Last Updated: 09 Feb 2009

Royal dumping

So far 2009 hasn't been great for Prince Harry - what with a racism scandal involving first him and then his father, and now he's been dumped by long-term love Chelsy Davy.

The lovebirds were together for five years but it emerged this weekend that Chesly had called time on their romance after she grew tired of the 'army lifestyle'.

It's thought that Harry has decided he needs to be more mature and really concentrate on his career in the army, whilst Chelsy is in her final year of a law degree in Leeds.

Sources close to the pair say that although they have split and then gotten back together many times before - this time seems more permanent.