Despite rumors to the contrary, Prince Harry is still “with” Cressida Bonas. They were out together (sort of) this weekend in London. And by “sort of” I mean that it’s not like they actually arrived or left the restaurant together, but reports indicate that they were at the same place for a few hours and witnesses claim they were all over each other. The restaurant is “The Rum Kitchen” and they apparently did a dinner thing with Princess Eugenie for her birthday – Cressida is tight with both Eugenie and Beatrice, and the York girls apparently set Harry and Cressida up months ago, late summer 2012. But, again, Harry and Cressida cannot be photographed together (in England). It’s not allowed! We don’t even have photos of Cressida from that night – you can see some here.
It’s taken eight months, a posting to Afghanistan and a few false starts. But it seems Prince Harry has finally got his girl, emerging from a London nightclub early yesterday morning with a smile on his face after his first proper ‘date’ with Cressida Bonas. Royal sources said the Prince and the 24-year-old dance student are at last officially a couple – having first been linked last July.
On Friday their closeness was plain to see as they enjoyed a night at Caribbean-themed bar The Rum Kitchen in Notting Hill, West London. The couple arrived just after 10pm with a group that included Harry’s cousin Princess Eugenie, 24, and his close friend Tom Inskip, and headed straight down to the nightclub in the basement. Onlookers said they spent the evening propping up the bar drinking rum cocktails, dancing to reggae music and demonstrating their closeness in front of other clubbers.
One said: ‘They looked very much like a couple. They were very affectionate. They were hugging and they kissed a few times. It was very sweet. Both of them were milling about with other guests. The music is loud so it was quite lively.
‘There are no tables or booths so everyone was dancing, including Harry and Cressida. Cressida looked amazing. She’s a professional dancer and her training was very obvious. She was a natural. Harry was also getting into the swing of things, but next to Cressida some of his moves were more like amateur limbo dancing, but it was all taken in good heart. They seemed very happy together and no different to any other couple on a night out.’
But their intimacy didn’t stop a male guest approaching the Prince to try his luck, offering Harry his phone number.
Events organiser Vincenzo Ianneillo later posted on Twitter: ‘I gave Prince Harry my number tonight, he promised he’ll call me if he changes his mind about women. Or men.’
Just after 1am, Harry and Cressida left the venue separately. The Prince, wearing a sleeveless jacket over a checked shirt with jeans and suede loafers, was whisked away in his car, flanked by bodyguards.
I don’t understand why Harry had to leave alone with a phalanx of bodyguards? Why couldn’t he exit, wait in the car, and have Cressida come out a few minutes later so they could go back to his place (or her place) and they could get it on? Are we supposed to believe that Harry would NEVER put the moves on a pretty blonde, especially after a rum-soaked night? Or are we supposed to believe that Harry likes Cressida so much because she’s “classy”. “Classy” = doesn’t put out all the time? Or ever? Or maybe I’m just reading too much into this. Maybe Cressida agreed to meet Harry back at his place an hour later. But that’s just it… why all the drama? They’re both single. No one expects Harry to marry every girl he takes home. Why can’t Ginger McRummy get some, openly and honestly? Is this “discretion”? Harry is NOT discreet.
Photos courtesy of Pacific Coast News.
I’m more interested in knowing where his hottness has vanished!?
He looks to be gaining weight and turning red in the face. Yuck. And the new hair style really kills it for me, sigh.
Yes! Will used to be good looking and then suddenly went downhill as well.
Me fears those genes are only fortunate and cute for so long and then boom..
Well, if he’s like the red-heads I know he’ll get all flushed and pink when he’s had a few. (And come on, we all know he ain’t sober in those pics, lol). I do tend to prefer him when he’s cleaned up and – ideally – in uniform.
It’s the Windsor curse. The men have a few good years and then go bad in their late twenties.
Since the Mountbatten genes were winning out over the Spencer ones, was hoping the Windsor genes wouldn’t kick in. Those genes ARE dominant. LOL.
Heh, LAK, this is so true!
Explain to me how on earth that happens! Both Phillip Mountbatten and Diana Spencer were objectively quite good looking people. Yet the Windsor genes are just stomping all over their descendants!
Perhaps it’s the Windsors’ centuries of inbreeding. Eventually the strain has become so strong it overpowers all others*. It will take afew more generations of new blood to dilute it. LOL.
