Authentic: A Prince Harry Fanfic

When Kimberly Stroakes, a business graduate on her way to make her dreams a reality, meets the Prince of England whilst making her first international engagement in New York, it seems the two keep on running into each other. Upon both of their return to the UK, enthralled by the ability and passion the other oozes about the work they do, the pair continue to meet and have several excursions of their own outside of business. Soon Prince Harry finds himself infatuated with the young business owner yet fears for her privacy, will he push the woman away to keep her safe? And even though feelings for the young Prince are clearly evident, will Kimberly choose her career over her feelings as she has in the past?

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I disappeared after posting the last chapter of which I apologise but I never stopped writing.which means I will be updating the story soon.

Also how is everyone? How are we enjoying seeing the Duke and Duchess of Sussex?

All My Love, Mac x

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                            ‘Lady Pamela beats the boys, leads the way’ 

Princess Elizabeth talks before the race begins, points to Lady Pamela mounting.

Pamela, younger daughter of Louis Mountbatten, rides a great finish to win her race. 

Prince Philip sits to watch with his uncle Louis and Pamela’s husband, Princess Elizabeth watches in front 

the Mountbatten men stand as Pamela comes in first

Pamela gives her horse a thank you pat as her father comes to greet her, leads her to the Winner’s Enclosure 

Pamela stands with her friend and proud mother and father after the race

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Awesome!!!

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fifteen: stable boy

A nervous laugh left Kimberly’s lips at the comment as she quickly moved her hand away from the mane, where her fingers were gently buried. Stepping back, she shook her head at him as she watched him hold his hand out to her. Opening her mouth to respond, nothing came out prompting a chuckle to leave his mouth as he approached her. Harry’s hands fell onto her shoulders, looking straight at her as he gently rubbed circles on them.

“You’ll be fine. Don’t be scared, I’m right here.” He whispered softly, a smile falling onto his lips - one that she quickly replicated for a second before looking down at herself. The skirt she was wearing at work earlier that day was barely visible beneath her parka and her bad choice of shoes was glaring as she noted the slight discomfort in her feet.

“But I don’t think I’m appropriately dressed.”

“No problem, you can ride like a lady and-” He started before moving backwards and slinking off in the dark of the stable for a moment. Re-emerging there was a pair of boots in his hands, “Riding boots just for you. Zara had them ordered the night of the garden party after you agreed to come. She was excited to say the least.”

Taking hold of the boots in her own, she gave him a  she slipped her heels off and with Harry stabilising her, the riding boots were soon covering her bare lower legs.

“Is it even safe to be on a horse when it’s dark out?”

“Of course. I’m here to catch you if you fall.”

“How chivalrous of you.” She remarked with a quick roll of her eyes as she looked at him before stepping up on the stirrup, her legs resting against each other on the horses side. His hands held gently onto her waist, keeping her balanced, Kimberly pushing herself up onto the horses back. Her hand immediately fell onto  Harry’s shoulder, as her right hand gripped onto the saddle she was seated upon.

“Calm down, he smells fear,” He joked earning a slight shove that was quickly corrected with a strong grip, “We won’t go anywhere just get used to the feeling.” The prince reached up and placed a hand on on her thigh, gently giving it a rub whilst simultaneously stroking the horse.

“Harry, help me down please.” Kimberly asked, the shifting horse beneath her causing the panic to start to build inside of her.

“I’m right here, it’s okay. Relax your legs, he’s just uncomfortable,” When the girl didn’t move, he called out to her and waited until her head turned towards him, “I’m not letting you go anywhere, relax.”

The girl couldn’t help the smile that grew on her face at his words, the gentle rhythm his hand was making on his thigh calmed her down as she let her legs relax against the animal.

The silence shrouded them and Kimberly felt her hand loosen in vice grip on his shoulder, simply resting there to assure herself she was in safe hands. The hand on her thigh moved to hold her free hand, the gentle touch keeping her calm and her eyes slid shut in the moment. She let all the tension in her body fall because she trusted him. Something about his words. About him, made her feel secure. Letting out a sigh, she gave a nod before opening her eyes.

“Let’s do it.”

It wasn’t long until Harry had taken hold of her waist and helping back down onto the stable floor. Her hands gripped his forearms as she let her feet settle on the ground as she released a deep breath of relief. A muttered thank you leaving her lips, as Harry took hold of her heels and guided her out of the stable before locking the stable door. Harry placed his hand at the base of her back as they walked back towards the villa. It was a silent walk, the sounds of the late night countryside filling the air. It wasn’t until they had entered the warmth of their home for the weekend that any of them said anything.

