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Privacy NoticePrince Harry was quite the royal rascal in his younger days, often seen poking his tongue out at photographers or playfully silencing his cousins during public appearances on the Buckingham Palace balcony. His mischievous nature charmed the public for years as he grew up exploring the vast grounds of Kensington Palace and Highgrove House in Gloucestershire. Taking after his mother’s playful spirit, Prince Harry loved to pull pranks on his family members, including his beloved late grandmother, The Queen. Their special bond is legendary, with numerous tales of Harry’s prankster antics towards the monarch making royal headlines. From gifting the Queen a shower cap emblazoned with “Ain’t life a b****” to framing the royal corgis with fake poo, Prince Harry’s practical jokes are well-know – but one story stands out as particularly cheeky.
Prince Harry pranked his grandmother
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Like many of her era, the late Queen needed a bit of tech support from her grandkids when grappling with her first mobile phone, which was a highly secure ‘anti-hacker encrypted’ device she used to communicate with just two people. Yet, this didn’t deter Prince Harry from seizing an opportunity for mischief, reportedly setting up a rather cheeky voicemail greeting on Her Majesty’s phone when she least expected it. In a cheeky anecdote from Bryan Kozlowski’s book Long Live the Queen! 13 Rules for Living from Britain’s Longest Reigning Monarch, it turns out Prince Harry once had a bit of fun with his grandmothers voicemail.
Prince Harry was on hand to offer his grandmother some tech support
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Bryan reveals: “Prankster Prince Harry reportedly used the opportunity to record the following voice mail message on his grandmother’s cell: ‘Hey, wassup? This is Liz! Sorry I’m away from the throne. For a hotline to Philip, press one; for Charles, press two; for the corgis, press three.'” While this story is undoubtedly hilarious, there is another account about Harry that tops all the others as it explains the time Harry escaped the confines of Kensington Palace and found his way to Kensington High Street before he was found. The story of Prince Harry’s unbelievable escape from the secure palace was revealed by the family’s former protection officer Ken Wharfe.
Prince Harry managed to escape the palace
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Ken, a former member of SO14, said Harry used to come to him dressed in military fatigues and ask for missions. He explained how he lent the young royal a two-way radio and set him a task. But it would seem Harry took Ken’s mission quite literally – as any young daredevil would. The prince took it upon himself to escape from Kensington Palace to Kensington High Street on his own without telling anyone. He then used the radio to call Wharfe to inform him “mission accomplished”. Ken said his feet “didn’t touch the ground” as he rushed to find the mischievous young royal after realising where he was.Story SavedYou can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnPrince HarryQueen Elizabeth IIRoyal FamilyKensington Palace
