What happened to Prince Harry’s ex, Chelsy Davy? Before Meghan Markle, he dated the Zimbabwean former ‘it girl’ for seven years – and she just gave birth to a secret baby

  • Davy dated the royal on and off for seven years, and they reportedly hooked up for the last time at Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding in 2011
  • The jewellery entrepreneur has been busy since, dating James Marshall, an ex of one of Markle’s friends, and having a baby with Prince Harry’s old schoolmate

Before Prince Harry married Meghan Markle, he dated Chelsey Davy ... who just gave birth to a secret baby. Photos: Reuters, Instagram
Royal watchers the world over closely follow the moves of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle today, but before the Duke and Duchess of Sussex got hitched, there was Prince Harry and Chelsy Davy.

Harry met Davy during his gap year in Cape Town in 2004, according to The Independent. The two began an on-off relationship that would last the next seven years, throughout the couple’s most formative years as they navigated young adulthood together.

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