How WILL the Party Prince celebrate? Harry prepares to mark his 32nd birthday (the same age Charles was when he proposed to Diana) 

  • Prince Harry is gearing up to celebrate his 32nd birthday on Thursday 
  • Previous years have seen him throw lavish parties at Clarence House
  • The royal is in London after spending the summer in southern Africa 

By Unity Blott For Mailonline

Published: 07:36 EST, 14 September 2016 | Updated: 12:54 EST, 14 September 2016

Prince Harry is gearing up to celebrate his 32nd birthday on Thursday.

In previous years the royal has partied with Ellie Goulding at Clarence House and hit the Chelsea pub circuit with A-list pals.

While it is not known how he will mark his big day this year, it is likely he will spend it in London after returning to the UK after spending much of the summer in southern Africa.

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Harry is gearing up to celebrate his 32nd birthday - after spending previous years partying with Ellie Goulding at Clarence House and hitting the Chelsea pub circuit with A-list pals

Harry is gearing up to celebrate his 32nd birthday - after spending previous years partying with Ellie Goulding at Clarence House and hitting the Chelsea pub circuit with A-list pals

When he turns 32, Harry will be the same age his father Prince Charles was when he got engaged to his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales in 1981

When he turns 32, Harry will be the same age his father Prince Charles was when he got engaged to his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales in 1981

Harry, fifth in line to the throne, is also busy preparing for a high-profile foreign tour in the autumn when he heads to the Caribbean on behalf of his grandmother the Queen.

In turning 32, he will be the same age his father Prince Charles was when he got engaged to his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales in 1981.

The island-hopping trip will take him to Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Guyana, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, and St Vincent and the Grenadines.

He is also said to be looking to buy his first home - in Norfolk, close to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their family. 

The Sun reported that Harry was interested in a £3.6 million pad with a swimming pool complex called Water Hall.  

Harry takes part in a round-table discussiona at King's College Hospital, London, in July

Harry takes part in a round-table discussiona at King's College Hospital, London, in July

The hard-working royal spent his summer helping with a project to transfer 500 tranquilised elephants hundreds of miles to save them from poachers in Africa.

The 500 Elephants initiative in Malawi is one of the largest and most significant elephant relocations in conservation history.

The prince, who left the Army last year after 10 years as an officer, has spoken in the past f how he found it difficult to find the right job after leaving the forces, as he attempts to settle on his future career.

Happy birthday Harry! The prince holds up a 'birthday shirt', at West Ham United's Upton Park ground in London, ahead of his 21st birthday in 2002

Happy birthday Harry! The prince holds up a 'birthday shirt', at West Ham United's Upton Park ground in London, ahead of his 21st birthday in 2002

He admitted most jobs he looked at 'were not going to work' alongside royal duties and others were 'not even on the table'.

Harry has stepped up his work supporting the fight against HIV in recent months, speaking at an international conference in South Africa to warn against the threat of complacency.

On Friday, he paid a private visit to HIV hospital Mildmay in east London, which he has toured before. It was where Diana, Princess of Wales helped to break down the stigma surrounding the illness by kissing an Aids patient.

HARRY IN HIS OWN WORDS 

. 'I'm not so much searching for someone to fulfil the role, but obviously, you know, finding someone that would be willing to take it on' - on looking for love

. 'You'll be glad to know, probably not' - when asked by a schoolboy if he would ever be king

. 'I don't want to change that much. I am who I am. I'm not going to change because I'm being criticised in the press' - ahead of his 21st birthday

. 'There are three mes. One in the army, one socially in my own private time, and then one with the family and stuff like that. So there is a switch and I flick it when necessary' - on the different sides to his character, speaking on his return from Afghanistan in 2013

. 'I don't get any satisfaction from sitting at home on my a***' - on looking for the right role after leaving the Army

. 'She had more guts than anybody else. I want to carry on the things that she didn't quite finish' - on his mother Diana, Princess of Wales

. 'I really regret not ever talking about it' - Harry about not speaking about his mother's death when he was younger

. 'Loss of life is as tragic and devastating as it gets, but to see young lads - much younger than me - wrapped in plastic and missing limbs, with hundreds of tubes coming out of them, was something I never prepared myself for' - on his experience in Afghanistan

. 'My father's always trying to remind me about who I am and stuff like that' - on his royal responsibilities

. 'I'd probably live in Africa. I'd like to spend all my time out there... As a job it would probably be a safari guide' - on what he would do if he were not a prince 

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