Good NewsPrince Harry: Making the monarchy cool in the Caribbean
Prince William and his new bride won us over last summer.
Now Prince Harry, "the party prince," is charming us with the cool factor, challenging the monarchy's reputations for stuffiness.
Harry, 27, has been making headlines on his Caribbean tour — he's following his late mother's route for his first official tour — for making royal duty look fun. The Diamond Jubilee tour is taking him through Belize, the Bahamas, Jamaica and Brazil. He's there as a representative of the queen, and an entertaining (but not disrespectful) one at that.
"He just embraced the people. He became a child when he talked to the children. He charmed the girls. The girls were screaming for him like a pop star," said Arthur Edwards, royal photographer for The Sun.
The prince didn't just charm dignitaries (and the ladies). Prince Harry donned a track suit to hang out with the world's fastest man, Usain Bolt — and even dared to cheat!
Bolt said of Prince Harry, "Most dignitaries are really different and he's really laid back and cool and he's really a fun person. I really enjoyed the visit. It was wonderful."
Using his partying skills for good, the prince took time from formal addresses and black-tie affairs to groove to Bob Marley — in blue suede shoes! — at a visit to RISE (Reaching Individuals through Skill and Education) in Kingston, Jamaica.
William and Harry are doing their family proud, making royalty accessible to a younger generation. Has your opinion of the monarchy softened since the princes stepped up to the royal-duty plate?
