Prince Harry has struggling with his smoking habit for years. The royal was on 20 a day, but managed to kick the habit for a year. Now, however, the pressures of training to become a pilot with the RAF and the stresses of exams have lead him to fall off the wagon, and recently he was pictured smoking at the wedding of friend Nicholas van Custem.
The gossip columns are now reporting that the prince has turned to celebrity hypnotherapist Paul McKenna in a last ditch attempt to ditch the fags once and for all. McKenna has written a best-selling book called Quit Smoking Now, a copy of which was given to Harry by a friend.
The book has proved popular with other celebrities, including Rolling Stone lothario Ronnie Wood and film director Guy Ritchie, and apparently the program appeals to the red-headed heir to the throne because it helps “retrain your mind”.
Harry started smoking while at the boarding school Eton and continued when he joined the RAF. Prince Charles is said to be shocked that Harry began in the first place, though he is in good company – his stepmother Camilla is notorious for her Silk Cut habit.
He has been following the advice laid out in the book and using the CD that came with it and a source close to Paul McKenna told the News of the World that he would be happy to meet with the prince in person.