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Chelsy Davy's Life now

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Kingsandqueenz · 07/10/2026 07:34

https://www.dailymail.com/lifestyle/article-16186819/amp/Commitment-avoidPrince-Harrys-ex-Chelsy-Davy-admits-spent-years-dodging-marriage-motherhood-husband-Sam-Cutmore-Scott-changed-mind.html

Just posting as Chelsy was in the Royal Family folds for many years.
What a beautiful family & life she has. Very happy for her. Her life looks so idyllic, what a handsome husband too!

Prince Harry's ex Chelsy Davy avoided marriage before meeting husband

In a candid post, the Zimbabwe-born socialite, who dated Harry on and off for seven years from 2004, says she was more committed to having fun than being a mother or in a meaningful relationship.

https://www.dailymail.com/lifestyle/article-16186819/amp/Commitment-avoidPrince-Harrys-ex-Chelsy-Davy-admits-spent-years-dodging-marriage-motherhood-husband-Sam-Cutmore-Scott-changed-mind.html

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thisismeithinkorisit · 07/10/2026 10:18

Kingsandqueenz · 07/10/2026 08:16

Exactly & isn't that the goal!! Private & discreet!
Chelsy could have made a fortune after breaking up with Harry but choose to stay silent & private rather than selling him & him family out.
As a qualified lawyer Chelsy was highly educated & obviously very well brought up.

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private and discreet so you start a thread to examine her life so we can all congratulate her on not marrying Harry?

SeptemberRains · 07/10/2026 10:20

@Kingsandqueenz
That's very true and Chelsy says that it was very difficult to have any privacy from the media while she was in a relationship with Harry.

Kingsandqueenz · 07/10/2026 10:21

Well it was featured in the Daily Mail today so it's topical & related to the Royal Family as Chelsy dated Harry on off for over 7 years.
I thought she was fabulous & also loved Cressida who was also & still is wonderfully discreet & private.

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thisismeithinkorisit · 07/10/2026 10:23

Kingsandqueenz · 07/10/2026 10:06

How is it disrespectful? This is a discussion board & the discussion is about Harry's former partner & how different his life would be now had he married Chelsy!

but we have no idea what it would be like. there's literally a million guesses. yes maybe they'd have lived happily ever after as working royals with Chelsy supplying a little line of never-be heirs. Maybe she'd have been utterly miserable, had an acrimonious divorce and decided to move her and the kids abroad. Maybe they'd never have managed to have kids together so would have been the main working royals whilst William had his, leading ro bitterness beyween the brothers over who worked hardest and you got the biggest reward, or maybe it would have spurred Wills on to work harder and Chey would have been a doting aunt. Maybe she'd have had an affair or he would. Maybe she'd have talked him into walking away from the family and moving to South Africa to avoid the kids being raised in a media frenzy. maybe maybe maybe.

Kingsandqueenz · 07/10/2026 10:23

SeptemberRains · 07/10/2026 10:20

@Kingsandqueenz
That's very true and Chelsy says that it was very difficult to have any privacy from the media while she was in a relationship with Harry.

I think she genuinely loved Harry but just didn't want all the scrutiny & baggage that came with being married to him. She valued her privacy more, smart girl!

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Kingsandqueenz · 07/10/2026 10:29

thisismeithinkorisit · 07/10/2026 10:23

but we have no idea what it would be like. there's literally a million guesses. yes maybe they'd have lived happily ever after as working royals with Chelsy supplying a little line of never-be heirs. Maybe she'd have been utterly miserable, had an acrimonious divorce and decided to move her and the kids abroad. Maybe they'd never have managed to have kids together so would have been the main working royals whilst William had his, leading ro bitterness beyween the brothers over who worked hardest and you got the biggest reward, or maybe it would have spurred Wills on to work harder and Chey would have been a doting aunt. Maybe she'd have had an affair or he would. Maybe she'd have talked him into walking away from the family and moving to South Africa to avoid the kids being raised in a media frenzy. maybe maybe maybe.

One thing is for certain had Harry married Chelsy he would never have sold out his family. Like Catherine Chelsy came from a very strong, supportive, functional family so would never have expected Harry to fall out with his.
She wouldn't & still hasn't sold out the royals.
He would still have all his old friends as Chelsy was part of that set before she starting dating Harry.

