Prince Harry has hired a love nest in the small town of Shaggs in Dorset for himself and his Cape Town girlfriend, Chelsy Davy, while he is on a tank-training course with the Army.

Harry is apparently being ragged mercilessly by his fellow soldiers about the name of the town.

One of his colleagues at the Bovington army camp said: “Harry is sticking to his guns that he wasn’t aware of the place’s name before he decided to rent the small house. He is, however, now seeing the funny side.”

The house is 15 minutes by car from the camp.