The Little Prince: what was Harry like as a child when Lady Di was still alive

When a family collapses, the most important thing is to lead as normal a life as possible for the sake of the children. Fun and games, playing the piano, a slide in the garden and the friendly hand of an older brother — all this is in the wonderful and bright childhood photos of Prince Harry, who will turn 32 in September. That's how old his father was when he married Lady Dee.

These are photos of the time when Prince Harry and his brother William began to have difficult times, because their parents spent more and more time apart. Many of these pictures were taken in 1986, when the marriage of Prince Charles and Princess Diana began to break down and the prince began to communicate with Camilla Parker-Bowles again. He was constantly at Highgrove, and the Princess was at Kensington Palace. At that time, Diana was going to start riding lessons with a certain Major James Hewitt.

(20 photos in total)

Source: Daily Mail

Young Harry at Highgrove House, the residence of the royal family in Gloucester County.

There is a lot of talk now that Prince Harry should meet the right girl and marry her, but no one puts as much pressure on Harry as they put on his father when he needed to find a bride, marry and have children with her.

In some families, being born a second son means always being in the shadows, as lands, titles and wealth go to the eldest son. In the royal family, Prince William will inherit the wealth of the County of Cornwall when he becomes the Prince of Wales. Last year, his father received an income of 20 million pounds from this county. But from an early age, life gave Harry something more valuable - freedom from the responsibility that falls on the shoulders of the heir to the throne.

Of course, Harry's life can be divided into two stages — before and after the death of his mother, who died when he was not yet 13 years old.

Princess Diana with Harry and William during a family trip to Majorca.

The scratches on his knees and nose in these photos show that he got into trouble even when Diana was still alive, although later, as many people know, the prince had worse adventures. Harry had a love of adventure and a military uniform even then, from the very beginning. From the age of two, he was looking forward to being able to put on the uniform of the airborne troops. He has been serving in the army for ten years now. Surely Princess Diana would be proud of him.

On the left is Prince Harry in the arms of Princess Diana at Aberdeen Airport. On the right is the little prince playing in the courtyard at Highgrove House.

Little Harry crawls on the carpet at Kensington Palace.

Prince Harry is taking his first steps with the help of his brother William.

Prince Harry spent a lot of time with his mother, who died when he was just 12.

Harry rides a pony at Sandringham under the close supervision of Princess Diana.

A fishing trip in Scotland.