In 2007, Prince Harry was linked to TV presenter Natalie Pinkham, but the relationship was never confirmed. In 2003, Prince Harry began his first serious relationship with Zimbabwean-born Chelsy Davy. The two met while Prince Harry was on a gap year in Cape Town, South Africa. The couple dated on and off for several years, with Davy attending Prince Harry’s graduation from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 2006.
ELLIE GOULDING was left red-faced after being asked whether she was dating Prince Harry in a throwback interview.
Prince Harry may be smitten with Suits actress Meghan Markle now, but the British royal has had his share of rumored romances, flings, and girlfriends in the past. From the on-and-off again relationships to the unconfirmed flings, take a look back at the Prince’s love life over the years. Pop singer Ellie Goulding has been rumored to be dating, or at least canoodling with, the world’s most famous redheaded royal. The whispers started after the two were snapped together at a polo match. Since then, the royal has been watched closely, to see if he’s ready to settle down with the songstress.
In spite of a source telling Mirror that nothing happened between the two and that “they were just two young people on a night out chatting,” rumors still persisted that sparks flew between Prince Harry and Coleman. Further gossip alleged that the reason the pair didn’t get together was because of their conflicting schedules. Harbord was romantically involved with Prince Harry in 2009, while the royal was broken up with Chelsy Davy. That year, Prince Harry and Harbord were reportedly seen returning to his apartment after a night out. While being spotted together was enough to fuel relationship rumors, Harbord and Prince Harry were never officially a couple, although it’s possible that they dated secretly. While some of Prince Harry’s ex-girlfriends seem to enjoy living their lives out of the limelight, Mollie King is more than happy to share details about her personal life with the public.
If Harry is not in the process of developing a relationship with Ellie Goulding, then the reports in the Sun this week will rightly be seen by his camp as a classic illustration of exactly what Harry was talking about. A few weeks ago, doing a valiant job promoting the Invictus Games, Prince Harry gave a series of interviews to the press. Forging a union with a strong woman already in the public eye, who shares his passion for conservation, could be the answer to all Harry’s romantic problems. See today’s front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive.
But, the pop singer was also reported to have dated Prince Harry at one stage, although this was never confirmed publicly by either Ms Goulding or the Duke of Sussex. Earlier this week Princess Eugenie posted a black and white photograph on Instagram of her and the pop star Ellie Goulding. “Proud of @elliegoulding for all the work she does to raise money for @streetsofl” she wrote. For a brief time in 2009, Harry was linked to one of Kate’s friends, Astrid Harbord. While he was on the outs with Davy he was spotted hitting the town with Harbord in London and they were reported to go home to Clarence House together in the early hours of the morning.
Whether you’re a fan of the royal family or simply interested in celebrity relationships, Prince Harry’s dating history is a must-read. Vick Hope, the host of BBC Radio 1, is rumored to be engaged to Calvin Harris. Several A-list women, including actresses Jodie Foster and Eva Redd, have appeared alongside her in public.
The relationship lasted only a few months, and the two reportedly remained friends. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle began quietly dating in 2016, but the relationship quickly became serious. Months after dating, the royal released a rare public statement urging the public to stop harassing Markle and her family. Though the two continued to keep their relationship extremely low-key, they went on a weeks-long African safari holiday together, and Markle accompanied Harry to Pippa Middleton’s wedding. After finally meeting the Queen, the couple announced their royal engagement.
Pinkham is a doting mother to her little ones, juggling motherhood with her successful career as a television presenter for Sky Sports F1. Let’s hope Harry and Ellie are finding themselves tempted to become more than just good friends, because if they are, a pop star wife could be the surprising right answer to Harry’s long, drawn out, romantic dilemma. It is not known when they first met, but Ellie, 29, has been friends with the young royal set for several years now. She provided the musical entertainment at William’s wedding and attended the closing ceremony for Harry’s Invictus Games in 2014.
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As she has learned to navigate her new role as a mother, she has leaned on her famous friends for support, specifically Katy Perry and Princess Eugenie. Before Prince Harry and Meghan Markle got married and moved to Los Angeles, Harry dated several actresses, models, pop stars, and socialites. Whether or not Coleman and Prince Harry did fall for each other is something that the public may never know for certain. What we do know is that since the press linked the two together, Coleman’s career has been thriving. While she may not have become a princess, she did become a queen — at least on television.
Although it was never confirmed that the famous singer and prince were ever together, it was reported that the two were seen kissing and canoodling (no photos of this exist). “Guys, I’m getting a lot of tweets about Prince Harry but…I’m not dating him and we’re not in a relationship. We’re just friends,” Mollie clarified via Twitter. Cressida also attended Harry and Meghan’s wedding and married her own Harry (Wentworth-Stanley) in 2020. Another one is large friends legit of Prince Harry’s high-profile exes, actress Cressida Bonas was with Harry for a couple of years after being introduced by the royal’s cousin Princess Eugenie. Socialite and party girl Astrid Harbord, who is also a friend of Kate Middleton’s, was rumoured to have dated Prince Harry briefly, especially after being seen out and about together. Australian singer Natalie was linked to the British royal after they were spotted at a concert together.
X Factor host Caroline Flack, who was also once linked to Harry Styles, said that she dated Prince Harry in 2009 after meeting through mutual friends. In her book Storm in a C Cup, she wrote that they had to stop seeing one another after the story got out. Since Labelle and the royal were supposedly romantically linked, she’s gone from an aspiring actress to a bona fide star. She’s played a variety of roles, including in films such as Nighthawks and Now Is Everything, and on the television shows Really It’s Rita and 365 Days of Love. Prince Harry and his ex-girlfriend Cressida Bonas were so serious that many people thought they’d eventually tie the knot.
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The two first got together during Prince Harry’s gap year in Cape Town and continued to date on and off for years. Davy was even Harry’s date to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding in 2011 after the two had rekindled following a 2009 breakup. Despite breaking up for good, Davy revealed the two will “always remain friends.”
Prince Harry is now married to Meghan Markle, and Ellie Goulding is happily married to Caspar Jopling, an art dealer. The two were introduced by a mutual friend in 2016 and began dating soon after. Sources close to the couple have also confirmed that they had a romantic connection, but it was short-lived and did not lead to anything serious. In recent years, rumors and speculation have circulated about the possibility of a romantic relationship between the two.
But if we look back on his dating history, there were rumored relationships (maybe a fling or two), but no one rocked his world the way his wife has. But it’s fun to take a look back at who was in the Duke of Sussex’s life before Markle — and it’s nice to see he is still friends with some of his exes, a few who even attended his wedding. Back in 2003, the young royal was rumored to have dated TV presenter Natalie Pinkham. While the two have never publicly confirmed a romantic relationship, they reportedly maintained a friendship years after being linked together. Pinkham is now married with two kids and is a reporter for Sky Sports F1.