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Jimsaidpeoplearestrange · 07/10/2026 10:49

there seems to be some very odd threads at the moment.

HapsburgChin · 07/10/2026 11:02

Kingsandqueenz · 07/10/2026 10:29

One thing is for certain had Harry married Chelsy he would never have sold out his family. Like Catherine Chelsy came from a very strong, supportive, functional family so would never have expected Harry to fall out with his.
She wouldn't & still hasn't sold out the royals.
He would still have all his old friends as Chelsy was part of that set before she starting dating Harry.

I’m not so sure I’d agree with the ‘functional family’ thing — her father’s money couldn’t be dodgier. His giant safari business for years had one of Mugabe’s henchmen as a director, and there were well-evidenced claims by Zimbabwean journalists that he was involved in the illegal export of rhino horn with senior Zanu -PFF figures, hence why he was unusual as a white landowner in being able to hold onto his huge landholdings after independence.

Kingsandqueenz · 07/10/2026 11:06

HapsburgChin · 07/10/2026 11:02

I’m not so sure I’d agree with the ‘functional family’ thing — her father’s money couldn’t be dodgier. His giant safari business for years had one of Mugabe’s henchmen as a director, and there were well-evidenced claims by Zimbabwean journalists that he was involved in the illegal export of rhino horn with senior Zanu -PFF figures, hence why he was unusual as a white landowner in being able to hold onto his huge landholdings after independence.

I'm taking about Chelsy's relationship with her family, they were very close knit, supportive & discreet. Harry speaks very lovingly of the Davy's in Spare about how he used to love visiting them in Zimbabwe sitting up late drinking Gin & Tonics.
That type of supportive, loving family would have done wonders for Harry in the way that the Middleton's have for William.
Family is everything.

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Kingsandqueenz · 07/10/2026 11:08

Jimsaidpeoplearestrange · 07/10/2026 10:49

there seems to be some very odd threads at the moment.

Odd in what way Jim? Care to elaborate?!

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HapsburgChin · 07/10/2026 11:37

Kingsandqueenz · 07/10/2026 11:06

I'm taking about Chelsy's relationship with her family, they were very close knit, supportive & discreet. Harry speaks very lovingly of the Davy's in Spare about how he used to love visiting them in Zimbabwe sitting up late drinking Gin & Tonics.
That type of supportive, loving family would have done wonders for Harry in the way that the Middleton's have for William.
Family is everything.

In fairness, I’m sure the Kinahans are probably also ‘close’.

And Chelsy’s set were essentially white African Footballers’ Wives. There was already media criticism at the time about William ‘doing Africa responsibly’ via conservation charities and friends with discreet private estates where he could misbehave off radar, while Harry was getting pissed in nightclubs with the modern equivalent of the Happy Valley set and not seen to be covering himself in glory, added to a girlfriend from the murky, unpleasant world of Zimbabwean landowners, with a dodgy dad and indiscreet friends (and wasn’t there a dodgy uncle who was always claiming they were going to get married?), I’m not sure it would have been any kind of idyll.

Kingsandqueenz · 07/10/2026 12:06

HapsburgChin · 07/10/2026 11:37

In fairness, I’m sure the Kinahans are probably also ‘close’.

And Chelsy’s set were essentially white African Footballers’ Wives. There was already media criticism at the time about William ‘doing Africa responsibly’ via conservation charities and friends with discreet private estates where he could misbehave off radar, while Harry was getting pissed in nightclubs with the modern equivalent of the Happy Valley set and not seen to be covering himself in glory, added to a girlfriend from the murky, unpleasant world of Zimbabwean landowners, with a dodgy dad and indiscreet friends (and wasn’t there a dodgy uncle who was always claiming they were going to get married?), I’m not sure it would have been any kind of idyll.

https://www.tatler.com/article/chelsy-davy-interview

Chelsy was also very close to & still is friends with Melissa Percy. She was friends with all Harry's aristo set before they became a couple. So it sounded like she had lots of good friends groups which is a very good sign of her character!
So what if Harry got pissed in his 20s, didn't we all! At least he was enjoying himself, he looks so angry & miserable now ,it's so sad..

