Prince Harry turns 32 years old today, Thursday. Happy birthday, Ginger! British papers were speculating about what Harry would do for his birthday now that he’s back home in London, having spent several months this summer working on the 500 Elephants initiative. That’s why there was so little Harry news this summer – he was in Malawi for the most part, saving elephants. The Daily Mail made a big deal about this birthday for Harry, because Prince Charles was 32 years old when he proposed to then-Lady Diana Spencer. The British papers REALLY want Harry to find a bride. That’s the subtext, that this year Harry needs to focus on finding a wife. I also think the subtext is that the British papers are really, really bored with the do-nothing Cambridges and they expect Harry to liven things up.
Meanwhile, I constantly find myself bewildered by how the royals “do” real estate. I mean, Harry is now 32 years old and wealthy in his own right, plus he has access to nearly any royal estate he wants. But the Queen won’t “give” him a major royal property until he gets married. I kind of think that if you’re still single when you hit 27-28, you should be allowed to begin building your real-estate life. Like, you’re allowed to plan for the future and get a home for your future. But that’s not the way the royals work. So considering he’s still single at 32 and he’s not being “given” a royal property, Harry is taking it upon himself to look for a country pad. According to The Sun, he thinks he’s found one.
Party-loving Prince Harry is looking at splashing out £3.6million on a pad with a swimming pool complex. Harry, 31, known for his love of revels with women in bikinis, has his eye on the aptly-named Water Hall in Norfolk. Set in 5.5 acres of grounds at Wighton, it offers plenty of privacy for a bachelor along with seven bedrooms, a games room, tennis court and the swimming area complete with a pool house, terrace and bar. It is only 17 miles from Prince William and Kate’s home at Anmer Hall.
A local said: “Apparently Harry really liked it. It’s near his brother’s house, plus his grandmother the Queen’s Sandringham estate is just down the road. It’s away from any neighbours, so would be the perfect party pad.”
Water Hall also has a detached cottage, annexe, and barn with planning permission to convert to another five-bedroom house, which means room for pals and police protection officers. Estate agent Savills calls it peaceful and private, with a superb living space and excellent master bedroom that has its own separate staircase from the ground floor sitting room area. It says the pool complex is most impressive and points out that it is completely enclosed by a brick wall.
You can see the photos of the “party pad” here. To me, it doesn’t look like a party pad, it looks like a well-equipped and family-friendly home, the kind of home Harry will “grow into” in the years to come. But the British papers really want him to be “the party prince.”
Photos courtesy of WENN.
I would like someone to pay off my mortgage for my birthday. Who do I write to about that?
(and given I live in bloody Cambridge, we’ll probably need ol’ Lizzie to pay it off for us)
Adding my request for mortgage pay off into the mix.
Calling all angels. . .
Amazing that by simply being popped out of the correct uterus, things are continually handed to people. I love Harry, and that is some house!
Don’t we all a darling, don’t we all
Simple boy that one, isn’t he?
He is so bland. They all are, but I’m amazed how someone so bland gets hailed as charismatic just because he’s a bit better than Lazy Bill, Duchess Dolittle and the Vacation Princess.
He gets a 3,6 million house and basically does nothing for a living. What a great life you have if you plop out of the right vagina.
I think you maybe underestimate the charisma bank in the UK! It’s in the red (no pun intended). We are not, by nature, an outgoing, charismatic people.
I can’t stand anything royal but, for a Britisher, he is quite charismatic.
I have to say, I’ve only met a couple of Brits and they were on a lads holiday, so I doubt they’re representative. But! I do follow British comedy a lot, and here seem to be so many charismatic people there. Plus, I watch the GBBO ( why is it moving from the BBC?!?!) and while everyone seems quite mellow, they’re not bland. Harry is so very bland. I refuse to believe that Harry is charismatic for a Brit, I have more faith in you guys!
Nooooooooooooo British people are soooo charismatic! I’m an American that moved to Britain about 15 years ago and I will take British charm over American bro culture ANY day. I feel like many British men drip charisma – I give you James McAvoy, Liam Neeson, Bill Nighy, Colin Firth, even Hugh Grant when he isnt being a mega twat.
The royals are just bloody snoozy and devoid of personality – possibly because they live in their little bubbles and have no experience of ‘real’ life?
But then again I really liked BoJo pre-brexit so maybe I should stop having opinions on people…
Hahahahaha. Ok! Perhaps I should say Britishers in public life are not commonly charismatic. And for a Britisher in public life, he is quite charismatic.
The hysteria over GBBO has been hilarious! Mel and Sue have refused to continue over to C4. Paul and Mary won’t confirm they’re willing either. There are conspiracy theories about Rupert Murdoch buying 70% of Love Productions purely so he could fluck over the BBC AND C4 in one fell swoop… I know he’s evil, but really? Yadda infinitum.
I’m gutted because I don’t even like baking shows or reality shows generally, but I watch it just to listen for Sue sneaking in a dildo or ejaculation joke that goes over the heads of the old ladies watching but at the same time trends on Twitter. I love Bake Off for that alone.
Sixer, my husband is charismatic, as my father-in-law… could add many more!! 😉
Locke, in person he’s actually charismatic. A friend of mine met him and chatted with him during one of his visits and had wonderful words about him. Granted, he was there one hour or so, but I can tell you that anyone who met Katie or Will didn’t have the same impression.
So I might go with her version of facts rather than what the Brits-rags choose to publish about him….
