a tender heart (emotional) and masculin strength (physical). They do not contradict to the best of my knowledge.

        There is still use for it is my point and no need to do away with it.

        Garfield was saying it’s very girly to sew and it’s odd for him (a guy) to do something only girls tend to do. Stone was right to correct and defend him. She didn’t call him out on it. Maybe at home, but not within the interview.

  15. A:) old prude says:

    Look at this short clips, how adorable he is with kids! Please someone marry him and give him kids, I can’t wait to see how great he is with little George.

    https://38.media.tumblr.com/852c6dbf8e94f8423b5fe4058282a59c/tumblr_n7p1gkjsM51r6jme9o1_r1_400.gif

    https://31.media.tumblr.com/f548b448c2df2e1031de9324ec157304/tumblr_n7p1gkjsM51r6jme9o2_r2_400.gif

  16. Word Girl says:

    Harry is amazing and has the heart of his mother, but in reality Charles & his family didn’t handle the situation as well as they should have. IMO, that’s the reason why William & Harry handle their mother’s death differently. I honestly believe that instead of that Charles must have avoided conversations with the boys about their mother’s death . The BRAF handled Diana’s funeral wrong as well. I truly believe that in helping others, through committing himself to charity, Harry has really helped himself. I doubt Harry will ever forget that moment, and I’m pretty sure that he will stay committed to that charity. I truly hope William finds peace with his mother’s death too.

  17. PennyLane says:

    Totally hilarious series of photos in the Daily Mail – check it out – half of the people in these photographs are staring at Harry like they’re in love with him:

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2670434/Prince-Harrys-tears-Brazils-orphans-Prince-overwhelmed-childrens-heartbreaking-plight-tells-loss-mother-compared-suffering.html

    • astrobiologiste says:

      “…half of the people in these photographs are staring at Harry like they’re in love with him…”

      Can you blame them? 😉

  18. What? says:

    I thought he said he came the CLOSEST ever to “blubbering” publicly that he could remember. I’m not quite sure he actually shed tears.
    But, I really enjoyed the fantasy and may supplant myself into it.
    🙂

    • LadySlippers says:

      •What?•

      You are correct. He didn’t actually cry and the USWeekly article states that in the body — they just used an attention grabbing — but false, headline.

  19. FingerBinger says:

    That’s not true. Back in the day Prince Andrew dated actress Koo Stark

  20. FingerBinger says:

    A guy sheds tears over his mother’s death and you all find that sexy? Um OK. A guy still grieving his mother’s death is sad and it’s not hot.

    • LadySlippers says:

      •FingerBinger•

      He didn’t actually cry.

      What is sexy is how he can be empathetic to others’ pain based on his own pain. That’s what stands out.

  21. Eileen says:

    He was an adorable baby/child/teenager and now I find him NUCLEAR reactor-level hot as a man-he looks so much like his late mother and her family.

  22. maybeiamcrazy says:

    I feel like ,in future, people won’t get why we find him so hot, just like Diana. She was percieved as a great beauty because of her charisma and compassion. Right now, most young people don’t get it. Harry is the same. He is not conventionally handsome. But I would hit it like there is no tomorrow. Thankfully, my age is appropriate to remember Diana as a great beauty and lust over Harry without feeling pervy.

    • Bobbiesue says:

      I hope Diana will be seen as a great beauty throughout the ages but maybe I’m influenced by her affect on me growing up as well.

      • Francis says:

        Diana still has the it factor,in her photos and exudes something extra, I sat one day and watched the Royal wedding being rerun on TV, with my four year old niece and when Diana came out of the Carriage and walked up the steps to the Cathedral, my little niece, dropped her toys and came to sit beside me and squealed with delight , then when Diana slowly walked down the aisle in full tiara and veil ,and glistening gown, my four yr. old niece just couldn’t stopped smiling, then when the closeup came of Diana’s face ,my niece squealed, she’s soooooo pretty and she’s a REAl Princess. I didn’t have to say a word,a I didn’t have to explain a thing , my four year old niece could see and feel the magic of Diana and she had no idea who she was.
        Then the they showed Kate and Williams wedding and my niece jumped off the couch and went back to playing w her toys, ..she had absolutely no interest in William or Kate. I told her another Princess is coming, she didn’t see it. She looked at Kate and said where,where’s the Princess. 🙂

  23. kri says:

    I really am just wild for him. 😉

  24. A:) old prude says:

    It comes so naturally to him just like it did with Diana. He is his mama’s boy through and through.

