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| Pass notes No 3,236: Spike Wells | Pass notes No 3,236: Spike Wells |
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| Age: 27. | Age: 27. |
| Interested in: Women. | Interested in: Women. |
| Political views: Monarchist. | Political views: Monarchist. |
| Location: Las Vegas. | Location: Las Vegas. |
| Status update: " … is a very naughty boy!!!" | Status update: " … is a very naughty boy!!!" |
| Let me guess. Prince Harry's Facebook page. Or is it? | Let me guess. Prince Harry's Facebook page. Or is it? |
| I don't know. Is it? Could be. | I don't know. Is it? Could be. |
| You're being very coy. Care to elaborate? Oh OK. Basically, yes: we think we've found Prince Harry's private Facebook page – but we can't be sure. | You're being very coy. Care to elaborate? Oh OK. Basically, yes: we think we've found Prince Harry's private Facebook page – but we can't be sure. |
| Why not? Because a) it was closed down this week, after Harry was photographed playing strip billiards in Las Vegas. | Why not? Because a) it was closed down this week, after Harry was photographed playing strip billiards in Las Vegas. |
| And b)? It was listed under the name "Spike Wells". | And b)? It was listed under the name "Spike Wells". |
| What makes you think it was Hazza? Well, his nickname is Spike. Apparently even his bodyguard calls him that. | What makes you think it was Hazza? Well, his nickname is Spike. Apparently even his bodyguard calls him that. |
| And Wells? It's a homophone of Wales, which is Harry's surname. | And Wells? It's a homophone of Wales, which is Harry's surname. |
| Gotcha. Any other clues? Plenty. Spike's birthplace was listed as Maun, Botswana – where he and his ex-girlfriend Chelsy Davy once holidayed. | Gotcha. Any other clues? Plenty. Spike's birthplace was listed as Maun, Botswana – where he and his ex-girlfriend Chelsy Davy once holidayed. |
| And? And Spike is a Facebook fan of Walking with the Wounded, a charity heavily supported by Harry. | And? And Spike is a Facebook fan of Walking with the Wounded, a charity heavily supported by Harry. |
| Uncanny. Is there a killer blow? Yes. One of Spike's profile pictures showed a redhaired youngster, accompanied by the caption: "Oh my god. I'm ginger!" Prince Harry's hair is strawberry-blond. | Uncanny. Is there a killer blow? Yes. One of Spike's profile pictures showed a redhaired youngster, accompanied by the caption: "Oh my god. I'm ginger!" Prince Harry's hair is strawberry-blond. |
| QED. I know! Meanwhile, Spike was friends with many of Harry's real-life bezzies, including Arthur Landon, multimillionaire son of an arms dealer. | QED. I know! Meanwhile, Spike was friends with many of Harry's real-life bezzies, including Arthur Landon, multimillionaire son of an arms dealer. |
| This chap sounds charming. And also very naive: young Arthur has posted some compromising pictures of someone who looks the spit of Harry. | This chap sounds charming. And also very naive: young Arthur has posted some compromising pictures of someone who looks the spit of Harry. |
| What's Harry doing in them? He's, er, asleep on the beach – to put it mildly. And underneath, Landon has written: "The perfect start." | What's Harry doing in them? He's, er, asleep on the beach – to put it mildly. And underneath, Landon has written: "The perfect start." |
| To what? To their recent and much-documented tour of the Caribbean and the US. | To what? To their recent and much-documented tour of the Caribbean and the US. |
| The Caribbean? Yes, they went there first. To Richard Branson's Necker Island, in fact, where much fun was had by all. | The Caribbean? Yes, they went there first. To Richard Branson's Necker Island, in fact, where much fun was had by all. |
| Evidence? Landon again. Below a photo of his holiday inventory, he writes: "2x flip flops, 3x board shorts, 8x fancy dress outfits, 1x toothbrush, 1x toothpaste, 10x awesomeness … Let the good times roll, let em roll, let em roll!!!" | Evidence? Landon again. Below a photo of his holiday inventory, he writes: "2x flip flops, 3x board shorts, 8x fancy dress outfits, 1x toothbrush, 1x toothpaste, 10x awesomeness … Let the good times roll, let em roll, let em roll!!!" |
| Do say: "Is that Prince Harry?" | Do say: "Is that Prince Harry?" |
| Don't say: "Or is it the Naked Rambler?" | Don't say: "Or is it the Naked Rambler?" |
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