People.com Celebrity 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 Published on September 11, 2015 05:00 PM Share Tweet Pin Email 01 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. 02 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?) 03 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. 04 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. 05 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! 06 of 17 PUPPY LOVE HARRY Tim Graham/Getty Two-year-old Harry holding a puppy? No, it doesn't get much cuter than this. 07 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. 08 of 17 PENSIVE HARRY Tim Graham/Getty Two years later, and Harry's picked up a serious streak on the Buckingham Palace balcony. 09 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). 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. 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. 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! 13 of 17 DAPPER HARRY Tim Graham/Getty How he's grown! Harry looked extra spiffy for his first day of classes at Eton. 14 of 17 BROTHER HARRY Tim Graham/Getty He was all smiles with big brother Prince William at home at Highgrove in 1999. 15 of 17 BRACE-FACE HARRY Anwar Hussein/Getty Because even princes have (kind of) awkward phases. 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. 17 of 17 GIGGLING HARRY Arthur Edwards/AFP/Getty There's the fun-having prince we know and love.