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Role reversal as Harry takes it easy while William lets his hair down

By Katie Nicholl for The Mail on Sunday

14:51 EST 28 Apr 2007 , updated 12:48 EST 01 May 2007




The thought of his impending tour of duty in Iraq is clearly having a sobering effect on Prince Harry.

Unusually for the party-loving Royal, a visit to his favourite haunt on Friday night involved only a quiet drink with girlfriend Chelsy Davy and – by his standards – an early departure shortly after midnight. In contrast, the normally more restrained Prince William didn’t seem too worried by the prospect of seeing his brother disappear to a war zone, and celebrated his new-found single status by partying until 3.30am – running up a £5,000 drinks bill in the process. {R} Scroll down for more... {2} According to one party-goer at London's Mahiki nightclub, William, who is almost certain never to see front-line action, "was clearly on a mission to get as drunk as possible" with his friends, including Sir Richard Branson's daughter Holly. "It was a case of complete role reversal," said another reveller. Scroll down for more... {3} "Harry was on his very best behaviour. He and Chelsy were not really drinking. It was quite clear Harry had other things on his mind. But William didn't care at all about getting drunk." The elder Royal even ended the evening passionately kissing a mystery blonde. Harry arrived at 8.30pm for a party organised by officers from the Household Cavalry to wish good luck to the A and B Squadrons, who leave for Iraq this week. Harry, a 2nd lieutenant in the Blues and Royals, will lead a troop from A Squadron. A source said: "Harry had several Mahiki cocktails and tucked into the canapes, but generally he was taking things easy. He was determined not to be seen drunk in public ahead of his Iraq tour. "He was surrounded by his Army friends and many senior officers. There was no way Harry was going to fool around in front of them. He knew it would send out the wrong message. "It was a bit like a school disco and the headmaster being there. He was very junior compared to a lot of the men there, and both he and Chelsy were subdued." The 22-year-old Prince and Chelsy, 21, were among the first to leave the Mayfair bar. It is believed they went on to a function in a private home in Chelsea's fashionable Kings Road. In contrast, William, who has followed his brother into the Blues and Royals, only arrived at Mahiki at 11pm, after most of the senior officers had left. And he was clearly relishing his freedom following his split from Kate Middleton this month. William treated friends to the club's £100 Treasure Chest cocktails – a potent combination of brandy and peach liqueur topped with a bottle of champagne and served in a wooden chest – followed by at least ten bottles of Dom Peri gnon Rosé at £240 a bottle, about five rounds of tequila shots and more cocktails, including Coconut Grenades, a frozen passion fruit and coconut cocktail. "He arrived with his best friend Guy Pelly," said one party-goer. "They came through the back entrance as the front was cordoned off by police because it was so crowded." After a few drinks, the 24-year-old Prince and 21-year-old Holly Branson took to the dancefloor to The Kinks’ track You Really Got Me. "They were clearly very close and getting along like a house on fire," said one onlooker. "At one stage they were poking their tongues out at each other. "Towards the end of the evening, though, he was sitting with a pretty blonde who had joined his table. They were chatting for a while, then William leaned over and started kissing her in front of his friends. It's clear he is loving single life." Kate Middleton had been invited to the event by Prince Harry, but she pulled out at the last minute. "Kate had been at Boujis nightclub the night before so perhaps she just didn't feel like going," said a source. "William was fuelled by alcohol and having a great time and didn't appear to be down in the dumps at all. "We all thought it was strange Kate wasn't there, but it was just as well. William and the blonde he was with were clearly getting along." The Mayfair bar is a firm favourite with both Princes. It was where William celebrated following his split from Kate after four-and-a-half years and where Kate, 25, went with her girlfriends to show she was 'fine' after the break-up – and enjoyed an intimate dance with architect Alex Shirley-Smith. At one point during the party on Friday night, Princes William and Harry were seen having a heart-to-heart in a private corner. "William had been upset to hear that some senior officers had been questioning the way he has handled his split," said one guest. "There was talk that William had not been terribly kind to Kate. When he heard that, William took Harry aside for a word." During his time with Kate, the Prince was linked to at least two society beauties. Tess Shepherd, a 19-year-old from Scotland told of a "twirl and embrace" with the Prince in February; and this month it was revealed Kate and William broke up in 2004 over his obsession with It-girl Isabella Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe.


