Prince Harry was born Henry Charles Albert David Mountbatten-Windsor so why is he called Harry. If Charles and Diana preferred the name Harry why didn't they just give him that name instead of Henry??
2006-12-07 07:14:06 · 19 answers · asked by Spence 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
Harry is a nick name for Henry.
2006-12-07 09:50:24 · answer #1 · answered by Malika 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prince Charles and Late Princess Diana wanted to name their second son Henry, after the King Henry the eighth. Because he was a notorious king they decided to call him Harry not to be reminded of the King.
2006-12-07 11:12:00 · answer #2 · answered by shiningstar2808 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Harry is not the diminutive for Henry. It is the diminutive for Harold, which is the traditional name of another royal house, one that has never been much in favor with the British royals because of their background of rape, loot and pillage in the days of the Vikings.
In the case of Prince Harry, Harry is an affectionate name that his parents used for him, rather than calling him HCAD. And for a little red-haired gaffer, Harry probably seemed much more appropriate than Henry, which has a somewhat stodgy sound to it.
2006-12-07 09:40:53 · answer #3 · answered by old lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It began at the same time as he became little. i imagine he's outgrown it and it really is too casual for a prince. His tremendous-tremendous-uncle the overdue Duke of Gloucester became called Henry, no longer Harry. That reported, the Queen's father became called Bertie even with the undeniable fact that the click in at present may by no skill have observed a royal with the help of their deepest kinfolk nickname.
2016-11-24 21:34:33 · answer #4 · answered by kulpa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Harry is just another name for Henry.
2006-12-09 03:19:43 · answer #5 · answered by Sarah* 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Harry is just a nickname, when and if he becomes king, he'll be King Henry IX (the 9'th).
2006-12-07 09:22:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its just a nickname, they decided to just call him Harry right away, I read it in a book about Princess Diane
Look at William his friends and family dont call him William often they call him Wills
2006-12-07 08:39:12 · answer #7 · answered by Spread Peace and Love 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Harry isnt a very princely name!!
2006-12-07 22:27:18 · answer #8 · answered by Heathmaid S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a nickname. A loving term used by people who know him. In this case the rest of the world caught on.
2006-12-07 07:22:33 · answer #9 · answered by Amy R 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because it's a ploy to make him seem more homely and down to earth, like one of the regular guys you could met anywhere. Any way, he's not a fully fledged royal, he's the offspring of James Hewitt and Diana, just compare him and Hewitt and you'll see.
2006-12-07 07:18:34 · answer #10 · answered by tucksie 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