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His royal hotness, heart throb Harry: Prince wows Australia as he ends stint with army

Hundreds of cheering Australians crowded around Sydney's Opera House on Thursday to bid adieu to Britain's Prince Harry

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FP Archives|May 07, 2015, 12:59:10 IST

Hundreds of cheering Australians crowded around Sydney's Opera House on Thursday to bid adieu to Britain's Prince Harry as he wrapped up a month-long embedment with the Australian army.Harry1The prince, whose decade-long military career will end next month, took part in a military exercise on Sydney Harbor before chatting with dozens of giggling primary school students on the Opera House's steps.[caption id="attachment_2232370" align="alignleft" width="825"]AP AP[/caption]He later signed autographs, snapped photos and shook hands with hordes of royal enthusiasts, several of whom handed him stuffed toy koalas and held up signs blaring "Marry Me Harry" and "His Royal Hotness!"[caption id="attachment_2232392" align="alignleft" width="825"]AP AP[/caption]One crown-wearing woman, among those pleading for a proposal, managed to land a kiss on the laughing prince's cheek.[caption id="attachment_2232372" align="alignleft" width="825"]AP AP[/caption]Captain Harry Wales, as he is known in the British Army, spent four weeks embedded with a number of Australian army units and regiments in Darwin, Perth and Sydney. He took part in flight simulation training, learned wilderness survival techniques, visited an Aboriginal community and played a game of wheelchair Aussie-rules football with wounded soldiers.[caption id="attachment_2232388" align="alignleft" width="825"]AP AP[/caption] Associated Press

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First Published:May 07, 2015, 12:57:05 IST
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