Prince Harry has drawn comparisons with his polo-loving father after his team, Eton, emerged victorious from a match against Cirencester Park Polo club, despite the handicap of playing away from home.
Pictures of the young Prince Harry warming up were reminiscent of snaps of Prince Charles taken before a polo clash in Windsor last June. But the third in line to the throne also set tongues wagging by embracing a pretty spectator at the fixture. The mystery brunette is just a friend, however: Harry is said to be dating Laura Gerard-Leigh, a student at an exclusive girls' school in Wiltshire.
Though they have known each other for years, Laura and Harry have only been romantically linked in recent months. The two 18-year-olds made their first public appearance together in April at the Badminton Horse Trials.
Friends say they have a great deal in common and Laura, like Harry, is very sociable and charming with a boisterous sense of humour. She is also passionate about sport and attends Harry's polo matches whenever she can.
Asked whether the two were indeed an item, Laura's father John smiled and said; "They're just good friends".
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