Chelsy Davy in an Instagram photo she posted on Sept. 5, 2024.Photo:Chelsy Davy/Instagram
Chelsy Davy/Instagram
Prince Harry’s ex-girlfriend Chelsy Davy is sharing some surprise news: she’s a mom of two!
On Sept. 5, the Duke of Sussex’s former girlfriend, whom he dated on and off from about 2004 to 2011, revealed that she welcomed a daughter named Chloe in anInstagrampost about her fine jewelry line,Aya. It was a rare update from Chelsy, 38, who had not posted on the platform for nearly two years.
“POV: it’s been three years and two babies since your last new collection, but you’re mega-excited to be back in the game,” she wrote onInstagram,
“My little muse,” she captioned the walking shot on her Instagram Stories.
Chelsy Davy’s Instagram Stories on Sept. 5, 2024.Chelsy Davy/Instagram
“Very few people knew about the wedding,” a friend was cited as saying. Sam is the brother of actor Jack Cuttmore-Scott and was reportedly a year ahead of Prince Harry at Eton.
Zimbabwe-born Chelsy met the royal in Africa in 2004 during his gap year between school and the Army, and the two toured the continent many times together. Chelsy is the daughter of wealthy businessman Charles Davy and was said to be Prince Harry’sfirst major relationship, though the two were wary of media intrusiveness during their time together.
Speaking toThe Timeswhen she launched her Aya jewelry line in 2016, Chelsy called the constant attention she received while dating the prince “scary.”
“It was so full-on: crazy and scary and uncomfortable. I found it very difficult when it was bad. I couldn’t cope,” she said.
Chelsy Davy and Prince Harry at his Army Air Corps graduation in Andover, England in May 2010.Indigo/Getty Images
Prince Harry and Chelsy broke up in 2010, though heinvited heras his date tothe 2011 weddingofPrince WilliamandKate Middleton. By the end of the summer, the two were off — seemingly for good — but Chelsy toldThe Sunday Timesin 2016, “I think we will always be good friends.”
She went on to attend her ex’s wedding toMeghan Marklein May 2018, and was also a guest atPrincess Eugenie’s wedding toJack Brooksbankthat fall.
Chelsy Davy (center) at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on May 19, 2018.Chris Jackson/Getty
Chris Jackson/Getty
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In June 2023, the Duke of Sussexreferenced Chelsyin court in London while testifying against Mirror Group Newspapers, alleging that his phone voicemails were hacked using unlawful information gathering over years including their relationship.King Charles' sonwon the lawsuitin December 2023.
“‘Harry’s Girl to Dump Him’: it seems as if they knew something before I even did,” Harry said of the story.
“Paranoia, fear, worry, concern and distrust around the people around you. Clearly a headline like that has absolutely no public interest whatsoever. There’s a big difference between what interests the public and what’s in the public interest.”
“What happens in my private life between myself and my then-girlfriend is exactly that. Between us,” Harry added.
source: people.com