*disclaimer: GCSE Biology was many decades ago for me, and i can’t be bothered to check if my genetic knowledge is correct, but i welcome any corrections.
Maybe she doesn’t want her face plastered all over the media, scrutinized like all the other royal girlfriends. I wouldn’t if I were her.
This
haha, on the last picture I had to stop for a minute and then I realized it was his belt, wishful thinking I suppose.
good for him and Crusty Bone-ass (thanks to whoever put that in my head)
LOL I had the same first thought as you when I saw the photo 😀
Yes, I thought the same thing too. Thought we were getting a glimpse of the royal wee…
I scrolled through the pics and then thought WHAT was that….I scrolled back up and said oh it’s a belt. LOL
Harry certainly does look rough when he leaves a club. Really not very attractive. Hmmm.. let’s see. The recent pictures we’ve seen of Cressida are this and her very recent ski pictures with Harry and the Yorks. She also partied with Harry on Branson’s island before he deployed to Afghanistan. But, she’s a serious dancer and not a party girl. Still waiting for the pap pictures of her arriving at or leaving her dance conservatory.
i agree with you on the whole possible part girl part but i don’t think you will get photos of her coming out of her collage because media is not chasing royals in day to day life like it was before and she is not even royal but a private citizen . i like the fact that they are not showing their double standards with her and kate and trying to respect both of their privacy.
That’s true, Angelic 20. No wonder young women don’t want to get involved with RF members. But Chelsy wasn’t royal either and she was papped all the time going to and coming from classes, both undergrad and law school. I can remember quite vividly pictures of her looking really glum after one of their many break-ups. I can see up until now Cressida not being the target of paps. But now that she is out and about with Harry, will we start seeing pictures?
but all that was from few years ago before the media ethics inquiry and formation of new law about regulating media. they are too scared to chase a private citizen like they use to do before.
Just last Friday, Cressida was papped, with Eugenie no less, coming out of the club after Harry left. As I am on the left side of the Altantic, I am not familiar with new British laws concerning media regulation. What am I missing?
Their isn’t a law just yet but it is in work in progress. You are right she was pictured coming out of a club but she was with Harry on a public road so they e papped them just like they published pictures of William, Kate and Harry at weddings but that does not mean they will chase them on day to day basis like not printing Kate’s shopping photos in England etc. when they are partying then its okay but they won’t chase her doing regular things in her day to day life at least not for now. Actually there isn’t a solid rule but media is trying their best to be less intrusive then they used to be before, so of its something news worthy they will publish it but won’t hound you on daily basis.
I still don’t believe they’re together. The hug at the ski slopes didn’t really mean anything IMO.
I agree. I think they are friends, maybe even FWBs, but nothing serious. The media is desperate for him to find “the one”.
I think we will know if he has definitely found “the one”. The media and the paparazzi would be all over the woman but so far they’ve maintained some distance over Cressida.
i agree too, i think they are friends with benefits. what sort of a serious couple goes on a vacation with the uncle and cousins after spending months apart? harry is very affectionate to people around him in general and i think he is a huger, so if he is with her i expect some pda photos and not half hug because that is very normal for him. i hope he doesn’t give into media pressure and rush into something .
I’ll always be hung up on Chelsy Davy, personally. Loved her.
Me too! But I have to admit that the Chelsy ship seems to have sailed for good.
Makes three of us. I really liked her. Cressida Bonas seems a bit dumb and posh.
that makes 4 of us but you know what somewhere deep down i am happy that she won’t be a royal because the feminist in me would have died a tragic death if a hard working, intelligent, independent woman had gotten bad press and mean comments because she doesn’t satisfy stereotype physical image of a princess in comparison to plastic kate.
Great comment. ITA
“But their intimacy didn’t stop a male guest approaching the Prince to try his luck, offering Harry his phone number.”
Wow!!
1) When did Michael K fly across the pond?
2) When did he develop such restraint in the presence of PHG? Only a phone number? Amazing!
I love that story.
LOL! Harry truly has some sense of humour. We can only “guess” what William would have done if a guy had offered his phonenumber to him…
i know right, he told the guy he will call him if he ever changes his mind about women or men. he is very cheeky and it’s his personality that makes him attractive to me not his looks and the same goes for william(well that it’s his personality that makes him ugly to me)
I prefer Happy Harry being photographed laughing with children, running with Usain Bolt or Hot Harry in his army uniform.
