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Prince Harry returns to active duty with royals' night out at Mahiki
Updated 17:30pm on 7 Apr 2008The night was young. So when the party ended up outside Mahiki, that favourite royal nightspot, Prince Harry naturally led the charge. Straight to the dancefloor.
Accompanied by his cousins, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, Harry, 23, enjoyed his first big night out on the town since his return from the frontline in Afghanistan.
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Partying princesses: Beatrice and Eugenie enjoyed a night out at Mayfair club Mahiki, and spent time with their cousin Harry, after his return from active duty in Afghanistan last night
Blue belle: Eugenie's cornflower blue nails perfectly matched her outfit
Special guest for the night was Sir Richard Branson's daughter, Holly, 25, who has known both Harry and Prince William since they were toddlers.
While Eugenie, 18, in her Topshop dress and Beatrice, 19, in black smock looked casually smart, Miss Branson, a different kind of princess, went for all-stops-out glamour in a shimmering purple maxi dress.
Surrounded by friends and fresh from his month-long holiday with girlfriend Chelsy Davy, Harry had the energy to dance until dawn.
Thursday nights at the London club are organised by the flamboyant Henry Conway, son of disgraced Tory MP Derek Conway.
Before arriving at Mahiki, the royal group had been in East London for a fund-raising night in memory of the princes' friend Henry van Straubenzee, who was killed in a car crash in December 2002.
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Protected: Harry arrived at Mahiki - with his bodyguard - after attending a function with Prince William and his girlfriend Kate Middleton
Party planner: The inimitable Henry Conway at Mahiki last night
Royal flush: Harry has recently returned from a holiday in Cape Town where he spent time with his girlfriend Chelsy Davy and her family
Jokes: Eugenie chats with Beatrice's American boyfriend Dave Clark as they leave the club
William and his girlfriend Kate Middleton had enjoyed a meal, watched a burlesque show and kissed on the dancefloor at the fundraiser.
But when they arrived outside Mahiki, unlike Harry and the rest, they decided to call it a night and ordered their car to drive on home.
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Bright and breezy: Richard Branson's daughter Holly and WAG Charlotte Mears share a love of bright colours as they partied at Mahiki last night
On duty: Kate and Wills didn't join the party-going royals after they attended a function in London earlier in the evening
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She comes from a rich family herself. She doesn't need to work lucky girl!
- Flo, Bath, 05/04/2008 18:14
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Kate is from a super rich family...and yes being the girlfriend of a future king must have its perks!
- S, London, 04/04/2008 20:40
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How is it that Kate, supposedly with a new job, is off so much? She was off for the races, off a week of skiing, and there is no way she worked before or after this event. I wonder how she pays for her life style, new clothes, shoes, new car, more holidays than any of the real royals. Does Big Willie leave cash on the bedside table when he passes through for a visit?
- Mary, London, UK, 04/04/2008 14:57
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