Prince Harry to Visit NYC

Lest there be a deficit of party-hard socialites in New York City, Britain’s resident bad boy and sailor-mouthed soldier will be stateside Friday. On Friday, 24-year-old Prince Harry will embark on a 2-day official visit to America, where he plans to meet with veterans, visit ground zero, and squeeze in a polo match on Governors Island. Harry, who commanded troops alongside the U.S. in Afghanistan, has done his best to shake his previously infamous party boy ways, and, according to Alan Collins, the British consul general in New York, is “well known and respected in the United States.” Harry will meet with families of four people killed in the Sept. 11 attacks at the World Trade Center site before formally naming a site in Hanover square for the 67 British victims of Sept. 11. Says Monica Iken, whose husband died in the terrorist attacks, "It's a testament to our loved ones that royalty from another country is coming and expressing interest.”