“Tea?” Harry mused, his finger pointing towards what Kimberly guessed was the kitchen and with a nod the two adults were making their way over.

This is a shorter chapter and I know that but I didn’t want to head into the next few activities. So I decided let’s finish of the night and then we’ll move on.

Feedback is what makes all of this more enjoyable and better quality. - so please let me know.

All My Love, Mac x

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It’d been a while and I apologise. I’ve been trying to get the next chapter where I want it because I wrote it a long time ago and now I don’t really like it. So that’s why it’s been taking so long. sorry!

I have however been reading a lot of other fan fictions (which was pretty stupid because you are all some crazy talented writers) and it’s made me super inspired.

i’m going to try and get that chapter to where i want it to be and get it up for you as soon as i can. i promise this time.

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I took some time out and re-read the story so far to wrap my head around it once again. I quickly remembered what I loved so much about the story which is why I have decided to continue writing it.

I spent some time extensively re-writing unreleased chapters and the new chapter should be out before the week is done.

I know it has been a while but I hope you’ll stick with me through the rest of this journey and help and support me through it.

Thank you for you patience and I can only hope, thank you for your support in the future.

Mac x

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littlebitofeverythingphff replied to your post “NOTICE”

Please continue writing! It does feel as weird once you re-emerse yourself in the story again!

I think I might, thank you for the message. I’m just gong to work on editing the next couple chapters, then I’ll start posting again.

I appreciate the encouragement so much! <3

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NOTICE

it has been a very long time!

I suppose i just felt really weird writing it now that Harry’s engaged you know and I didn’t really want to but....I may pick this up again. I have chapters that were written a while ago that I just never posted because something felt weird.

I guess I also lost confidence in my work as well which was probably the main factor why I stopped posting because I love this story and the characters but yeah.

I’m going to sort things out on the blog and then decide what to do with it all.

thanks for the love and support and mostly the patience,

All My Love, Mac x

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I made a halloween icon for my blog!!

update:

chapter fourteen - published (finally got round to being happy with it - I’m pretty sure there are still mistakes in it)

missing chapter - in process of being edited

thank you guys for baring with! I appreciate it so much!! <3

-Mac x

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fourteen: sleepy journeys

delayed in true Mac style! woo - oops, i’m sorry. but it’s here now and I hope you enjoy it. let me know what you think - please!!

The drive to the villa was a longer journey than Kimberly had anticipated but Mia had her attention the entire ride. It didn't take long for the young girl to begin avidly having a conversation with her, a smile present on Kimberly face throughout the entire conversation. The two of them had an awful lot in common, such as having never ridden a horse - a secret they had chosen to keep to themselves-, a love for sweet baked treats and an abundance of energy. Playing an assortment of games in the car, Harry watched on pleasantly focusing in and out of the conversations he should have been concentrating on. Zara, Catherine and Kimberly made a point to include the children in all their conversations until they realised the fatigue that had begun to plague them, it didn’t take long for them to fall asleep. Mia’s hand gripped onto Kimberly's thumb as she had been trying to keep her attention the entire trip and head resting on her shoulder. Kimberly had also managed to have been worn out but the interaction, as she napped beside the young girl, a smile etched into her face in sleep. It was only around six o'clock when the car pulled up into the parking bays at the villa, marking the destination as over. The villa was big and spacious, surrounded by nothing but fields. The villa itself was almost identical to the stable but it was larger in size and  gave a more homely atmosphere. Mia was carefully lifted out of the car by Mike, whilst Zara gently nudged Kim back to her senses. Both women let out a soft yawn, giggling at each other before exiting the car. Meeting William, who held George in his arms, and Kate outside, they all made their way inside before being Kim was led off with the girls to her room. Upon arrival in the spacious room. Her bags had been placed by the foot of the bed but all she could focus on was how soft the bed looked through sleep clad mind. She wasn't the only one thinking so because it didn't take long for the three young women to all be fast asleep on the queen sized bed without having gotten changed.

The knocks that sounded at the door went unanswered and when the door opened, the three men's, who were stood behind it, questioned were quickly answered at the sight that greeted them. Mike quickly ushered the other two out of the room as they headed back down to the lounge. An array of drinks greeted them, each helping themselves, as they took a seat and simultaneously released a sigh.

