Prince Harry, Duke o Sussex

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Prince Harry
Duke o Sussex
Prince Harry in September 2017
Born (1984-09-15) 15 September 1984 (age 39)
St Mary's Hospital, Lunnon, Ingland
SpouseMeghan Markle (m. 2018)
Full name
Henry Charles Albert David[fn 1]
HooseHoose o Windsor
FaitherKing Charles III
MitherDiana, Princess o Wales
ReleegionKirk o Ingland

Prince Henry, Duke of Sussex KCVO (Henry Charles Albert David, born 15 September 1984), commonly kent as Prince Harry,[1] is the younger son o King Charles III o the Unitit Kinrick, an his first wife, Diana, Princess o Wales. His paternal grandparents were Queen Elizabeth II an Prince Philip, Duke o Edinburgh. He staunds fift in the line o succession tae the thrones o saxteen independent sovereign states kent as the Commonweel realms. He is preceded in line bi his brither, his nephews Prince George an Prince Louis an his niece, Princess Charlotte o Cambridge. He is mairiet tae Meghan Markle, bides wi her in Los Angeles, Californie an haes twa bairns - Archie an Lilibet.

Efter an eddication at various schuils aroond the Unitit Kinrick an spendin pairts o his gap year in Australie an Lesotho, Harry eschewed a varsity eddication in favour o follaein in the fitsteps o mony previous princes bi enrollin in the militar. He wis commissioned as a seicont lieutenant intae the Blues an Ryals o the Hoosehauld Cavalry Regiment—servin temporarily wi his brither—an completit his trainin as a tank commander. He served for 77 days on the front line in the Afghan War,[2] altho he wis pulled oot follaeing publication o the story in an Australie magazine.[3] He returned tae Afghanistan for anither tour o duty in 2012 an returned frae a 20-week deployment in Januar 2013.[4]

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  1. On the rare occasion when Prince Harry uises a surname, it is Mountbatten-Windsor. In his militar career, Harry uises the surname Wales. Accordin tae letters patent o Februar 1960, his hoose an faimily name is Windsor.

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  1. "Prince Harry". The Official Website of the British Monarchy. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  2. Associated Press (28 Februar 2008). "Prince Harry on front line in Afghanistan". MSNBC. Archived frae the original on 22 Januar 2013. Retrieved 28 Februar 2008.
  3. Audrey, Gillian; Tran, Mark; Walker Peter (28 Februar 2008). "Harry secretly serving in Afghanistan". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 26 Mairch 2010.
  4. "UK'S PRINCE HARRY RETURNS FROM AFGHANISTAN". Associated Press. Archived frae the original on 12 Apryle 2013. Retrieved 21 Januar 2013.

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