Prince Harry: Relationship Rumours and Musings 2013-2014

[Anna Catherine]

Originally Posted by BrazilianEmpire

She seems to be a good girl, and it's sad to see Harry alone at official events. A Duke and a Duchess is better than just a lonely Prince.

And Charles deserves a bunch of grandkids.

Absolutely

[BrazilianEmpire]

My God, we are really into thinking ahead, aren't we?

[EarlOfDawleyMagna]

Originally Posted by Lumutqueen

We had a Henry and Chelsy thread, but that's closed. Perhaps this is more appropriate than discussing his relationship in his current events thread.

Princess Cressida anyone? Does she have a middle name?

Not sure of her middle name. I think the likely title Harry will get upon marriage is Duke of Clarence so whomever he marries would be The Duchess Of Clarence. She wouldn't technically be Princess Cressida in her own right. She would be Her Royal Highness Princess Henry of Wales, Duchess of Clarence etc etc

[royalistbert]

I love the fact that at such and early stage we are putting titles to her name.

[Anna Catherine]

Originally Posted by BrazilianEmpire

My God, we are really into thinking ahead, aren't we?

My mom always said Reach for the Stars

[BrazilianEmpire]

Originally Posted by royalistbert

I love the fact that at such and early stage we are putting titles to her name.

Me too! It's such a wonderful thing to do!

Can we start to discuss the kids names, or it's too early for that?? ;D

[Anna Catherine]

We are probably just happy Harry has someone in his life. If a little too happy. Hehehe. Plus, he has been wanting to settle down. I just want him to be happy and he wants a wife and a family. So whatever makes him happy makes me happy and Cressida makes Harry happy.

[NGalitzine]

Some posters see a young man and a young woman together and immediately start planning a wedding, others just see a young man and a young woman having a bit of fun together. I wouldn't start picking out china patterns just yet.

[BrazilianEmpire]

Originally Posted by Anna Catherine

My mom always said Reach for the Stars

I agree with her!

[Anna Catherine]

Next, they are supposedly doing to her sister and Sam Branson's wedding. Harry is friends with them regardless of Cressida being a sister of the bride.

[Anna Catherine]

Originally Posted by NGalitzine

Some posters see a young man and a young woman together and immediately start planning a wedding, others just see a young man and a young woman having a bit of fun together. I wouldn't start picking out china patterns just yet.

I love being optimistic

[Lumutqueen]

Originally Posted by EarlOfDawleyMagna

Not sure of her middle name. I think the likely title Harry will get upon marriage is Duke of Clarence so whomever he marries would be The Duchess Of Clarence. She wouldn't technically be Princess Cressida in her own right. She would be Her Royal Highness Princess Henry of Wales, Duchess of Clarence etc etc

As I said before, it was a joke.

Originally Posted by NGalitzine

Some posters see a young man and a young woman together and immediately start planning a wedding, others just see a young man and a young woman having a bit of fun together. I wouldn't start picking out china patterns just yet.

Indeed, I know which category I'm in.

[Kataryn]

Cressida's mother and Diana were cousins, they are both descended from the Spencer-Churchills. In addition Lady Mary-Gaye has very illustrous ancestors, including several women who were suo jure peeresses.

[yvr girl]

I think a semi-public relationship is going to be essential to any future royal ride in Britain. Kate had a long while to decide if she was up to all the attention...for the rest of here life. Harry will give his future bride the same chance.

I don't see Harry's courtship being as long as William's though, since he is much older than William was when he met Kate.

[PrincessofEurope]

Sam Brason's wedding is meant to be next week in Africa - if Harry is to attend it would tie in well with his visit to Lestho next week. And maybe that visit was planned by his advisors to work out that way to allow an easier way of getting to the wedding with Cressida

[CanRoyal]

I once had Princess Margaret smile at me (I was in Girl Guides), and I was a young woman with a baby when Diana and Charles became engaged. (I tell you this so you get an inkling of how old I am. )

Through the years, I've seen the magazine and newspaper stories of Princess Margaret and I've seen the same with Sarah (internet was not yet invented for the masses). I remember opening a People Magazine in the 80's and seeing an article entitled "Duchess of Pork" and I cringed. Say what you will about Sarah, she did try very hard in the first years of her marriage and motherhood. But she was badly treated in the press when she gained weight, her clothes were labelled frumpy, and she was constantly compared to the more glamourous Diana.

When they were single, Princess Margaret was considered very glamourous and Andrew was considered very good-looking. Both sometimes outshone their more famous and older siblings - and this is true of Harry today.

My point is that in many ways, recent history (Princess Margaret, Andrew) shows that it may be more difficult for someone who is - or was - 2nd in line to have a happy marriage.

More than anything, I have hopes that Harry won't let his desire to be married and have children get in the way of choosing the right life partner for him. If the person he chooses does not have a strong character, there could be trouble down the line.

[Mirabel]

Originally Posted by Anna Catherine

Next, they are supposedly doing to her sister and Sam Branson's wedding. Harry is friends with them regardless of Cressida being a sister of the bride.

Why shouldn't they be friends?

(I never believed that tale about William's infatuation with Isabella, because I read an interview where she said that the press had her paired with William for years before she even met him. She said they finally met and laughed about the stories, and now are friends.)

But even if it was true, it would have been such a long time ago that I can't see that it matters now.

But is it certain that Harry will go to the wedding at all? The press says so, but I haven't read anything official.

[Mariel]

I wonder about the family of Cressida. It seems to be mostly "cafe society". The girl is surely beautiful, but would the family standards be considered a good background for marriage? I see a happy marriage of Prince Edward and Sophie...is that just a blessed happenstance or do they have that "strong character" which CanRoyal says will be necessary for a marriage of the second-in-line to succeed? Could he love a scholarly girl like the HGD of Luxembourg, or the wives of current distant royals George of Kent and Alexander of Gloucester? Should a wife for Harry have more than beauty, and can he appreciate those other qualities? Harry is too much involved in that cafe-society scene to be really ready for marriage, unless he fell in love strongly enough to abandon that life. Is anyone telling Harry that cafe-society is not the best part of his environment?

[cepe]

What is cafe-socierty?

[cinrit]

Loosely interpreted, I believe it means people who like to be seen at all the fashionable clubs.