"I suppose we shouldn't have expected anything different," William joked, sipping on his glass as s smile grew on his face, thinking back on the image he had just seem.

"They're almost as bad as the young ones,"

"At least they reached the bedroom first," Mike added, letting out a chuckle.

Kimberly woke with a startle, her eyes scanning around an unfamiliar room before they landed on the bodies that were beside her. Letting out a chuckle as she realised where she was, she reached her arms above her head stretching as she yawned, quickly glancing outside to see that the sun had sunk way below the horizon. Standing up, she quickly checked the time on her phone noting it was out of battering before throwing it back into her bag and grabbing a jacket out her bags and pulling it on before leaving the room as silently as possible. Trying to remember her way to the entrance, Kimberly trekked through the many hallways finding a clock on the wall notifying her of the late hour. Shaking her head at herself, she pushed open the door they had entered through and stepped outside. The cool of the evening hit her warm cheek harshly, but ultimately calmed her down. She couldn’t quite believe where she was and not that she wasn’t grateful for the opportunity wished she was home. She didn’t feel entirely settled here and even though the other ladies had done nothing but ensure that she was comfortable before the day had arrived and earlier that morning. She felt like an outside amongst them all.

The sound of footsteps shook her out of her thoughts, as she tightened the jacket around her and turned slowly to face the other person up at this time of night. The same face she’d become accustomed to seeing in real life, rather than plastered on her television or the morning newspaper, stood by the door. Seemingly dressed in checkered pyjamas and light jacket that wasn’t zipped up all the way.

“Is everything alright?” He questioned softly, not moving from his position as he glanced over at her. Kimberly gave a hesitant nod and a quick smile before turning away from his gaze feeling overwhelmed all of a sudden. Harry said nothing more, just slowly made his way over to her side as they both glanced out at the dark expanse in front of them, lit up ever so slightly with the few stars that weren’t covered by the clouds.

“It’s so amazing, you know?” She muttered, shattering the silence that had built around them. Hearing no response, she turned to see a confused look on his face, smiling gently before going on to explain, “That you can do stuff like this. I know you have responsibilities but when you get to relax...you relax in style.” A chuckle followed her words as Harry crossed his own arms across his body.

“Thank Zara, goodness I’d probably still be in London if it wasn’t for her.”

“You and me both.” She agreed with a smile, turning to look at his ever so slightly.

“Have you ever rode before Miss Kimberly?” Harry asked quickly, turning to face her with a grin on his face.

“Can’t say I have Mr Henry.” She replied, giving him a view of her teeth as she smiled back at him. If possible Harry’s smile grew bigger and before she knew it, her hand was in his grasp as he pulled her towards the back of the house villa they were staying in. The sight of the stables entered her view as her feet were moved closer to the large building. Immediately sensing what was happening, Kim dug her heels into the ground trying to stop their movement, “Harry, stop. I’ve never been on horseback let alone at night.”

Her protests were greeted with silence as the two adults entered the stable. Letting go of her hand, Harry disappeared further into the stable and out of site. Kimberly didn’t move from her spot but rubbed her arms gently as she waited to see harry return.

The sound of movement in front of her drew her attention back to where Harry had gone to see him smiling with a black stallion on a rein. Placing a helmet onto her head, her offered her his hand after bringing the horse over to stand in front of her. Looking at his for a moment, she slowly laid her hand in his as he led his over to sit on the horse’s nose. Harry to a moment to watch as Kimberly slowly rubbed the horse’s nose before wandering down to its side and gently combing her fingers through its mane. Stepping over next to her, he placed his own hand on the horse’s saddled back before whispering,

“This was the easy bit. Now it’s up and over.”

so our royal ladies may seem a little out of character but this is my story and i wanted them to be a certain way - i hope i am not offending someone. them again who knows what our royal ladies are actually like away from the public eye??

let me know what you thought of this chapter. thank you for reading.

Much Love, Mac x

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I have so many people to thank, from people who have been there to support me since the very beginning to people who have just found this blog and gave it a chance. As someone who has always been very insecure about their writing the response I have so wonderfully received from all of you has been something absolutely amazing. I know it sometimes takes me an age to write the next chapter but you’ve stayed with me and I just want to produce the best I can for you.

I know 100 is not a lot for some people but it’s absolutely phenomenal for me and I could never have imagined to ever reach that goal let alone in the 6 months this blog has been live.

