Chelsy plans holiday with crocodile hunter who called Harry a 'wet fish'
By
Katie Nicholl
Last updated at 10:46 PM on 07th February 2009
Chelsy Davy is planning a holiday with a handsome South African who famously referred to Prince Harry as a ‘wet fish’.
She has excitedly told friends that she is planning a trip abroad with Bradley Kirkland – known as ‘Jabu’ – a 22-year-old student and crocodile hunter from Cape Town, who is one of her closest friends.
The news is likely to come as a major blow to Harry, who is said to be ‘gutted’ about their split and has told friends he is desperate to win Chelsy back.
Chelsy, pictured here in Rio De Janeiro, is said to be excited about planning a holiday with Kirkland
The Prince has been in constant text contact with his former girlfriend of five years over the past week and is not aware that Kirkland will join her on a holiday in April.
Yesterday, Harry was putting on a brave face over the split as he chatted and laughed with former rugby player Will Greenwood as the pair watched England’s Six Nations victory over Italy at Twickenham.
Meanwhile, law student Chelsy, 23, who is currently in London, is struggling to cope with the snowy weather in Britain and has spent the past week organising her trip with friends from Zimbabwe. Kirkland will form part of the group.
A friend told The Mail on Sunday: ‘Her party will include Jabu. He’s a shoulder to cry on and they are very close. Chelsy insists they are just good friends and says Jabu has a girlfriend at home. But there’s a definite chemistry between her and Jabu.
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‘Chelsy can’t wait to go away, she misses her friends and the sunshine. At the moment, they are deciding between South Africa and Thailand.’
It will be an unpleasant surprise for Harry, 24, who is said to regard Kirkland as a threat and was seething when Kirkland told friends he thought Harry was a ‘wet fish’.
He was also unimpressed when Kirkland joined Chelsy on holiday in South Africa when he went to fight in Afghanistan in December 2007.
Jabu was again with Chelsy last summer at her family’s home in Durban. The Prince, who is training with the Army Air Corps and will fly a helicopter for the first time tomorrow, has yet to meet his estranged girlfriend since their split.
‘They haven’t seen each other but it will only be a matter of time. Harry is taking the split just as badly as Chelsy,’ a mutual friend revealed. ‘He is having to focus on his studies, knowing that Chelsy is out partying and that’s hard for him. They are both playing hard to get.
‘Chelsy was out at Boujis last week and she came back to London this weekend. She’s been texting a boy she likes and sending messages like “I’m on the prowl”.
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‘Harry knows she gets a lot of male attention and it rather annoys him. Chelsy stands out in the crowd and there are a couple of chaps up at Leeds that have their eye on her.’ Friends say Chelsy split from the Prince amid rumours that he had been unfaithful to her.
They had a major argument after Chelsy questioned Harry’s fidelity when she returned from a New Year break to Mozambique, sources say. ‘There were rumours going round and they had an almighty row which ended with Chelsy saying she couldn’t trust him,’ said a friend.
‘They are having a cooling-off time but may get back together. They have been texting each other all week.’
Chelsy plans to stay in the UK to take up a job offer at law firm Allen & Overy when she completes her degree this summer.
‘She had been undecided following the break-up but she’s adamant she’s going to qualify as a solicitor in London,’ the source added.
Chelsy’s father, Charles Davy, is looking for a flat for his daughter in South-West London.
Clarence House said: ‘We never comment on the Prince’s private life.’
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