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==Education== Like his father and brother, Harry was educated at [[Private schools in the United Kingdom|private schools]]. He started at London's Jane Mynors' nursery school and the pre-preparatory [[Wetherby School]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Prince William in pictures|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/royalty/8371264/Prince-William-in-pictures.html?image=4|access-date=23 July 2013|work=The Telegraph|date=18 March 2011|url-access=subscription|archive-date=30 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030180932/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/royalty/8371264/Prince-William-in-pictures.html?image=4|url-status=live}}</ref> Following this, he attended [[Ludgrove School]] in Berkshire. After passing entrance exams, he was admitted to [[Eton College]]. The decision to place Harry at Eton went against the past practice of the [[Mountbatten-Windsor]]s to send children to [[Gordonstoun]], which his grandfather, father, two uncles, and two cousins had attended. It did, however, see Harry follow in his elder brother's footsteps and the Spencer family's, as both his mother's father and her brother attended Eton.<ref name="PeopleBio" /> As was the case with his brother, the royal family and the tabloid press agreed Harry would be allowed to study free from intrusion in exchange for occasional photograph opportunities in what became known as the "pressure cooker agreement".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-56326807|title=Harry and Meghan: What's the media's 'invisible contract' with British royalty|work=BBC News|first=Alex|last=Taylor|date=11 March 2021|access-date=31 May 2022|archive-date=24 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424094759/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-56326807|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2003, Harry completed his education at Eton with two [[Advanced Level (UK)|A-Levels]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4634031.stm|title=What is it like at Eton College?|date=4 July 2005|work=BBC News|access-date=11 October 2009|archive-date=26 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090426124436/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4634031.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> achieving a grade B in art and D in geography, having decided to drop history of art after AS level.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/3150649.stm|title=Prince Harry's A-level results|date=14 August 2003|work=BBC News|access-date=11 October 2009|archive-date=30 April 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430165758/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/3150649.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> He has been described as "a top tier athlete", having played competitive [[polo]] and [[rugby union]].<ref>{{cite news|title=A Royal Brush with the Olympics|url=http://www.bbcamerica.com/london-games/photos/a-royal-brush-with-the-olympics/#67|date=July–August 2012|work=BBC America|access-date=12 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131011185627/http://www.bbcamerica.com/london-games/photos/a-royal-brush-with-the-olympics/#67|archive-date=11 October 2013}}</ref> One of his former teachers, Sarah Forsyth, has asserted that he was a "weak student" and that staff at Eton conspired to help him cheat on examinations.<ref name="morgr1"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1489700/Teacher-did-Prince-Harrys-exam-paintings.html|title='Teacher did Prince Harry's exam paintings'|work=The Telegraph|first=Richard|last=Alleyne|date=10 May 2005|access-date=19 October 2018|url-access=subscription|archive-date=20 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020011748/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1489700/Teacher-did-Prince-Harrys-exam-paintings.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Both Eton and Harry denied the claims.<ref name="morgr1"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1473800/Prince-Harry-denies-exam-cheat-allegation.html|title=Prince Harry denies exam cheat allegation|work=The Telegraph|date=10 October 2004|access-date=19 October 2018|url-access=subscription|archive-date=20 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020011733/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1473800/Prince-Harry-denies-exam-cheat-allegation.html|url-status=live}}</ref> While a tribunal made no ruling on the cheating claim, it "accepted the prince had received help in preparing his A-level 'expressive' project, which he needed to pass to secure his place at Sandhurst."<ref name="morgr1">{{cite news|last=Morris|first=Steven|title=Prince Harry, a weak student who was helped to cheat in exam, says ex-teacher|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/may/10/schools.alevels2004|access-date=21 April 2016|work=The Guardian|date=10 May 2005|archive-date=28 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428143917/http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/may/10/schools.alevels2004|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Maley|first=Jacqueline|title=£45,000 damages for teacher who accused Prince Harry of cheating|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/feb/14/schools.publicschools|access-date=21 April 2016|work=The Guardian|date=14 February 2006|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304214758/http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/feb/14/schools.publicschools|url-status=live}}</ref> Harry also joined the [[Combined Cadet Force]] while studying at Eton and was made cadet officer in his final year, leading the corps' annual parade at the Eton tattoo.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/jun/13/schools.monarchy|title=Harry's hail and farewell to Eton|work=The Guardian|first=Angelique|last=Chrisafis|date=13 June 2003|access-date=30 August 2021|archive-date=31 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831010519/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/jun/13/schools.monarchy|url-status=live}}</ref> After school, Harry took a [[gap year]], during which he spent time in Australia working as a [[jackaroo]] on a cattle station, and participating in the Young England vs Young Australia Polo Test match.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/prince-harry-still-at-cattle-station-20030927-gdhh27.html|title=Prince Harry still at cattle station|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=27 September 2003|access-date=23 September 2021|archive-date=23 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923213842/https://www.smh.com.au/national/prince-harry-still-at-cattle-station-20030927-gdhh27.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="POWInt">{{cite web|url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/personalprofiles/princeharry/interests/|title=The Prince of Wales – Prince Harry – Interests|website=Clarence House|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080616074331/http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/personalprofiles/princeharry/interests/|archive-date=16 June 2008|access-date=15 October 2008}}</ref> He also travelled to Lesotho, where he worked with orphaned children and produced the documentary film ''The Forgotten Kingdom: Prince Harry in Lesotho''.<ref name="The Forgotten Kingdom">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3627484.stm|title=Prince Harry makes Aids docu-film|work=BBC News|date=4 September 2004|access-date=2 January 2023|archive-date=2 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102215257/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3627484.stm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/celebrity/prince-harry-makes-african-tv-documentary/|title=Prince Harry Makes African TV Documentary|magazine=People|first1=Simon|last1=Perry|first2=Stephen M.|last2=Silverman|date=7 September 2004|access-date=14 July 2021|archive-date=15 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715025152/https://people.com/celebrity/prince-harry-makes-african-tv-documentary/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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