Prince Harry's ex-girlfriend Chelsy Davy opens up about life after dating the royal

The pair met in 2004 and dated on and off for six years 
1/24
Margaret Abrams3 March 2020

Prince Harry's former girlfriend Chelsy Davy has opened up to Tatler about her life after her relationship with Prince Harry and her jewelry line, which is inspired by her upbringing in Zimbabwe.

Davy, 34, now splits her time between her home in South Kensington and Cape Town .

Davy reportedly met Harry when he was in South Africa on a gap year. After they started dating, she became part of the "Glosse Posse," filled with other socialite twentysomethings with regal ties.

Kate Martin

But after dealing with constant attention from the press (Davy called it "scary and uncomfortable") the couple called it quits in 2010 after six years of dating.

But it seems the breakup was amicable, as Chelsy attended Prince Harry's Windsor Castle wedding to Meghan Markle.

AFP via Getty Images

Davy opened up about the media attention in 2016, saying, "If you go out once, they take a picture, but not of you going to work every morning, it’s of you falling out of a nightclub at 4am."

Chelsy Davy arrives at Windsor Castle for the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
PA

And while she's tight-lipped about her former beau, she tells Tatler she's happy now. "I’m very happy with where I am right now. I’m happy with everything. I’m doing something in Africa that I’m passionate about and I’m excited for what my vision is and what that will create. Everything is falling into place," she said.

Kate Martin

These days, she's focused on expanding her jewelry brand, Aya. The jet setter founded the brand after studying Gemology at the Gemological Institute of America in California. She previously pursued a career in law.

On the brand's website, it explains that Aya is inspired by "the different cultures of many countries like Mozambique, Zambia and Tanzania," and that every gemstone is ethically mined.

Getty Images

The brand also has a philanthropic component, as it works to improve the "quality and accessibility of schooling in the local communities."

Morelli Brothers

Read the full feature in the April issue of Tatler, available via digital download and on newsstands Thursday, March 5. The April cover star is Elizabeth Hurley.

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in