    Prince Harry hugs a policeman as he visits the Open Arms project which helps reduce crime and drug abuse in ‘Cracolandia’, an extremely deprived area of São Paulo with a high concentration of crack addicts on June 26, 2014 in São Paulo, Brazil

    https://31.media.tumblr.com/aff1a4184e005734f844ff0256fda3e5/tumblr_n7s7mrLUWm1saqicdo2_500.jpg

    https://38.media.tumblr.com/122eac841bdaa314f3667a847484937c/tumblr_n7s7mrLUWm1saqicdo1_500.jpg

    • LadySlippers says:

      •Angelic•

      Oh that’s so sweet of you to post.

      Unfortunately, I’m not only human, but female. And as such, I was too distracted by the hand p0rn and the shoulder/arm p0rn to give anything else much attention. Sorry!

      (Did y’all see all that there sexiness?!???? *swoon*)

      • FLORC says:

        The eye contact and arm muscles…. I 2nd that Swoon. Should we get a swooning sofa? Maybe just for Harry posts.

      • LadySlippers says:

        •Florc•

        Yes!

        A Swooning Sofa or Swooning Settee. I’m game for either name. (And there are plenty of other cute boys — or girls — that warrant swooning over).

        But let’s be clear, you hog the keys of the Wiglet Wagon but you can’t hog the whole sofa/settee. And it’s cuz I said so! 😉

        (A settee sounds swankier, yes? A Swanky Swooning Settee. Look at me with all my alliterations. 😜 One of my English teachers somewhere is very proud!)

        *flings self over said swanky settee*

      • Liberty says:

        Yoo hoo, Harry, no need to try to sprawl your tall self on that Swanky Swooning Settee with those delightful ladies, they’re so busy talking and flinging — why, there is plenty of room on this comfy soothing double-king Deep-friendship Divan.

      • LadySlippers says:

        *eyes narrow dangerously*

        •Madame•

        I see what you are doing there. I’m watching you!

        (And here I wanted to invite you to a soirée and have you bring your delightful frozen champagne phallusses with accompaning scrumptious frozen grapes as testi…. Well you know. And now you do this. I’m terribly cross with you. *pouts*)

      • Liberty says:

        LadySlippers, just trying to offer an encouraging nudge for the two of you to get a bit more organized in your Harry-wooing, my dear. Organization! Taking turns! No settee-flopping or diving! Calm collected come-and-get-it! The poor man’s emotionally spent!

        The phalluses won’t fit in a cooler. 🙁

      • LadySlippers says:

        •Madame•

        Sure they do! I want the ones you can just pop into your mouth. Those are simply divine.

        😉

      • FLORC says:

        LadySlippers
        I signed the Wiglet Wagon over to Bluhare weeks ago. You need to take that up with her. I cannot lean out of the wagon while snatching wiglets off of heads and drive. That’s why my insurance got so high…

        I will not hog the swooning sofa/settee, but we will have to make sure we only view photos, videos, or read articles of Harry in shifts as to not all swoon at once. The Wiglet Wagon has always had a healthy supply of smelling salts so we an be revived.

      • Liberty says:

        LadySlippers,

        Mon cher, I thought you wanted the Harry models, not the William ones. I will freeze up a new batch. 🙂

        The Madame Liberté

      • LadySlippers says:

        •Madame•

        You are très naughty!!!!!!

        (Rotflmao!!!!)

      • LadySlippers says:

        •Florc•

        Blu has the keys to the Wiglet Wagon?!?

        *frets*

        Is she a better driver than you? Shall I refill my Ginger Tea supplies too??? You know it doesn’t take much to upset my delicate tummy…..

        (Although you do have a good point about driving and yanking wiglets. That is a dangerous combination especially since the Wiglet Wagon has wonky steering. Good call!)

      • FLORC says:

        LadySlippers
        I will keep an eye on her. She will receive lashings from the wet wiglet should she upset your stomach and I will make sure she adjusts the shocks.
        We can’t spill our tea after all!

