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Prince Harry Leaves Eaton Today
Aired June 12, 2003 - 06:55 ET
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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Just another kid graduating from high school, bidding adieu to his house master, matron and spending the summer in his many mansions with his dad, the prince. We're talking about Harry at Eaton.
Live to London now and Diana Muriel -- good morning.
DIANA MURIEL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hello, Carol.
Yes, the last day of school for Harry. He leaves Eaton today after five years. He's just had a three hour exam in A level arts and said good-bye to some of his mates in the examination hall and walked out looking very casual as he put on his Forst (ph) jacket. The people of Eaton not required to wear the traditional white tie and tails that they usually wear by way of school uniform for the examinations.
He's also seeing after his house master, Dr. Andrew Dailey (ph), with whom we understand he has a very close relationship. He has been very careful in looking after Harry these past five years at Eaton, and is very close to the royal family.
So from here, Harry goes off on his gap year, a gap between school and university. It's not clear which university he will be going to. Much depends on the results of his A levels, which we'll have later on this summer. But we understand that Harry has not been a particularly academic while he's been at Eaton. He failed two of his A.S. levels, two examinations last year. But it's hopeful that he will pass his three A levels that he's taking there.
He has been an extremely good sportsman, very good at cricket, very good at polo, very good at rugby and participated in all the school sports while he's been at Eaton.
In this gap year, we understand that Prince Charles is very keen that his son should be in some sort of disciplined environment rather than just running wild. Harry has made something of a reputation for himself, certainly last year, for running wild when allegations of heavy drinking and drug taking surfaced at High Grove. Harry is supposed to have experimented with cannibals with friends at a local pub near the country estate of High Grove, where he lives with his father when not in London or at school.
Now, his brother, Prince William, who turns 21 next week, he went off to Chile for part of his gap year, working for Operation Rally (ph). And it's understood that Prince Charles would very much like his son to do something of that order. And, indeed, he himself went to Australia, so that's a possibility. The Australians would be very welcoming for Prince Harry, who while he's been at Eaton has been very interested, it would seem in aboriginal art and some pictures that he had made were on display very recently.
So a few unknowns about what Harry will do this year, but no doubt he'll have lots of fun -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Yes, I hope so.
Good for Harry.
Thank you very much, Diana.
We appreciate it.
Diana Muriel live from London.
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Aired June 12, 2003 - 06:55 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Just another kid graduating from high school, bidding adieu to his house master, matron and spending the summer in his many mansions with his dad, the prince. We're talking about Harry at Eaton.
Live to London now and Diana Muriel -- good morning.
DIANA MURIEL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hello, Carol.
Yes, the last day of school for Harry. He leaves Eaton today after five years. He's just had a three hour exam in A level arts and said good-bye to some of his mates in the examination hall and walked out looking very casual as he put on his Forst (ph) jacket. The people of Eaton not required to wear the traditional white tie and tails that they usually wear by way of school uniform for the examinations.
He's also seeing after his house master, Dr. Andrew Dailey (ph), with whom we understand he has a very close relationship. He has been very careful in looking after Harry these past five years at Eaton, and is very close to the royal family.
So from here, Harry goes off on his gap year, a gap between school and university. It's not clear which university he will be going to. Much depends on the results of his A levels, which we'll have later on this summer. But we understand that Harry has not been a particularly academic while he's been at Eaton. He failed two of his A.S. levels, two examinations last year. But it's hopeful that he will pass his three A levels that he's taking there.
He has been an extremely good sportsman, very good at cricket, very good at polo, very good at rugby and participated in all the school sports while he's been at Eaton.
In this gap year, we understand that Prince Charles is very keen that his son should be in some sort of disciplined environment rather than just running wild. Harry has made something of a reputation for himself, certainly last year, for running wild when allegations of heavy drinking and drug taking surfaced at High Grove. Harry is supposed to have experimented with cannibals with friends at a local pub near the country estate of High Grove, where he lives with his father when not in London or at school.
Now, his brother, Prince William, who turns 21 next week, he went off to Chile for part of his gap year, working for Operation Rally (ph). And it's understood that Prince Charles would very much like his son to do something of that order. And, indeed, he himself went to Australia, so that's a possibility. The Australians would be very welcoming for Prince Harry, who while he's been at Eaton has been very interested, it would seem in aboriginal art and some pictures that he had made were on display very recently.
So a few unknowns about what Harry will do this year, but no doubt he'll have lots of fun -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Yes, I hope so.
Good for Harry.
Thank you very much, Diana.
We appreciate it.
Diana Muriel live from London.
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