Prince Harry's full name is Henry Albert Charles David, which is absolutely the royal version of being named Ricky Bobby.
Me: You gave your kid 4 first names, which one should we call him?
Diana: Harry.
Me: But that isn't one of his many first names.
Diana: Harry.
@lowqualityfacts well, King Henry VIII was called Prince Hal, so it has a Regal precedent... #HarryOrHenry
@peterdrake @lowqualityfacts from what I can find, all Henrys have been called Harry in their youth and some Hal (apparently little Prince Henry, the son of HenryVIII and Catherine of Aragon who died, was called Prince Hal). Henry V, Harry Hotspur, was Prince Hal in Shakespeare Henry IV as you say.
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Erm, no. Hotspur was Henry Percy, son of the Duke of Northumberland, who is contrasted with the King's son Prince Hal/Henry Prince of Wales/future Henry V. If I remember right, Hal kills the rebellious Hotspur in battle.
Both young Henrys are also called Harry.
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Henry V is also called and calls himself Harry in his own play:
"A little touch of Harry in the night"
"Cry God for Harry, England and St George"
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Diana may have been responsible for a fair amount of weirdness, but you can't pin this one on her.
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at least I got the Harry bit right!! 😂 (this comes from quickly reading headlines in Google and not the main part of the entry...)
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but seriously... 🤦♀️ sigh.
@regordane @Josordoni @lowqualityfacts ... and later, to continue the alliteration, the fictional Horatio Hornblower commands HMS Hotspur.
@peterdrake @regordane @lowqualityfacts that is possibly nearer my level of historical knowledge...
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errrm... can I offer "Harry the hungry, hungry hippo is happily eating ham in his house"?
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If Harry huffs ham, he'll harm himself!
@peterdrake @lowqualityfacts most likely, I think all Henry's are Hals at some time in their youth. I'll double check it.