So a special thank you to: @harryandthecambridges | @born2stronger | @life-prince-harry | for all being there and being supportive right from the get go. You guys encourage to keep writing and to not give up on myself. All your blogs are a pleasure to see on my dash and I want to be all your friends so much! [we should talk! :)]

Also thank you to: @cpmv17 [for some reason it’s not tagging you - but you’ve been absolutely amazing in my journey so far with this story - thank you!] | @ladycoley | @babybirdkayo | @royallyours | @spartanlady16 for being really supportive and sending me kind words. For liking chapter and just interacting with the blog. I also want to be your friends! We should just all be friends!!

And a massive thank you to: @thatgingermuppet | @harryandthecambridges [again] | @undeniable-phff | @phff-joiningthefamilybusiness | for being massive and major writing inspirations for me. ‘Black Sheep’ was one of the first Royal FanFics I ever read and I was so amazed by the talent, I wanted to write just like that. ‘One Wild Ride’ was phenomenal, words do not begin to describe how much I loved it. ‘Undeniable’ was one I found when I had already started writing and I was so enthralled in the story, that I couldn’t stop. ‘Joining The Family Business’ is just a masterpiece. Period.

There are obviously more that I need to mention such as @ph-piecebypiece, also a massive source of talent and inspiration and the likes of @telltheworld-phff, which if you haven’t read you really should. What this post however has managed to teach me, is that I don’t tell these people that I love an appreciate their work as much as I do even though I also seek the same kind of validation from you guys but you guys are so much better at giving that than I am. Also, I can’t forget to thank @royalfanficcentral and @royalfanficcollection for spreading the word about my story which I appreciate and love you guys for so much!

You all, all 107 of you, have such a big place in my heart because you support and encourage me to continue my art and I could not ask for anymore love than that. Even if your someone I look up to and you don’t even know who I am, I thoroughly appreciate your existence on this platform because you have helped shape me into the writer that I am today. I would mention all of you but there are so many of you that I physically cannot.

I have decided to dredge up and post a quote on quote ‘missing’ chapter for you guys as a celebration. But this is here in place whilst I edit it. It’s a part of a chapter I deleted because I didn’t think it fit and I didn’t personally think you guys would have wanted to read so yeah. It’s a cut scene I suppose. I hope you enjoy that when it comes out but I’ll probably release chapter fourteen and then the cut scene so I don’t keep you waiting for the next chapter.

Thank you for all your love and support. You’re all amazing and I couldn’t ask for better supporters!

All My Love, Mac x

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Chapter Fourteen

is being edited right now and should be up as soon as possible.

Keep an eye out!!

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September 22, 2017 || HAPPY 46TH BIRTHDAY TO PRINCESS MÄRTHA LOUISE OF NORWAY!

On critics: “They don’t affect me. I was used to them saying that I wasn’t wearing the appropriate shoes or that I had done something wrong. I don’t do this for people to like me, but to help those who are interested. I don’t care what people think.”

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Happy Birthday Prince Harry 

(B. September 15th, 1984) 

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Congratulations to The Cambridge Family!

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are very pleased to announce that The Duchess of Cambridge is expecting their third child.

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Can you link a chapters page?☺️

Someone messaged me about this and the link for the already existing page wasn’t working, so I fixed it and also posted a mobile friendly version.

normal / mobile-friendly

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Chapter Index

When Kimberly Stroakes, a business graduate on her way to make her dreams a reality, meets the Prince of England whilst making her first international engagement in New York, it seems the two keep on running into each other. Upon both of their return to the UK, enthralled by the ability and passion the other oozes about the work they do, the pair continue to meet and have several excursions of their own outside of business. Soon Prince Harry finds himself infatuated with the young business owner yet fears for her privacy, will he push the woman away to keep her safe? And even though feelings for the young Prince are clearly evident, will Kimberly choose her career over her feelings as she has in the past?

ONE

TWO

THREE

FOUR

FIVE

SIX

SEVEN

EIGHT

NINE

TEN || PART TWO

ELEVEN

TWELVE

THIRTEEN

FOURTEEN [coming soon]

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update.

I was on holiday which is why I wasn't active and posting! I was supposed to inform you all but I completely forgot in the rush to finishing packing a xouole hours before we left. So I have returned home now and will start posting soon. I wrote a couple chapter ideas and the majority of chapter 14 so it'll all be up soon enough I promise.

Thanks for the support, we're almost at 100 followers in under a year so thank you for the love and graceful reception you've given my story and ideas!!

My Deepest Regards,

Mac x