Prince Harry’s New Zealand tour is finally over (and it was a major success) and he’s back in England for a few days, maybe a few weeks. Harry stopped by the 2015 Chelsea Flower Show today, to give some journalists and photographers a first glimpse of his Sentebale flower garden. In previous years, Harry has organized his own special exhibition at the Chelsea Flower Show on behalf of his Sentebale charity. This year’s garden has a theme: “Hope in Vulnerability.” You can read more about it here.
Harry also has a new interview with the Sunday Mirror, and some of these quotes gave me such pleasure, I can’t even tell you. Harry recently talked about the trouble he’s had finding a partner who wants to “share” in the joy and pressure of public life. So, obviously, the Sunday Mirror asked him if he was a Bridget Jones-esque singleton. By the way – he TOTALLY is. Harry is the Bridget Jones of the royal family. You can read the full Mirror piece here. Some highlights:
Whether he’s like Bridget Jones: “Bridget Jones? Where’s that come from? Because I write my own diary or because I don’t have a girlfriend? Bridget Jones? That’s sad. No, for me, it’s good – I’m very happy not having a girlfriend. It’s not a case of anything… I’m not, sort of, looking. It’s cool.”
He would encourage his niece & nephew to join the military: “I would definitely encourage George, and Charlotte if she wants to, to have some sort of involvement in the Armed Forces, guaranteed. And I know that William and Catherine would probably echo that as well, depending on the situation for them in those years to come. It’s done no harm, just good, for me, and I know it’s the same for William. It’s hard to say anything else on that because, as a parent, it’s your choice. As an uncle, you know, I would say enjoy the role, because at first it’s just pressure, pressure, pressure. Just enjoy it and make the most of it. If you’re going to be doing it and you’re having an effect on so many people then, if you smile, they’re smiling – and what’s the point of doing such a unique job without enjoying it?”
On Prince Charles’ Black Spider Memos: “My father never really gets listened to, which is disappointing because whatever he says normally is right, and about 10 years ahead of when the problems actually happen. So I think from our point of view, we want to get better understanding, better knowledge – so if we do give a speech or have a conversation, people can look at us and think, well, actually they do have a bit of background knowledge.”
[From The Sunday Mirror]
He also talked about his plans for the coming year, and rejected the idea that he was on a “gap year,” saying that he has firm plans to work with anti-poaching groups in Africa, as well as more concrete work with Sentable and some other NGOs.
As for the Bridget Jones stuff…so, does Harry have a diary? Was that a confirmation? God, imagine his diary entries.
18 May 2015
10 alcohol units
2 servings chicken curry
3 servings fish & chips
Cigarettes: zero! (v. good)
Chelsea Flower Show was brilliant, just wish I had someone to share it with.
V. embarrassing night, got pissed with Guy and the lads and left utterly embarrassing message for Chelsy. Had a bath and wept over the fact that I will always be alone!! Wills called late to say George keeps punching his sister.
That’s exactly how it goes.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
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