Ginger McRummy? That’s really funny!
I think this one is difficult to call because Cressida is part of this crowd and has been for years. Perhaps something is starting to happen or has happened, but i am not convinced that they are a couple.
Also, despite the skiing pictures and initial articles about Cressida, press has completely backed off which is completely out of character for British press and paps. Her college is open to anyone who wants to take a pic, plus it is close to, if not actually contained within, the ex-Royal Naval college, a place swamming with paps due to all the films being shot there and hope to get some movie stars on set. And yet, no pics of Cressida.
Harry is not known to use his privilege to make the press back off nor does he leave his girl behind. He was always protective of Chelsy when they were out together. And he was equally protective of his other pre-Chelsy GFs. None of this walking out alone with his bodyguards malarkey and leaving the girl behind to fend for herself. If Cressida’s family had asked the press to back off, that would have been made public, just like they did with Chelsy’s family.
There are pap pics on twitter of this outing, they aren’t sitting close to each other which in itself doesn’t rule them out, but also Harry hugging people is kind of what he does. He is a hugger like his cousin Zara and is similarly affectionate.
That’s the problem. Harry isn’t discrete, and the palace is trying to make him seem more presentable after the whole Vegas fandango. That’s why he was shipped off to Afghanistan, to make him seem more reliable, trustworthy, allow the heat to die down. Not leaving with Cressida is one small step in his re-branding. He’ll be 29 this year, same as Will when he got married. He’s going to have to cave to royal expectations sooner or later. They’re trying to make this relationship seem legitimate and above water for a reason; I think Cressida has been sanctioned as his future bride.
Also, who went to the press with this story? I know there’s the guy who gave Harry his number, but what about the whole bit that is very complimentary of Cressida? I think this girl is already working the press. Note the excessive mention of her dancing and how she is a professional. Compare and contrast to Kate. There’s a lot more going on here after the initial read-through…
Hope, one small quibble. Harry was scheduled to go to Afghanistan long before he went to and got naked in Vegas. Troop/pilot rotations in and out of war zones are planned well in advance.
Boy, I sure hope they are not trying to tie Harry down with this young lady. She seems nice enough, but I think you’re on to something with her working the press.
There’s the awkwardness of Cressida’s sister being an old flame of William’s, although I think the sister recently got married
I always love his shoes. This boy can dress well.
Love how the article is seriously working the “Omg she is THE ONE” angle. I don’t believe it for a second but it’s fun to watch them pushing that angle so hard.
Lol I bet Waity is just thrilled at the idea of having Isabella Calthorpe’s sibling as a royal sister in law. That would be the bane of her life… for the rest of her life.
^This
I have two thoughts or theories:
1) You know when you’re with someone but you aren’t that into it. Like it’s good on paper but irl not so much. It’s not bad it’s not great and you and everyone else keep forcing it.
2) Maybe Harry has changed? He’s getting older, he’s come back from a war zone twice, maybe he’s not the Happy Hugger Harry we all love.
I just hope he doesn’t settle.
Why are they not allowed to be photographed together?
they didn’t leave together, she left with Eugene and not with harry . although i don’t really understand the whole leaving apart thing.
Cressida is a pretty girl and I think with the sort of polishing up that seems to be part of the whole royal thing she’d be far more of a head-turner than Kate if she eventually marries Harry. William and Kate are a dull pair, no doubt about that, but Harry and Cressida could bring back a bit of interest, even excitement, to the royal family. I think Harry will always outshine William, he has his mother’s effortless ability to attract and charm, whereas William comes across as dull and even morose and, since marrying Kate, as curiously unroyal. Harry may not be the handsome prince of fairytales, but his personality will always ensure he’s a favourite with the public.
I liked Chelsy too, but she didn’t want the whole royal thing, which is fine, it’s not for everyone. But if Cressida and Harry end up together I see no reason why she wouldn’t make an excellent princess (or duchess or whatever her title would be).
Explain to me how on earth that happens!
Prince Harry is old enough to be Cressida father. I think this is out of hand , because Cressida have not been around crowd for years and would say that Prince Harry’s and Jennifer Lawrence would go great together!!!
how old do you think prince harry is?
FYI: Harry is 28. some miracle that would be if Harry can father a child at 4yrs old!!!!!