I’ve no idea how true this report in the Daily Star is, but it claims that Chelsy Davy — Prince Harry’s girlfriend — has dropped out of her proposed postgraduate degree at Bristol University and intends to become a fashion model.

A friend of Chelsy is quoted as saying, “Chelsy is in talks to become the face of Upper Deck clothing, a new Kenyan company looking to launch in the UK. The clothes are made using raw African materials and Chelsy likes the idea of promoting an African clothing brand in the UK. But, like Kate Middleton, she’s decided a career in design is something she might actually prefer to modelling in the long run.”

To me it’s always slightly depressing when an intelligent girl turns away from higher education to become a model or “something in the fashion industry”.

Let’s hope it’s not true. If it is, why not do both? It can’t be a fulltime career posing in safari suits — can it?

And whatever happened to the tale that Kate Middleton was going to work for Tom Ford in New York? Mysterious.

Where next for Royal dumpee Kate Middleton? Will she spread her wings and fly farther and faster than a berth with the Royal Family would have allowed?

It seems so. There’s talk of an offer of PR consultancy work with New York designer Tom Ford.

Kate is said to have told her family thats she’s considering a “temporary” move to New York. Part of the reason is to escape the relentless exposure of media coverage in the UK.

The more intriguing explanation is that she’s exploring the resurrection of her former plans for an online children’s clothing business — something we suggested last week. A spell with a fashion house in the Big Apple would be invaluable for making those international contacts necessary for business success in the 21st century.

Although Kate is said not to consider herself a fashion geek, like all young women she keeps an eye on current trends.

If she makes the move, Kate will certainly take with her the Royal Anecdotes seal of approval. Go for it, gal.