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There was to be no birthday party today for Britain’s Prince Harry as he turned 25: The prince is engaged in helicopter training with his army unit. But there was a heck of a gift — a princely inheritance estimated to be worth $15 million.
Prince Harry turned 25 on Tuesday, becoming an even more eligible bachelor as he gained access to part of his inheritance from his mother, Princess Diana.
It's a little-kid rite of passage: lugging Harry Potter to and fro, begging for toy wands and Hogwarts birthday parties. But the boy wizard is nearly grown, and the love of magic he inspires in the very young is now tinged with pure evil, dripping with teen hormones.
Speak to many 12-year-old fans about the various filmmakers behind the "Harry Potter" films and you're likely to realize that the auteur theory is alive and well.
Call it the calm before the storm, but “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” goes out of its way to balance its own dark doings — to say nothing of the dire events to come in the two upcoming movies based on “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” — with more character and atmosphere than we’ve seen in the last few movies.
It’s a little surprising to realize that we’re in the home stretch of the popular “Harry Potter” film series, with “Half-Blood Prince” imminently arriving in theaters and the two-part “Deathly Hallows” popping up in the next two years. Even more of a shock is the fact that the three stars of the franchise — Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson — have spent half of their lives wearing wizard robes and growing up in front of our eyes.
Everyone’s favorite boy wizard returns in In this installment, Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) and Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) enlist the help of Professor Slughorn (Jim Broadbent) to help them jump through pools of liquid memory and trace Voldemort’s evolution. Plus, spoiler alert, there’s a big death, and Ron (Rupert Grint) grapples with complications in his love life. The biggest mystery: Will Harry Potter beat those “Transformers” robots to become the biggest film of the summer? (Opens July 15)
Draco Malfoy is a brat. He’s been a brat ever since he first showed up in “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” and presumably he’s still a brat today. Were it not for the fact that he carries a wand and can curse people, he’d be at home in every schoolyard on the planet, basking in the glow of knowing that he was both disliked and feared by most who crossed his path.
Daniel Radcliffe has been playing Harry Potter on the big screen for nearly half his life. So when he sees clips of his earliest work as the mega-popular wizard, it leaves him feeling a bit like his mother whipped out embarrassing baby photos of him.
Holy Hogwarts! Sasha Obama learned there are some exhilarating perks that go along with being the president’s daughter by having her 8th birthday party thrown on the set of the new Harry Potter film — and reportedly meeting star Daniel Radcliffe along with Potter creator J.K. Rowling.
The youngest son of Princess Diana is a different man than he was just two years ago. In fact, said Prince Harry during his first-ever trip to New York City, he’s three different men.
Prince Harry reminded New Yorkers on Saturday how much his mother had loved their city, then climbed onto a pony for a rousing game of polo to raise money for impoverished children in Africa.
When he travels to New York later this month, Britain's Prince Harry will be bringing with him a dash of old-world elegance — competing in a charity polo competition surrounded by women in traditional hats and men in formal summer suits.
Prince Harry will travel to New York City this month on a high profile trip that will include a visit to ground zero and a charity polo match.
After a royal reprimand, it's back to school for Prince Harry.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown says a racial slur used by Prince Harry to describe a fellow soldier is unacceptable and has no part in British life.
Lawmakers, Muslim groups and the Pakistani public criticized Prince Harry on Sunday after a British newspaper published video footage of him using offensive and racist language.
Royal officials say Prince Harry has been selected to train to fly helicopters for the British Army.
Prince Harry would like to spend more time helping children in Africa.
A grinning and blushing Prince Harry was given a medal for his service in Afghanistan on Monday by his aunt, Princess Anne.
By the end of 2007, more than 50 percent of American households owned a digital television, according to the Consumer Electronics Association.
It doesn’t help that you bear a passing resemblance to Heather Mills. Or that you’re vehemently trashing a printed collection of information (and its collector) you previously praised when it existed only in cyberspace. Or that you cried on the witness stand while doing so.
An Australian magazine apologized Monday to readers and troops serving abroad for publishing a story revealing that Prince Harry was fighting with British troops in Afghanistan.
Prince Harry, home from his abandoned military mission to Afghanistan, said he hopes to return to combat zones as soon as possible.
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Now 25, Prince Harry inherits a princely sumThere was to be no birthday party today for Britain's Prince Harry as he turned 25: The prince is engaged in helicopter training with his army unit. But there was a heck of a gift - a princely inheritance estimated to be worth $15 million.
Harry: I Had that dream again where I'm making love, and the Supreme Court judges are watching. I nailed the compulsories, so this is it, the finals. I got a 9.8 from the Roberts, a perfect 10 from Alito and Sonia Sotomayor, disguised as an East German judge, gave me a 5.6.
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Emma Watson looks forward to more risqué image once Harry Potter is over | Mail OnlineI personally think she looks fantastic! Lucky girl, she has done so well.
Prince Harry set for play time on NYC tripPrince Harry has been all business on his first official trip to the United States, but he'll have an opportunity for fun before wrapping up his two-day visit to New York.
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It's a funny thing. I was just sorting through REEEEEEEEEALLY old computer files, and I came across a Microsoft Word document that looked curious. It was titled 'harry' and I wasn't sure what it was.
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Chelsy Davy confirms split with Prince Harry on her Facebook page - TelegraphI'm surprised this story hasn't been granted a higher profile. Harry seems to be the media's stalwart gossip source: if you can't elicit any scandal from Radio 2 or Big Brother, and ol' Duke Phil is practising discretion, then Harry's the man.
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