WHEN HARRY MET CRESSY…
It was love at rst sight – for us, we mean. We adore Britain’s new It couple and their sparkling sense of fun, but have they eclipsed the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge as the royal couple du jour? Let the battle begin...
Has Britain’s new It couple eclipsed Prince William and Kate as royal couple du jour?
ROUND 1: ROYAL PEDIGREE
He’s second in line to the British throne. She was a regular girl from a middle-class family. They’re true blue bloods. Harry is fourth in line to the throne while Cressy’s maternal granddad is the sixth Earl Howe, whose lineage goes back to King Charles II.
Winners: William and Kate We’re suckers for the fairy-tale union between prince and commoner. moner. And no one really cares that Kate doesn’t have blue blood – not when her hair looks so perfectly regal from every darn angle.
ROUND 2: THEIR LOVE STORY Y
Kate used to be dubbed “Waity Katie” because she waited eight years for William to pop the question. The couple split in 2007 because William allegedly wasn’t ready to settle down. He reportedly celebrated his singledom by screaming in a nightclub: “I’m free!” She took him back after that. Pff t. Cressy tamed the playboy by dumping him after his nude romp mp in Las Vegas. After they reconciled, Harry ry reportedly wrote her reams of love letters and is now said to be bent nt on marrying her.
Winners: Harry and Cressy
The heartbreaker has nally met his match.
ROUND 3: THEIR COUPLE STYLE
A black suit for William (navy, if he’s feeling daring), and a figure-skimming
wrap dress paired with sensible nude heels and a fascinator for Kate. Whoa, are we back in the ’60s? Boho-loving Cressy favours maxi dresses and dungarees. In true free-spirited hippie fashion, Harry keeps his options open.
Winners: William and Kate
It’s down to the women in this sartorial battle... and Kate’s still our style idol. She rocks high-street pieces like couture and has made it okay to wear the same outt twice in a week.
ROUND 4: SCANDAL FACTOR
The couple has a spotless reputation, save for an incident in 2012, when a tabloid published photos of Kate sunbathing topless in France. She was devastated. Harry has been caught with his pants down and Cressy seems prone to histrionics. She was allegedly “in tears” over the marriage rumours last year as she felt she was too young to settle down. Oh, the drama!
Winners: Harry and Cressy
Who doesn’t love a scandal in the palace?