Royals Happy Birthday, Prince Harry! 37 Times the Royal Made Us Smile On the royal's 37th birthday, we look back at all of the times we've fallen in love with him just a little bit (okay, maybe a lot!) By Erin Hill Erin Hill Twitter Senior News Editor, PEOPLE People Editorial Guidelines Updated on September 15, 2021 02:31 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: STEVE PARSONS/AFP/Getty 01 of 37 BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM Phil Walter/Getty During an official tour of New Zealand – you know, the one where he admitted that he "would love to have kids right now" – Prince Harry gave onlookers a peek at his soccer skills before playing a game with a bunch of locals. We're always on your team, Harry! 02 of 37 SHAKEN NOT STIRRED WPA/Getty On his summer 2014 South American tour, we found Prince Harry hard to resist as he showed off those signature dance moves at a daycare center in Santiago, Chile. 03 of 37 HE'S GOT GAME John Stillwell/PA Wire/Abaca Gotta love a man in uniform – especially one who announced in March 2014 that he's starting a Paralympic-style sporting championship for injured British servicemen and women. 04 of 37 MAGIC MAN Chris Jackson/Getty From one famous Harry to another: On an April 2013 tour of Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden in London, the Potter fan had us wishing we could cast a spell on him. 05 of 37 AT FIRST BLUSH Rex Features/Startraks Photo We weren't the only ones feeling Harry's charms in May 2014 – clearly, the little lass he met at a cooking event was smitten, too! 06 of 37 NOT HORSING AROUND Chris Jackson/Getty It's just not fair. 07 of 37 HAVING A BALL DiasImages/NEWSPIX INTERNATIONAL We love a troublemaker! As the prince played soccer with children in Suffolk, England, in May 2014, we fell a bit deeper in love. (Athletic and charitable? Sigh.) 08 of 37 CHARM CITY Yui Mok/Getty Even his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, isn't immune to Harry's infectious personality, as evidenced during a November 2013 chat. 09 of 37 PUPPY LOVE Kirsty Wigglesworth/WPA Pool/Getty The things we'd do to trade places with this pooch! 10 of 37 OH, BABY! PA Photos/Landov (2) Putting his uncle skills to the test on a visit to Wiltshire, England, in May 2013, Harry definitely upped his hotness quotient. 11 of 37 PAWS FOR EFFECT Tim Graham/Getty Even as a kid – seen here on a family holiday in Majorca, Spain – Harry knew how to cute it up for the cameras. 12 of 37 WITH THE IN CROWD Tim Rooke/Rex USA Seeing Harry so happy to hang in London with Kanye West and Diddy in 2007 made us happy, too. 13 of 37 SIMPLY THE BEST iPhoto There wasn't anything sexier than seeing Harry proudly stand by big brother Prince William's side during the royal wedding in April 2011. 14 of 37 A WILD RIDE Nick Stern So he's a bad boy, too? Swoon. Harry got engines revving during a November 2011 motorcycle trek through the Arizona desert. 15 of 37 RUNNING MAN PA/Landov; Julian Parker/UK Press/Abaca After beating Usain Bolt in a March 2012 race in Jamaica (wait, are you implying Bolt probably let him win …?), Harry's proud smile was contagious. 16 of 37 ONE DAPPER DUDE Eamonn McCormack/WireImage No caption needed for this May 2013 shot from London. 17 of 37 YOU BETTER WORK Jayne Fincher/Getty; Tim Graham/AP Another reason to love him: It's not all fun and games for the prince, who started charity work (like this Red Cross event in 2004) young thanks to the influence of his mom, Princess Diana. 18 of 37 THINGS ARE LOOKING UP Tim Graham/AP Because a little brother who admires his big brother is always cute. 19 of 37 NO KIDDING! Will Alexander/WENN First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes Harry and these pint-sized attendants (aww!) in a royal carriage following Will and Kate's April 2011 wedding. 20 of 37 SUCH A JOKESTER Arthur Edwards/Reuters/Landov Pretending to be Will during a March 2012 run in Brazil? Classic Harry. 21 of 37 AB FAB Rex USA The rugby-playing prince revealed his ab-tastic physique during a break from active service with the British Army in the southern Afghanistan desert in February 2008. We'll salute to that! 22 of 37 RIDE THAT WAVE Ramey He can even make something as basic and silly as doing the wave look good, as evidenced in this 2007 snap. 23 of 37 LAUGH FACTORY Max Mumby/Getty Confession: Nothing makes us melt more than seeing Harry crack Kate up. 24 of 37 BUST A MOVE PA/Landov Harry, Jamaican us crazy with pretty much everything going on in this March 2012 shot from the island nation. 25 of 37 JUST A LITTLE BIT Tim Graham/Getty Don't you just want to give baby Harry a big hug? 26 of 37 IT'S A COVER UP Walking with the Wounded/Getty Because, really, who else can make winter gear look as good as Harry did in Antarctica in 2013? 27 of 37 PLAY ON Max Mumby/Getty He's always a good sport, like he was when promoting the Invictus Games with wounded war vets in London in June 2014. 28 of 37 HE'S FUR REAL Chris Jackson/Getty Because growing a beard despite your grandmother (you know, the queen) requesting you shave it is pretty badass. 29 of 37 CRUSHED IT Beretta/Sims/REX/Startraks We know how you feel, little girl. 30 of 37 CHILD'S PLAY Rex USA Because you can never have too many photos of Prince Harry being cute with kids (like this one from May 2013). 31 of 37 BOOM CLAP Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty We have to give this sweet shot a hand. 32 of 37 TAKE MY HAND Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. Splash News Online Prince Harry made sure his first official public outing with Meghan Markle in 2017 didn't disappoint. 33 of 37 I DO NEIL HALL/POOL/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Harry and Meghan's first newlywed kiss was a fairy tale come to life! 34 of 37 NEWLYWED BLISS STEVE PARSONS/AFP/Getty Harry drove his post-wedding getaway card out of Windsor Castle and into our hearts! 35 of 37 FIRST-TIME DAD JOY Press Association via AP Harry was all smiles when he introduced his son, Archie Harrison, to the world alongside Meghan. "It's great. Parenting is amazing," he said. "It's only been two and a half days, but we're just so thrilled to have our own little bundle of joy." 36 of 37 A TRIBUTE TO DIANA Prince Harry. DOMINIC LIPINSKI/POOL/AFP via Getty Images On what would have been his mother's 60th birthday, Harry joined William to unveil a statue in her honor at Kensington Palace. "Every day, we wish she were still with us," they said a joint statement, "and our hope is that this statue will be seen forever as a symbol of her life and her legacy." 37 of 37 STAY PLAYFUL Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Archewell.com On Meghan's 40th birthday, Harry made an unexpected and hilarious cameo in a video she filmed with Melissa McCarthy. Despite the two-time Oscar nominee's star power, "H" managed to steal the show even from a distance as he revealed a hidden talent: juggling!