Inside the world of Chelsy Davy, Prince Harry’s ex-girlfriend, as she announces she has welcomed a second child

Chelsy Davy was thrust into the public eye as Prince Harry’s girlfriend. When it ended, she didn’t fade away, but found adventure and inspiration in Africa, wrote associate editor Sacha Forbes in the April 2020 issue. Now, as she reveals her new jewell...

https://www.tatler.com/article/chelsy-davy-interview

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Felixthewonderdog · 07/10/2026 12:09

She’s too good for the ginger whinger

MyManinCaracas · 07/10/2026 12:11

lol being friends with Melissa Percy, or any aristocrat, isn’t a sign of good character. Chelsy comes from a very dodgy family.

SPACEHOPPINGMOM · 07/10/2026 12:11

thisismeithinkorisit · 07/10/2026 10:18

private and discreet so you start a thread to examine her life so we can all congratulate her on not marrying Harry?

Privacy is a luxury and privilege these days, to be rich and not being papped, gossiped about or trolled online is the ultimate freedom.

Kingsandqueenz · 07/10/2026 12:40

MyManinCaracas · 07/10/2026 12:11

lol being friends with Melissa Percy, or any aristocrat, isn’t a sign of good character. Chelsy comes from a very dodgy family.

What kind of family does his current wife come from?!! The fact that not one family member from Doria's side or not one of the Markles were there speaks volumes?
Speaking of dodgy how did any aristocratic family obtain their wealth & massive stately homes?

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Kingsandqueenz · 07/10/2026 17:01

SPACEHOPPINGMOM · 07/10/2026 12:11

Privacy is a luxury and privilege these days, to be rich and not being papped, gossiped about or trolled online is the ultimate freedom.

It is an absolute luxury. Chelsy is living the dream!

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StillHereLolNow · 07/10/2026 17:11

Another name change by OP to put down Harry and Meghan.

Wildgoat · 07/10/2026 17:24

KassandraOfSparta · 07/10/2026 09:23

To add - there is nothing to indicate he treated her badly, or she treated him badly. They split because they wanted different things. She was invited to his marriage to Meghan so they must still be on good terms.

That’s not quite true , it came out in one of Harry’s court cases, when he joined the army he stopped communicating with her, so she ended it, she kept trying, but he was blanking her, and off doing his own thing, he tried to say some press intrusion was the cause of it ending, it was proven it was not. He was just a twat and utter shit to her

Kingsandqueenz · 07/10/2026 17:45

Wildgoat · 07/10/2026 17:24

That’s not quite true , it came out in one of Harry’s court cases, when he joined the army he stopped communicating with her, so she ended it, she kept trying, but he was blanking her, and off doing his own thing, he tried to say some press intrusion was the cause of it ending, it was proven it was not. He was just a twat and utter shit to her

Well she looks so beautiful & happy now, her gorgeous husband & successful business living the dream in Mauritius!

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simpsonthecat · 07/10/2026 18:16

Ahh... Kate and the Middletons Part 2! Same author and just a thread to spew hate about H&M.

Why on earth are you posting this in the Royal board. Chelsy Davy is not Royal.

Port1aCastis · 07/10/2026 18:25

Why is this thread in the royal family section Chelsy Davy is not royal?
Or is it just a cover to bitch about Meghan and Harry

simpsonthecat · 07/10/2026 18:27

Port1aCastis · 07/10/2026 18:25

Why is this thread in the royal family section Chelsy Davy is not royal?
Or is it just a cover to bitch about Meghan and Harry

Yes you nailed it.

Kingsandqueenz · 07/10/2026 18:30

Port1aCastis · 07/10/2026 18:25

Why is this thread in the royal family section Chelsy Davy is not royal?
Or is it just a cover to bitch about Meghan and Harry

Why is Charles Spencer discussed on this board?! He ain't royal!
Chelsy dated Harry for 7 years & the Daily Mail had an article up about her lovely life & how as an entrepreneur she is celebrating 10 years in business!
Nice to share some nice news!

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simpsonthecat · 07/10/2026 18:38

I don't s'pose anyone cares a fig about what Chelsy Davy's life is like now, except you OP. You were on and on about her on your other thread!