Prince Henry Charles Albert David was born at 4.20pm on September 15, 1984 at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, in central London. He weighed 6lb 14oz. The Prince was christened by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Robert Runcie, on December 21, 1984, in St George's Chapel, Windsor.
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.
Like Prince William, Prince Harry attended the VE and VJ commemorations in London in 1995. 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 is a keen skier, joining his father and brother on winter holidays in Switzerland.
In the summer of 1998, Prince Harry accompanied his father to France to watch England play in a World Cup match.
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. A week later, he learnt his A level results: Art - B, Geography - D.
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.
Upon his return from Africa in July 2004, Prince Harry began preparing for the Regular Commissions Board (RCB) exams, which he passed in September 2004.
This enables Harry to go to the Royal Military Academy next year to begin his training as an officer in the army.
In the meantime, Prince Harry is continuing a gap year programme designed to broaden his work experience.
In June 2004, Prince Harry and his brother Prince William attended the funeral of their maternal grandmother, Mrs Frances Shand Kydd in Oban, Scotland.
During the private service, Prince William read a lesson from the Jerusalem Bible, Romans Chapter 8; Verses 35 - 39.
Later, Prince Harry and his brother Prince William joined members of the Spencer family at a private burial at a cemetery at the edge of the town.
Prince Harry, Prince William and their father The Prince of Wales accompanied The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh to the opening of the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain in Hyde Park, London on July 6th 2004.
On July 10th 2004, Prince Harry and Prince William made a surprise appearance to show their support for Sport Relief's one mile charity event in London.
In 2004, Prince Harry made a documentary titled "The Forgotten Kingdom - Prince Harry in Lesotho".
The film, screened in September, aimed to raise awareness of the country's problems such as access to education, AIDS and poverty.
An appeal fund has been launched by the British Red Cross, called the Red Cross Lesotho Fund, to help support HIV/AIDS and community projects in Lesotho.
As part of his gap year, Prince Harry kicked off his role as a volunteer with the Rugby Football Union (RFU) in September 2004. The role is aimed at promoting the sport in schools across England.
In November 2004, Clarence House made a statement about Prince Harry's entry date at Sandhurst.
In January 2005, Prince William and Prince Harry volunteered at an aid distribution centre. They helped to pack emergency supplies to be sent out to countries that were affected by the tsunami disaster on Boxing Day 2004.
--princeofwales.gov.uk
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