Prince Harry always has been something of a romantic, publicly lamenting his difficulties in finding lasting love

Prince Harry always has been something of a romantic, publicly lamenting his difficulties in finding lasting love.

Now he’s engaged to Meghan Markle, the 33-year-old has made the most dramatic sign of his devotion: I hear that Harry has rejected signing a prenuptial agreement to safeguard his estimated £30 million fortune.

‘There was never any question in Harry’s mind that he would sign a prenup,’ one of his friends tells me. ‘He’s determined that his marriage will be a lasting one, so there’s no need for him to sign anything.’

The disclosure follows persistent rumours that courtiers wanted Harry to safeguard his chunk of the Windsor millions. Meghan divorced her first husband, American film producer Trevor Engelson, after two years.

Last week, well-connected broadsheet columnist Sophia Money-Coutts reported ‘whispers’ that a prenup was being drawn up. ‘Both Harry and Meghan have assets to protect,’ the baron’s daughter remarked. ‘Given divorce rates, it’s worth couples having a frank discussion about what each is bringing to the party before signing that marriage register.’

Prenups are not legally enforceable in the UK, but are increasingly taken into account during divorce cases.

Harry was handed £10 million of the inheritance from his mother, Princess Diana, when he turned 30. He is said to have another £20 million of assets. Meghan, 36, has amassed an estimated £4 million fortune from her successful acting career.

Now he’s engaged to Meghan Markle, the 33-year-old has made the most dramatic sign of his devotion: I hear that Harry has rejected signing a prenuptial agreement to safeguard his estimated £30 million fortune

Harry would be following the example of his brother, Prince William, who rejected a prenup before tying the knot with Kate Middleton.

Their mother, who also didn’t have such an agreement, had to fight hard to win a divorce settlement of £17 million from Prince Charles in 1996, as well as £400,000 per year.

The Duchess of York fared worse, claiming she received only £15,000 a year from her 1996 settlement with Prince Andrew. However, officials later insisted she had been given a £3 million lump sum.

A Kensington Palace spokesman declined to comment on the ‘private matter’.

Anne and the 50 Shades hunk

Despite her slightly severe public image, Princess Anne has a racy streak in private. So no doubt it was her idea to spice up the Cheltenham Festival yesterday by inviting Fifty Shades Of Grey star Jamie Dornan to join her hospitality box.

Dornan cut a dash in a grey suit while his actress wife, Amelia Warner, sported a £525 AlexaChung blazer.

Adding further piquancy was Anne’s former boyfriend Andrew Parker Bowles. The pair enjoyed a red-hot romance in the Seventies until he called it off by announcing he was going to marry a girl called Camilla. Anne’s daughter, Zara Tindall, and her son and daughter-in-law, Peter and Autumn Phillips, completed the unlikely line-up.

Despite her slightly severe public image, Princess Anne has a racy streak in private. So no doubt it was her idea to spice up the Cheltenham Festival yesterday by inviting Fifty Shades Of Grey star Jamie Dornan to join her hospitality box

Autumn Phillips and Amelia Warner attend the third day of The Cheltenham Festival 2018

Why BBC’s John Simpson could be at royal wedding

Could the BBC’s world affairs editor John Simpson be an unlikely royal wedding guest? I ask only because his sister-in-law, Gina Kruger, used to be Meghan Markle’s agent.

Gina has shared this picture of herself sipping cocktails on a beach holiday with the American former actress. If Simpson, 73, who is married to Gina’s sister Dee, 54, is not invited to St George’s Chapel, Windsor, perhaps he should sneak in? After all, one of his claims to fame is that he entered Taliban-controlled Afghanistan before the U.S.-led attack in 2001, disguised in a burka.