Chelsy Davy
Chelsy Davy | |
|---|---|
| Born | Chelsy Yvonne Davy 13 October 1985 |
| Nationality | Zimbabwean |
| Occupation | Student |
| Parent(s) | Charles and Beverley Davy |
Chelsy Yvonne Davy (born 13 October 1985) was reported to be the girlfriend of Prince Henry of Wales (Prince Harry) from late 2004 to January 2009.
Biography
Chelsy Davy was born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, to Charles and Beverley Davy. Her father, a millionaire safari operator in Zimbabwe, has reportedly had close ties to the regime of Robert Mugabe.[1] Davy grew up at her family's homestead in the Lemco Safari Area, a stretch of land covering 1,300 square miles, from where Davy's father runs his safari companies. While growing up, Davy wanted to be a model.[2]
Davy received early education at Girls' College (in Bulawayo), Cheltenham College, and Stowe School. She graduated from the University of Cape Town in November 2006 with a degree in Economics after which she took a gap year to travel the world with her friends and her brother Shaun. She spent much of February 2007 traveling around the U.S. but by September 2007, Davy had moved to England to take up an accelerated LLB law course at the University of Leeds.[3] In December 2008, she worked as an intern for Farrer & Company, a London law firm. As of July 2009, Davy has completed her accelerated LLB course at Leeds University but is expected to return to work in London at the law firm Allen & Overy, where she has accepted a training contract beginning September 2010, after her summer break in Cape Town.
Relationship with Prince Harry
Chelsy Davy had a relationship with Prince Harry, the younger son of Charles, Prince of Wales and his first wife Diana, Princess of Wales, from late 2004 to January 2009, when the pair mutually agreed to end their relationship.[4]
During that time, as the girlfriend of a member of the British Royal Family Davy was the subject of worldwide tabloid speculation. Alleged reasons for the split were Harry's partying had gone too far and Harry seemed more committed than ever to army life, although a royal source told People magazine the pair felt their relationship "had run its course".[citation needed]
References
- ^ Blair, David (2005-06-11). "Zimbabwe's great white survivor". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
- ^ Marre, Oliver (2006-05-07). "Introducing the Ladies in Waiting". The Observer. Retrieved 2006-07-17.
- ^ Adams, Stephen (2007-09-07). "Prince Harry in trouble for making Chelsy wait". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
- ^ "Prince Harry and girlfriend split". BBC news. 2009-01-24. Retrieved 2009-01-24.