      • LadySlippers says:

        Oh •Florc• you are a gem!

        *wrings leaves*

        *pours Ginger Tea just in case*

  25. LadySlippers says:

    •EM•

    The British Royal Family (BRF) is a bit stricter than many other royal/imperial/grand ducal/princely and it’s because of perception. It’s not that they can’t date or marry an actor/actress but the person dating a royal can’t be seen as taking advantage of their royal connections.

    There are several other royal families beyond the famous Monegasque Princely Family (MPF) that have dated high profile people. The Spanish Royal Family (SpRF) now has a queen that was once a television new reporter. The Swedish Royal Family (SwRF) has a prince (Carl Philip) dating a woman with a very notorious past. Sofia Hellqvist used to model in suggestive magazines/papers (not quite p0rn but not fashion either), star in a reality TV show that routinely featured drinking, drugs, and sex. And even boosted about some past sexual encounters. Carl Philip and Sofia have been dating for several years now and she’s well liked by the SwRF (but not yet accepted by the Swedish people).

    I’m sure there are plenty of other examples but I’m just not thinking of them.

    • Dena says:

      They even live together if I am not mistaken.

    • LadySlippers says:

      •Dena•

      Yes they do. Carl Philip also lived with his previous girlfriend prior to their break-up (people were heartbroken because they adored her). I think Madeleine and Chris lived together prior to marriage. As did Edward and Sophie and William and Kate.

      Times are indeed a changin’.

    • Kristen says:

      I believe the Crown Princess of Norway, Mette-Marit, also had a child from a previous relationship when she got with her Prince. And I may be crazy — but I thought I read the baby’s dad was a known drug dealer or something. Sorry, amateur Royal watcher here.

    • LadySlippers says:

      •Kristen•

      Yep. Mette-Marit was a very controversial choice for Haakon because she too had some off-colour incidents in her past. And out-of-wedlock child plus her own admitted drug use.

      Harald stuck by Haakon as his own choice of wife was extremely controversial several years earlier. Harald refused to marry Sophia of Greece & Denmark (sister to King Constantine of Greece and cousin to Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh ) — now Queen Sofia of Spain — because he fell on love with a commoner named Sonja Haraldsen. Harald held out for *9 years* before his father relented, changed the law requiring Norwegian Royals to marry someone of similar rank, and permitted the marriage.

      And all Royal watchers (or Royal Loonies as we’re called on CB) start out as amateurs at one point! 😊

  26. Anna says:

    I don’t know, I want to like Harry, but that whole Nazi costume thing was and is off-putting to me. Frankly the only one I like is QEII.

    • FLORC says:

      William had to talk Harry into wearing that costume. William is Harry’s big brother and the dynamic is clear when you see them together.
      If William is mad at the cameras Harry also lashes out, but without William he’s fine… (sandbagging incident).
      Several other times Harry and William are at a full royal event in military attire. Harry is always on point without William there, but with his big brotheer he doubts himself and makes sure William approves.

      Harry is the spare so we see his bad times to make William look better. And William’s bad times are hidden as the heir. They have the same friends and party equally hard.

    • LadySlippers says:

      •Anna•

      No one is perfect. No one. And he’s never repeated that and was honestly very sorry he wore that as a costume.

  27. Chris says:

    The relationship between Harry and Diana and William and Diana was, in my opinion, completely different. Harry was so young when she died that he probably idolises her and her memory a bit, whereas William was quite an old 15 and had a much more complex relationship with her (so it seemed, and so ‘sources’ have always said). I don’t think you can criticise something as personal as that.

    Don’t really understand the William hate on here.

    • FLORC says:

      Chris
      It was said William was very ashamed of his mother with Dodi and at the time of her passing was not talking to her. That can weigh heavy for years.
      is slightly older than me. And I lost my father slightly after Diana passed so he and I were roughly the same age when losing a parent. With that said… You remember everything. You’re not a child with glorified memories or too young to remember clearly. You’re aware what you lost with the good and the bad.

