Chelsy Davy Opens Up About Her Seven-Year Relationship With Prince Harry

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Despite separating six years ago, Chelsy Davy has never revealed much about her seven-year relationship with Prince Harry.

But now, the 30-year-old Zimbabwean is spilling the beans. Admitting that she found the media attention “scary” when she and Harry were an item, she recently told The Times that her reason for returning to Africa was in order to find some “calm”.

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She said she particularly struggled with the aggressive nature of photographers and tabloids, which described her as a “leggy Zimbabwean blonde” who was found “tumbling out of nightclubs”.

She said: “It was so full-on: crazy and scary and uncomfortable. I found it very difficult when it was bad. I couldn’t cope.

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“I was trying to be a normal kid and it was horrible.”

The once-couple first met while she was at Cheltenham Ladies’ College and got together during Harry’s gap year in Cape Town. Davy then returned to the UK to be closer to the Prince and studied in Leeds.

She’s said she’ll remain “good friends” with Harry.

Kate does her best to act natural with the Obamas in 2011 [Photo: Rex]

Davy hasn’t been the only one to struggle with a new, royal way of life. Though it seems an age ago now, the Duchess of Cambridge was once full of nerves when she first entered onto the royal stage.

And it’s impossible to forget the chaos following that topless sunbathing photo taken in 2012.

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Diana herself also once reportedly made a confession similar to Davy’s - of the ‘isolation’ and ‘trauma’ surrounding the huge levels of media attention.

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And perhaps someone who suffered most from negative public attention was Camilla, especially in the run up to her and Charles’ marriage.

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Meanwhile, Princess Anne’s active choice to keep Zara and Peter out of the spotlight as much as possible has made her concerns quite clear.

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