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Prince Harry dating California cocktail waitress: source

SAN DIEGO — Prince Harry has started dating a Californian cocktail waitress, while he is in the US undertaking military helicopter training, according to a source.

The 27-year-old British royal met Jessica Donaldson, a waitress at Andaz Hotel, San Diego, two weeks ago during a night out with his army friends, The Sun reported.

The 26-year-old brunette, who has a large floral tattoo down one side, partied with the prince in a suite at the hotel and then met him for lunch at a beachside restaurant the next day, a source told the newspaper.

The following weekend, the pair were spotted at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, about 22 miles north of San Diego, kissing and dancing while they drank tequila.

“She is full of energy, a bit wild and goes out a lot,” the source said. “But she’s a funny and genuine girl. It’s easy to see why Harry fell for her.”

Prince Harry and Donaldson, who is said to closely resemble Prince William’s wife Catherine, have reportedly been texting and calling each other since their two dates.

The young royal is currently single after splitting with his long-term girlfriend Chelsy Davy. He was recently linked to lingerie model Florence Brudenell-Bruce, but they split up in August, according to reports.

Harry arrived in California for an eight-week intensive helicopter training program, earlier in October.

The prince — known in his defense role as Captain Harry Wales — has traveled to the US to undertake the final training exercise in his Apache helicopter Conversion to Role course.

The course — which will take the pilot one step closer to frontline duties — is taking place at El Centro Naval Air Facility, 87 miles east of San Diego. The prince’s two-month stint will also see him work out of Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field, another 170 miles east in neighboring Arizona.