      And no matter how things were left Harry clearly works heavily with his mothers charities in the manner she did. Grassroots down and dirty.
      William is not the same. He touches base unless it’s a polo event.
      And much of William’s criticism isn’t on how he uses his mothers name differently from Harry. It’s how he refuses his duty to his country. He sees it as a burden, but does not refuse the luxury it allows him. If he was not the heir the press would not be so kind.

      They’re brother that lost the same mother and grieved, but they do not honor her memory in the same way.

    • Kenny Boy says:

      I can see where people are coming from with most of their criticisms, but what’s been written about William and Diana’s relationship here is REALLY off-side. William and his mother were extremely close, like to the point where it wasn’t healthy. Diana leaned on him emotionally, and they happened to be in a typical teenager/parent fight when she dies. He was devastated by his mother’s death, and to suggest otherwise is not only incredibly insensitive but obtuse.

      • LadySlippers says:

        •Kenny Boy•

        Actually, Charles’ camp (without Charles’ approval and that’s a key point) tried to smear her mothering skills after she died. There are honestly no contemporary accounts of her being overly anything with William. Nor has it been substantiated when noted biographers have investigated the claim.

      • wolfpup says:

        It was all so nasty, with Camilla being involved and all. I’ve always wondered how Will and Harry accepted the assassinations to her character, and were able to embrace Camilla as well.

  28. alibeebee says:

    I second this he should be kind and I will gladly be is cougar queen 😉

  29. vava says:

    Some great comments here on this thread.

    Harry is genuinely warm and engaging. William and Kate are not.
    Harry doesn’t seem obsessed about appearances whereas that’s all William and Kate are passionate about – how they look in the media. Don’t get me started on her fake accent, either.

    The only thing William and Kate have going for them at the moment is their child. That’s kinda sad, if you ask me. Thirty-two years old and that is their biggest accomplishment? Harry outshines them, hands down. Despite some of his past behaviors, he still comes out ahead in the PR game, imo.

    • FLORC says:

      Well said vava.
      When PR is said and done the numbers, visual observations, and word of mouth say so much. Harry doesn’t get the coverage or fandom that Will and Kate get, but he manages to touch more lives, have a great impact with his charities and those he meets with.

      Harry appears to genuinely care even without a camera around. He maintains his service, charity work, and can keep his private life private. And he deals with the press perfectly. You just let it go and don’t egg on the press.

  30. Francis says:

    Love Harry. He’s so genuine, so charismatic there’s a warmth in him that rises to the surface.
    People know when someone is sincere or not and they can see that sincerity in Harry.
    He’s so sweet and kind towards people on these Royal outings.
    Love him.

  31. Manjit says:

    The blessed Diana was a saint, Harry is dedicating himself to her memory, William is a spoilt brat, yadda yadda yadda, rinse and repeat.
    Remind me again which one of Diana’s sons was photographed firstly in a Nazi uniform and then naked playing snooker?

  32. Chris says:

    I favored Harry during the time he was getting bad press for his indiscretions. In fact the bad press is what compelled me to like him. But now the Harry bandwagon has become too crowed. Might have to become team William.

  33. Bobbiesue says:

    Ironically, in recent history the second son became King twice, so it’s still possible. Also, without the known pressure of being first in line Harry’s personality might have developed quite differently than his brother through the years, hard to say. That said I cannot agree that William whines about his mother’s death and uses it to his advantage in self-serving ways. I think they’re both very dignified and work hard to continue their mother’s legacy.

  34. Thomas says:

    I’ve noticed on several news sites, the public widely referring to William be William Middleton! Haha, sorry but I think that’s hilarious and shows just which Prince is connecting to the public in a positive way. IMO it’s Harry who connects more to the public, not William,
    William totally uses his mothers life and death constantly to get out of things. He used Diana’s media image to go to lawyers,get a magazine basically closed down and ,to complain about them taking photos of his nude wife Kate, who decided to go out on a Balcony and go topless and bottomless in another Country. William totally uses his moms plight All the time. He even just told sources the reason he and Kate don’t want to live in Kensington Palace full time is because they feel like trapped animals on display in a zoo, another reference to his mother. William constantly uses his moms plights to further his own desires to basically a hide away and do very little as a Royal heir. I totally see William as lacking as an heir. He just doesn’t seem to care much for working for the monarchy. IMO He constantly avoids work and runs away to hide with the Middleton’s.