Forbes Magazine Released Top 20 Hottest Young Royals List

Forbes Magazine released their "Top 20 Hottest Young Royals" list on Friday as Prince William of England topping the list.

Prince William, the heir to the United Kingdom throne, is followed by his younger brother Prince Harry and two cousins Zara Phillips and Princess Beatrice as representatives of the House of Windsor.

Phillips, a masterful equestrienne and daughter of Princess Anne, and Beatrice, the daughter of the Duke of York and Sarah "Fergie" Ferguson, are the only granddaughters of Queen Elizabeth II.

Charlotte Casiraghi of Monaco rounded out the top five. Casiraghi is fourth in line for the throne of Monaco. Her brother Andrea makes the Forbes list at No. 10.

The House of Windsor and the Casiraghi family are not the only family to have multiple members on the Forbes list.

Sheik Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum and sister Sheika Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum of Dubai are listed No. 6 and No. 17, respectively.

Princess Victoria, Prince Carl Philip and Princess Madeline, the three children of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, are No. 7, No. 9 and No. 12.

Princess Theodora and Prince Phillippos of Greece and Denmark are No. 13 and No. 19, respectively.

Prince Azim of Brunei (No. 8), Prince Albert von Thurn und Taxis of Germany (No. 11), Prince Wenzeslaus of Liechtenstein (No. 14), Princess Tsuguko of Japan (No. 15), Princess Sirivannavari of Thailand (No. 16) and Princess Sikhanyiso of Swaziland (No. 20) round out the list.

The list of the "Top 20 Hottest Young Royals" is only composed by bachelors and bachelorettes of royalty under the age of 35. The 20 featured on the list represent almost $60 billion in wealth and 15 royal lineages from around the world.

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Prince Harry returns to UK after 10-week deployment in Afghanistan

Prince Harry has landed back in Britain after 10-weeks serving in Afghanistan.

Harry, a second lieutenant - and third in line to the British throne - flew home in a troop transport plane Saturday after his secret deployment was cut short when a magazine and websites revealed details.

He was being greeted by his father, Prince Charles, and brother, Prince William, as he landed.

News organizations agreed to keep Harry's deployment under wraps, as military officials feared he would be targeted by the Taliban.

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Britain's Prince Harry in Afghanistan

Prince Harry has been serving on the front line in Afghanistan with the British Army, the Ministry of Defense said Thursday.

Officials said the prince, a lieutenant in the Blues and Royals regiment, was still deployed in the country.

"His conduct on operations in Afghanistan has been exemplary," said the head of the army. Gen. Richard Dannatt. "He has been fully involved in operations and has run the same risks as everyone else in his battle group."

Harry, who is third in line to the throne, has been in Afghanistan since December. The story was leaked by an Australian magazine and a German newspaper.

Dannatt said he was "very disappointed" that the story had leaked.

Harry, 23, has been fighting in the restive Helmand province, where most of the 7,800 British troops in Afghanistan are based.

Last year military chiefs ruled Harry could not be sent to Iraq with his regiment because publicity surrounding his deployment could put him and his unit at risk.

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Chelsy Davy dumps Prince Harry

Prince Harry’s girlfriend Chelsy Davy has reportedly dumped the young royal, telling him that she 'needs space' to establish her own identity.

According to friends, Chelsy is having a "trial separation" from the Prince while she studies at Leeds University and he pursues his Army career.

Sources say that the 22-year-old Zimbabwean made a series of tearful telephone calls to the Prince last week, and later confided to a close friend that Harry had agreed to the "trial separation".

Chelsy's decision to end the relationship comes amid reports that she is desperately unhappy in Leeds, where she is a student.

"This is not an over-for-good situation. Chelsy and Harry both love each other very much but Chelsy has had a lot to come to terms with over recent months since moving to the UK and has not found the transition an easy one,” the Daily Mail quoted a friend, as saying.

"She kept saying she needed to take some time out to re-establish herself. She still loves him, but she feels she needs to carve an identity as her own person rather than as Prince Harry's girlfriend.

"Over recent weeks she's been coming down to London and partying with Harry's friends. They were together at Amika nightclub in Kensington just two weeks ago when Chelsy appeared incredibly down and subdued.

"She was not her normal partying self. She had confided it was because she was missing Zimbabwe and her family in South Africa but in fact she was having doubts about her relationship with Prince Harry back then.

"While they care for each other deeply she needs to be able to be her own person. She is pragmatic about the split. They're using it as an opportunity to take a break rather than splitting for good,” the friend added.

Other reports suggest that Chelsy ended her three-year relationship with the prince after he missed her 22nd birthday party to go to the Rugby World Cup final in Paris.

Rumours are also rife that Chelsy become sick of the prince's playboy lifestyle and lack of commitment to her.

A senior Palace aide said: "The relationship is over. It has simply run its course. Harry will be carrying on his Army career and Chelsy will continue her studies."

A spokeswoman for Clarence House said they did not comment on the prince's private life.

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