Prince’s party pal reveals her New Year’s babe

PRINCE HARRY’S old friend Davina Harbord is far too busy to read his much-hyped new memoirs.

I can reveal that Davina (left) — who used to be known as one of the ‘Hardcore Harbords’ with her fast-living sister Astrid — has given birth to her first child, a boy. ‘Our New Year’s Day delight,’ gushes the Pilates instructor, 36, of her son, who was born in a water birth at home following a gruelling 30-hour labour. She and her Harrow-educated husband, financier Freddie Streeter, 35 (pictured below with their baby) have named him Valentine Charles Streeter. Her father, publisher Charles Harbord, died tragically in 2012.

■ the search is on for a different kind of ‘air apparent’ — somebody who can make sure the royals’ flights go smoothly. Buckingham Palace is advertising for an operations officer to monitor the progress of each helicopter flight that carries members of the Firm. the successful applicant for the £34,000-a-year post will ‘liaise regularly with security agencies’. the advert on the royal website says: ‘In this role you’ll join the king’s helicopter Flight team. . .’ Ready for take-off?