Schoolboy error! Harry Styles misses flight to visit Taylor Swift for New Year after leaving his passport at home

PUBLISHED: 20:52 EST, 29 December 2012 | UPDATED: 20:53 EST, 29 December 2012

It's one of the most dreaded moments when you head off on your holidays - leaving your passport at home.

And it was one that became reality for Harry Styles on Friday morning when his scatty ways meant he missed a flight to visit girlfriend Taylor Swift in Boston for their New Year celebrations.

The One Direction star arrived at London's Heathrow Airport after being driven by his mother following their Christmas celebrations at home.

Oops! Harry Styles missed his flight to see girlfriend Taylor Swift in America after turning up to Heathrow Airport minus his passport on Friday morning

And he risked missing seeing in 2013 with his country star partner after the big mishap.

But in true pop star style he decided to splash out and get a courier to go and pick up his passport from his home in Cheshire 180 miles away and get on the next available flight.

After initially being scheduled to depart the airport at 11.15am, Harry finally managed to depart Britain on the 7.30pm flight.

Clearly keen to get to Taylor as soon as possible, Styles was even left to kill several hours at the airport before he could fly out of the country.

Inseparable: Harry had to pay for a courier to travel 180 miles to his home in Cheshire so he could get on the next available flight - eight hours later

And perhaps a little embarrassed by his blooper, the singer was seen walking through the airport with his head bowed, wearing a wooly beanie hat and a black coat.

A source told the Sunday People: 'Harry was due to fly out on Friday morning and his mum very kindly offered to drive him to the airport, but when he got there he realised he didn't have his passport...

'He managed to get on the evening flight but it still meant that he had to wait another eight hours for his post-Christmas reunion with Taylor.

Back together: Harry is flying to Boston so he can spend New Year's Eve in New York with Taylor, where she will perform alongside Justin Bieber

'Despite this, he took the whole event in good humour and ridiculed himself for it.'

The former X Factor star had been back in England spending time with his family over Christmas, while Swift was in Nashville with her own parents.

It is reported they plan to spend New Year's Eve in New York, where Taylor will be performing alongside Justin Bieber for Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve in Times Square.

Reunited: The pair last saw each other during a skiing break together in Utah before Harry flew home on Christmas Eve

Harry and Taylor first met in America earlier this year when he was touring the country with his One Direction bandmates.

But their relationship failed to ignite until more recently when they were photographed getting cosy and holding hands during a stroll around the Big Apple's Central Park.

And over the last month they have become increasingly inseparable, with Swift even flying to Britain to enjoy a romantic break near his Cheshire home for her 23rd birthday.

Clearly smitten, the pair even enjoyed a skiing break in Utah together, before Styles managed to drag himself away and flew home on Christmas Eve.

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Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if he did this "accidentally on purpose" and is trying to disentangle himself from the clingy Ms Swift.

- Julie Thompson , Bangor, 30/12/2012 10:58

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Mummy's boy.

- tinode , essexland, 30/12/2012 10:52

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Clearly not as known as this James Arthur who managed to brag over £700 worth of clothes on tab because he hadn't been paid

- wardtom1988 , Bedford, United Kingdom, 30/12/2012 10:51

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"Why didn't his mother drive home and get the passport?- Nan Dingle, Glasgow,"-..........BECAUSE SHE'S HIS MOTHER, NOT HIS SLAVE!!! If Harry is rich enough to buy a £2 million plus house, he can afford a courier!

- ESS1 , LONDON, United Kingdom, 30/12/2012 10:50

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He had a chance to spend New Year with Taylor Swift...... and he forgets his passport. what a chump !

- Fred the Red , Redsville Little Britain, 30/12/2012 10:45

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That old trick eh!!! Taylor will dump him after reports of him copping off with some girl at a new years eve party, Harry love, women see through these 'mistakes', tuttut

- Sukisuzuki , Glos, 30/12/2012 10:41

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New Year, same old showmancing!

- EM_Leeds , Leeds, United Kingdom, 30/12/2012 10:18

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See this Is why I couldn't date him , scatterbrain. It would drive me mad

- lalalalola , staffs, 30/12/2012 10:13

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i'm really sure that we all want to know everything that is going on between the two of them every day, give them some privacy DM

- Polkerdot , London, United Kingdom, 30/12/2012 10:09

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Can ANY of us say we have not done this at least ONCE in our lives? I certainly have! THANK GOD he got there, or I fear another Grammy winning hit would have been in the making, about Taylor Swift's tragic New Years Eve!

- ESS1 , LONDON, United Kingdom, 30/12/2012 09:57

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