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Guy helps William to tap up the girls

By KATIE NICHOLL

Last updated at 13:21 03 June 2007



Kate Middleton and Prince William certainly appear to be enjoying their new-found freedom.

The Prince has been linked to a steady stream of well-to-do, leggy blondes since announcing his split from Kate in April, while just last week his ex was pictured arriving at London nightspot Mahiki with a handsome Prince William lookalike.

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And it looks as though William, 24, has already mastered his pulling technique, in which his chum Guy Pelly plays a critical role as his "wing man".

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"When William and Guy go to Boujis or Mahiki, they will do laps around the club looking for gorgeous girls," says a witness.



"If William sees a girl that he likes, they will approach and Guy will tap her on the shoulder so that she turns round and William can get a good look at her face.

"They look her up and down and William makes up his mind whether to talk to her or not.

"If the girl is successful, she will be brought over to their table and if not, the boys just walk off."

How very gallant!




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Party Princes plan a bash for the Queen - but no Mr Diddy

By Katie Nicholl for The Mail on Sunday

11:26 EST 11 Aug 2007 , updated 16:57 EST 11 Aug 2007

After the success of the celebrity-studded memorial concert for their mother, Princes William and Harry are turning their minds to another very special party - for their grandparents.

The Princes are organising a bash to celebrate the 60th wedding anniversary of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh.

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Palace insiders say the party, scheduled for the weekend of November 10, will be a world away from the Diana memorial concert at Wembley, which featured performances by stars such as P Diddy, Nelly Furtado and Elton John.

But it seems that William, 25, and Harry, 22, are determined to make sure it is not a formal, traditional event either.

'It will be a far cry from the usual official event that accompanies such a landmark occasion," said a Royal mole. "The Princes are honoured to have been given such responsibility."

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Two venues are being considered – Highgrove and The Ritz.

"The Princes prefer Highgrove as the event would be seen as private and unofficial – meaning that there would be no problem for their girlfriends, Kate Middleton and Chelsy Davy, to attend," said the source.

"The Ritz is one of the Queen's favourite places in London, but a high-profile outing at such a public place would be seen as a formal, official event – and Royal protocol would dictate that the Princes ought not to be accompanied by girlfriends with whom they seem to have such relaxed relationships."

The party is being overseen by Prince Charles's factotum Michael Fawcett.

To mark their diamond anniversary year, the Queen and Duke will also travel to Malta for a private visit before heading to Uganda for a state visit and heads of government meeting. 

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Does Kate Know? Prince William ‘Tried Desperately To Woo’ American Heiress

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Prince William is hiding a secret romance with a dazzling blond Southern belle, RadarOnline.com can reveal in a world exclusive.

American beauty Anna Sloan Smith is heiress to a Tennessee department store fortune — and Buckingham Palace insiders claimed William’s wife, Kate, would be furious if she learned Smith’s captured his heart!

Like the British duke, Smith is 35 years old. But the two share an even stronger bond — both lost parents under tragic circumstances at a young age. As the world knows, William’s mother, Princess Diana, perished in a car crash when he was just 15. Smith was 19 when her father, a world-class steeplechase racer, died in a shooting accident on the family farm in 2001.

During the summer of 2004, the future King of England shacked up with Smith for an entire week at her family’s 360-acre estate in Franklin, Tenn.

At the time, friends told RadarOnline.com William was head over heels for the perky horse lover.

Smith now heads an interior design firm with a friend in London, but RadarOnline.com tracked her down during a getaway to her family home, and asked whether she remains close to the Duke of Cambridge.

Smith nodded, blushed and confessed: “Yes, but I can’t tell you about him.”

Sources told RadarOnline.com the couple first bonded when William attended St. Andrews University in Scotland and Smith was at the nearby University of Edinburgh.

At the time, William’s romance with Kate, also a St. Andrews student, was rocky.

Although Smith — and Buckingham Palace — have long insisted the pair were only good friends, the British press has reported far more passed between them.

An insider revealed to RadarOnline.com: “William had a real soft spot for Anna and tried desperately to woo her, even making the effort to visit her in Tennessee.”

“She turned him down and he was left heartbroken, but he still wanted her in his life. He even sent her an invite to his wedding, in order to show she still means a lot to him,” continued the insider.

“Kate isn’t happy about their friendship. If Anna had started dating him, Kate might never have made it down the aisle with William.”

The source added: “With Anna being American, William’s relationship with her would probably not have worked out. But who knows? Anna could be the one that got away.”

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