17 Adorable Photos of Prince Harry's Youth

Before he was the world's most eligible royal, he was one seriously cute kid – and an endearing teen!
By Diana Pearl
September 11, 2015 05:00 PM

1 of 17

SURPRISED HARRY

Tim Graham/Getty

He may be new to posing for the camera, but at just over a year old, Harry is clearly a natural.

Advertisement
Advertisement

2 of 17

WIND-BLOWN HA(I)RRY

Tim Graham/Getty

What’s a little wind in your hair when you’re hanging with Mom (especially when Mom is Princess Diana?)

3 of 17

FORESHADOWING HARRY

Tim Graham/Getty

Almost-2-year-old Harry looks right at home in a miniature army uniform – just as he did nearly two decades later.

Advertisement
Continued on next slide.
Advertisement

4 of 17

RED-AND-WHITE OVERALLS HARRY

Tim Graham/Getty

It’s a family edition of “Who Wore It Best?” – Prince Harry, or almost thirty years later, his nephew Prince George.

Advertisement

5 of 17

ITTY BITTY HARRY

Tim Graham/Getty

Shetland ponies are pretty little when it comes to equines – but not quite as little as a young Prince Harry!

6 of 17

PUPPY LOVE HARRY

Tim Graham/Getty

Two-year-old Harry holding a puppy? No, it doesn’t get much cuter than this.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Continued on next slide.
Advertisement

7 of 17

TONGUE-OUT HARRY

Tim Graham/Getty

Trooping the Colour: A formal occasion to mark the Queen’s official birthday. Or, for a young Prince Harry, the perfect opportunity to stick his tongue out at all of London.

Advertisement
Advertisement

8 of 17

PENSIVE HARRY

Tim Graham/Getty

Two years later, and Harry’s picked up a serious streak on the Buckingham Palace balcony.

Advertisement

9 of 17

TAKING-A-TUMBLE HARRY

Tim Graham/Getty

He may be a regular on the slopes now, but even Harry had to learn how to ski at the start (with a few bumps along the way).

Advertisement
Advertisement
Continued on next slide.
Advertisement

10 of 17

DOING-HIS-DUTY HARRY

Tim Graham/Getty

In 1991, Harry’s almost all grown up and riding solo in the Trooping the Colour procession.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

11 of 17

BORED HARRY

Antony Jones/Julian Parker/UK Press/Getty

The life of a prince isn’t always easy – especially when you just want to kick off your shoes and relax.

Advertisement
Advertisement

12 of 17

FORESHADOWING HARRY

Anwar Hussein/Getty

In 1997, he watched his dad, Prince Charles, play polo – today, he’s a polo star himself!

Advertisement
Advertisement
Continued on next slide.
Advertisement

13 of 17

DAPPER HARRY

Tim Graham/Getty

How he’s grown! Harry looked extra spiffy for his first day of classes at Eton.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

14 of 17

BROTHER HARRY

Tim Graham/Getty

He was all smiles with big brother Prince William at home at Highgrove in 1999.

Advertisement
Advertisement

15 of 17

BRACE-FACE HARRY

Anwar Hussein/Getty

Because even princes have (kind of) awkward phases.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Continued on next slide.
Advertisement

16 of 17

ALMOST GROWN-UP HARRY

Ken Goff/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty

Just a month away from his 16th birthday, Harry in 2000 was looking more adult than ever.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

17 of 17

GIGGLING HARRY

Arthur Edwards/AFP/Getty

There’s the fun-having prince we know and love.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
EDIT POST
© Copyright . All rights reserved. Printed from https://people.com

Manage Push Notifications

If you have opted in for our browser push notifications, and you would like to opt-out, please refer to the following instructions depending on your device and browser. For turning notifications on or off on Google Chrome and Android click here, for Firefox click here, for Safari click here and for Microsoft's Edge click here.