Harry Named World's Most Eligible Bachelor

by Tom Sykes Jan 16, 2013 9:53 AM EST

Seems like the nude pictures really did his pulling power no harm: Prince Harry has been crowned Town & Country magazine's top bachelor in the world, beating out 39 other handsome, wealthy, and perpetually single men for the top spot.

The magazine describes the list, which features 40 fabulous gents, as "a highly subjective, thoroughly opinionated survey of the princes, politicians, scions, DJs, and billionaires-to-be we consider the most eligible men in the universe."

It credits Harry’s skills when it comes to both flirting and flying for his desirability, saying: "Prince William's baby brother flirts and flies Apache helicopters with equal aplomb."It says he likes "Bardot blondes; polo ponies and goofing off" and describes his 'natural habitat as either Mayfair nightclubs or "the caves of Tora Bora".

The list also features Jack Nicholson, Charlie Rose, George Hamilton Patrick Schwarzenegger and his cousin Conor Kennedy.

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Tom Sykes is a writer and journalist, and he edits The Royalist blog for the Daily Beast. Tom has worked for many publications, including a stint as a nightlife reporter and gossip columnist for the New York Post. He has written several books, most recently helping John Taylor of Duran Duran write and edit his autobiography, published by Dutton. Tom lives in London and Ireland.

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