But male admirer Rocky Bennett got a smacker from Prince Harry in exchange for a LITTLE BOTTLE . . .
. . . one full of the fun-loving royal's favourite brew, "reassuringly expensive" Stella Artois lager.
The starstruck 21-year-old made his cheeky move when he spotted the royal boozing in a club.
Ricky grinned: "I went up to him and told him I would love to buy him a drink - if he gave me a kiss, Harry just burst out laughing, threw his arms around me and kissed me on the left cheek.
"I'm not going to wash my face for a month now!"
What Harry's on-off lover Chelsy Davy would make of his latest club kissing session remains to be seen.
But Rocky, a petrol station manager, said: "It was the best moment of my life. I just burst into tears, he's so down to earth."
The bizarre encounter came as Harry, 25, enjoyed a midweek night out in Stevenage, Herts, away from his usual West End haunts. The prince and his fellow trainee pilots chose the Liquid nightclub close to RAF Henlow. "It was so crazy to see Harry out in Stevenage," explained Rocky. "It's not exactly the most exotic place. He went upstairs to the VIP lounge at first but then came down to the main bar.
"He was with about eight other guys and security was tight but when I went over to him he was lovely. I told him how much I had admired his mother Princess Diana and how I thought she would be proud of him.
"He seemed very merry but he was still willing to talk to people. So I went to the bar to buy him a drink and got my kiss."
Rocky was with 19-year-old beautician pal Sam Smith who told us: "Lots of people were trying to talk to Harry but he handled it really well. He stayed out until after 3am and by the end he seemed really wasted.
"Afterwards we saw him in the McDONALD'S across the road. Harry ordered a quarterpounder meal with a coke - I think he wanted to sober up."
Harry's spokesman confirmed the prince and his pals had been unwinding after a day in the classroom.
The prince has confided to friends he is determined to return to Afghanistan as a helicopter pilot. "It is my duty to support the lads," he said.
But no kissing - unless there's a beer involved, of course!
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OMG! This is my uncle ROCKY Paterson On facebook by the way.... He Is So Embarrassing
By Shanice Jackson.. Posted February 8 2010 at 10:19 PM.
gud lad prince handsome harry
come on enjoy yrself while u are young
By joedeafbi.. Posted January 16 2010 at 5:01 PM.
ohhhh i love him!!! lots of kisses from sweden
By anna.. Posted November 24 2009 at 12:23 AM.
haha, myself and my girl are laughing at this, Harry, your a peoples person.... and we salute you!
your mother would be smiling only because it was a stella, haha happy days!
with love from dubai
James & Samantha x
By James-UK.. Posted November 19 2009 at 8:52 PM.
OMG, you guys! I bet his girlfriend's SO FREAKED OUT right now, cuz he pecked someone on the CHEEK! Lulz!
It often astonishes me that a species as apparently thick as ours has made it this far.
By K.. Posted November 18 2009 at 11:17 AM.
Good for the Prince. I've always liked him. However, I like him that much more because he's proven he is a good humanbeing!! Long live the prince!!!
By Bud .. Posted November 16 2009 at 4:58 PM.
never whinge, if you kiss a ginge!
By terri lions.. Posted November 16 2009 at 2:32 PM.
Obviously raised by a great mom, she would be very proud of him, a fine son :)
By Jeff from Canada.. Posted November 16 2009 at 9:16 AM.
Aww he is sooo cute and sweet person sodown to earth xxx
By selina.. Posted November 15 2009 at 6:51 PM.
SOUNDS LIKE A FUN GUY TO ME. KISSES ALL AROUND. THE HOLIDAYS ARE COMING UP, MISTLETOE ANYONE.
By SIREN.. Posted November 15 2009 at 4:33 PM.
Prince Harry is just a fun loving dude. Hes just a cool guy.
By brian.. Posted November 15 2009 at 3:13 PM.
I am a Canadian who supports and loves the Monarchy. My grandparents were from England. I think Harry is as cute as a button and wouldn't want him to change one single bit.
I hope to visit England for the first time in March.
By Leasa Janssen.. Posted November 15 2009 at 3:17 PM.
Aww harry is soooooooooooo sweet and cute xx
By selina.. Posted November 15 2009 at 2:51 PM.
What do I get if I buy him a 6-pack? or even better... a case of Stellas?
By Catherine.. Posted November 15 2009 at 11:48 AM.
Yes, Prince Harry had made many mistakes. But he is so likeable and he keeps things real. He is the only one in that family that looks genuinely like a human being.
By Michelle Araujo.. Posted November 15 2009 at 8:41 AM.
GO HARRY, i live in stevenage, if only i had know
By gail wood.. Posted November 15 2009 at 7:57 AM.
very very cheeky lol i brought him the drink then mentioned about his mother and he gave me a cuddle and a peck on the cheek to say thanks lol
By rocky bennett.. Posted November 15 2009 at 5:12 AM.
it just wonderful to see the next generation of our royals reaching out to their people.
Will and Harry will make Britain Great again ...they are in tune with what we young people hold as "real" and not so stuffy as were the case of those before them with the exception of Charlie and Diana of course.
Well done Haz for making the fella feel that extra bit special and for making his moment ...and if you think any differently that cleski would be upset then think again coz she will be very proud that Haz proved he's one of the lads !!!
By Haz the Geezer !!.. Posted November 15 2009 at 3:14 AM.
This just proves what a top bloke Harry is. I'd hardly call a peck on the cheek a "kissing session". I'm sure Chelsea would laugh.
By Kedward.. Posted November 15 2009 at 2:34 AM.
when do these guys find time to wear their uniforms, they are one gigantic joke and an insult to the Armed Forces they seem to spend more time MESSING around Piccadilly,Soho and such ,than they do in their Billetts
By AGNES & ROBERT.. Posted November 15 2009 at 1:38 AM.
Now everybody would buy him a drink then.
By Jo.. Posted November 15 2009 at 12:18 AM.
He's the best - a great lad - cut him some slack and give him some peace to live!
By creative.. Posted November 15 2009 at 12:32 AM.
Fabulous! I envied u to the highest level. U are indeed very lucky...
By A.D. Macaldo.. Posted November 15 2009 at 12:10 AM.
For heaven's sake!!! FUN! It was all in FUN!!
By Kate.. Posted November 14 2009 at 10:38 PM.