Prince Harry's Chronology

Born Henry Charles Albert David Windsor
15 September 1984 

1992: Parents announce separation

1996: Parents divorce - with joint custody

1997: August 31; Lady Diana killed in Paris car crash; Enrolled in Sept at Eton College

1998: William and Harry made formal request to allow them privacy in their lives

2003: Left Eton

2004: gap year went to Australia worked on cattle station and then to Lesotho worked with orphans

2005: attends Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst’ romantically lined to Chesley Davy

2006: became second lieutenant in the Blues & Royals

2007: went to Canada to train with Canadian Forces

2008: early in year sent to Afghanistan; May received Operational Services Medal for Afghanistan

2009: split with Chelsy Davey; begin training to fly helicopters

2011: Promoted to Captain; Best man at Williams wedding

2012: Began relationship with Cressida Bonas; Represented the Queen at closing London Olympics

Photos of Harry in Las Vegas hotel room half naked published; sept; begins 4 month tour of Afghanistan

2013: Jan Returns to Britain; May Makes 6-day tour of USA; July qualifies at Apache aircraft commander; Oct tour of Australia

2014: launched Invictus Games; May ended relationship with Cressida Bonas; June Visited Brail & Chile

2015: leaves Royal Military to take up more Royal duties; Made Knight Commander of Royal Victorian Order.

2016: May Opened 2nd Invictus Games in USA; June met Meghan Markle began dating; Nov announced the relationship publicly

2017: Sept opened 3rd Invictus Games in Canada – first public appearance with Meghan

2018: May Marries Meghan Markle; Oct announces wife is pregnant while touring Australia

2019: May, son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor born; Oct sued The Sun & Mirror for phone hacking

2020: Jan – announced he and wife would step down from being Royal seniors & work towards being financially independent. Spending time between UK and USA. No longer using HRH titles nor representing the Queen.

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