Chelsy Davy's relationship with Prince Harry was 'full on'

Chelsy Davy has revealed her relationship with Prince Harry was "full on".

The 30-year-old blonde beauty had a seven-year on/off romance with the red-headed royal after meeting him in 2004 and she has now opened up on what life was like as the girlfriend of the British royal - the grandson of Queen Elizabeth.

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Chelsy admits she "couldn't cope" with the constant attention of the paparazzi.

Speaking in an interview with The Times newspaper about her relationship with Harry, she said: "It was tough. It was so full on: crazy and scary and uncomfortable. I found it very difficult when it was bad. I couldn't cope. I was young, I was trying to be a normal kid and it was horrible.

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"I like to enjoy life, but I like to achieve things and am very ambitious. They can be forgiven for not knowing I was working really hard, I didn't shout about it. If you go out once, they take a picture, but they don't take a picture of you going to work every morning, it's of you falling out of a nightclub at 4am."

And the entrepreneur - who was a solicitor at Allen and Overy - has admitted she is glad she fled the country and returned to her home country Zimbabwe to escape the cameras.

She explained: "It was nuts. That's also why I wanted to go back to Africa. Now, it's calm, now it's fine."

Chelsy - who is set to launch her African-based luxury jewellery brand Aya - hasn't ruled out rekindling a platonic friendship with her former beau since their split five years ago.

Speaking about remaining friends with Harry, she said: "I have no idea."

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