I know a guy who met him whem he did the whole jumping in the pool in a club during a holliday in Hvar and he says he’s boring. He was drunk at the time ( Harry, not the guy) so maybe that’s why.
@Sixer I love the GGBO drama – did you hear Jamie now wants to be a judge? Wouldn’t surprise me as he’s been on so many channel 4 shows!
I’m currently obsessed with the lady who wears that fantastic lipstick (not obsessed enough to know her name, though, I’m afraid)
Candice is the lady with the lipstick. She’s a PE teacher. I’m very conflicted about liking a PE teacher.
I like Rav, Benjamina and Andrew best, but all of them are lovely. That’s the beauty of bake off. And I loved Kate, so sad she went home. She was part lovely kindergarden teacher part psycho. She was amazing.
Yes yes yes, the loveliness is what I love about GBBO – and I also think that’s why its never *really* taken off in America..because it lacks the aggro. Someone in the guardian compared it to lexapro the other just – the ultimate in relaxation television.
Funny you say “bro culture” @Clare, because I’ve seen plenty of descriptions about Harry and his behavior, and pretty much the entirety of the aristocratic set that sounds exactly like the bull that goes down in frat houses and at football games here in the US, (and I don’t guess that’s exactly the same as middle class “Lad” culture either. Though the upper class may have adopted it from the middle, as the middle attributed it to the working class). It transcends all ages and classes too. Like say, married father and 30-something William losing a tooth at a wedding. The rugby, the hunting, the binge-drinking, their Sloanes… it’s just a different type of boorishness from the Upper Class Twits, but there seems to be plenty of blokish, bro-ish, brutish, and boorish behavior to go around with these guys. They ain’t all Colin Firth and Eddie Redmayne. I’ve heard of Joey Essex 😀
I am rooting for Rav (with side orders of Selasi and Candice).
Even though C4 is also publicly owned, GBBO will never do so well there. It is absolutely PEAK BBC, especially the sappiness.
@Amber msotly agree with you re: posh twats, but the stereotype you are describing is the very antithesis of Joey Essex. I believe we here refer to them as ‘rahs’.
So “rahs” (I love this, new to me, word) are like William and Kate, while Joey Essex is anti-intellectual, manscaping, reality show trash. If so, that’s what I meant. (For every Colin Firth there’s a…) There are Lacrosse playing bros, Ryan Lochte type bros, and then guys who don’t dress the part but indulge in all the douchebaggery, party-culture, male-centric, jockish behavior that it typifies. So I was just mostly talking about Harry and co. and the type of “lads” they represent. (And I thought you were suggesting that types of bro-culture don’t exist in England.) The dude-bros cross all social and economic classes and levels of education in the UK as they do in the US. I see no great distinction between American bro-culture and the different permutations one can find in England. From the Posh Twats to the Geordie Shore. And you can find their counterparts in any Ivy League frat house or The Jersey Shore.
The story was denied by the real estate agent last week.
Yes they did. Finding proof of it is difficult, because the story of Harry Buys House gets so many more clicks.
If he wanted a country house, Charles would find him somewhere on the Duchy to live in until other decisions are made. That would be a good decision for security reasons. Harewood may be available, even if he is building himself another house on the estate to the horror of some locals.
I smell Middleton ploy. Always “poor lonely Harry just wants to be close to his nurturing sister in law.”
Could be.
Also marketing gimmick by the realtors perhaps? Many people checked out the link because of this silly party-pad for prince story.
Also no way Harry would buy the property AFTER every single room’s picture is already out in the media. NOt to mention why would he want to live within driving distance of Willnot and Katenot! So your middleton theory seems good!
Its also Prince Daniel of Sweden’s birthday today. He made a great match with Princess Victoria and lovely babies. Hope Harry does the same 🙂 [with me lol]
It is Queen Letizia of Spain’s birthday today too.
It’s my birthday today too… I had no idea so many royals were born today. No party palace or other estate-type purchase in my future, though.
@poisonous lookalike happy birthday! So what if there may not be a palace..you will build your own :).hope you have a blast on your special day.
@notasugare: wow didnt know that. She is one of the married-in royals that actually had such a stellar career and keeps so very busy till date. Harry is in good company!
Considering that matching and hatching is the lifeblood of Royalty, I have no problem with them tying real estate to wedlock. It’s not like he’s average Harry Wales who needs to save for retirement; he’ll be cared for no matter what.
And I’d like him to get married, too. The Royals do weddings so well and let’s be honest, William is going to try to pull some lazy shenanigans when he becomes PoW. I know it’s not how it works, but let Harry have it,
@Besty, I am telling you, William and Kate will get away with everything because of the children but I hope one day people will see Harry is the real deal and the future of the monarchy.
Cause partying and wife-recruiting go hand in hand.
It did for William, and he’s admitted several times that he’s always partied and drunk more than Harry.
Given the quality of wife he ended up with, though, I ‘m not sure anyone else should adopt this strategy. But to the credit of party girls, very few of them would settle for a Wills.
Kate was always described by Harry correctly as ‘Limpet’…partying and drinking helped her as William really didnt think straight..instead if he asked her to get a job..THAT would made her run away probably!
Happy birthday Harry!
Happy Birthday, Harry!
Never believed the real estate story, but loved the house. I’m sure if Harry was buidling up towards marriage, I seriously doubt he’d put himself within miles of his brother and sister-in-law. Nope.
Harry needs to find another place — I want to move in. Think I could get some funding?