Sightings
I'm occasionally contacted by people asking if Harry was in a particular place at a particular time. I would love to be able to confirm or deny all such requests, but we have very little in the way of documented evidence of the route taken or his location at any particular point in time.
So I have decided to include a list of sightings that we have discovered or been told about. Few can be positively confirmed, but they are here as a guide for anyone interested.
| Date | Location | Source | Reliable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January 1908 | Trafalgar Square, London Start of journey |
Various, including The Times Newspaper | Good |
| Week leading up to 15th February | Brighton, West Sussex | Postcard supplied by Linda Culm | Good |
| Before 18th April | Weymouth, Dorset | Postcard supplied by Eddie Prowse | Poor [1] |
| Probably Early May [2] | Newmarket racecourse, Suffolk | Various, including Readers Digest of Interesting facts | Approx [2] |
| 21st May | Woking, Surry | Postcard supplied by Linda Culm | Good |
| 22nd September | Woburn Sands, Buckinghamshire | Postcard supplied by Ian | Good |
| T.B.A. | I'm hoping to hear from Alan about another possible sighting. He is selling a postcard on eBay with some information on the reverse. I'd love to bid for it myself, but I'm not in a position to do so at the moment. | Alan of Sagging Shelves | T.B.C. |
[1] The postcard was dated 18th April, but had already been "Made up" from the photograph and turned into a postcard. This must have happened before the postcard was sent and dated.
[2] Harry met King Edward VII at the Newmarket race meeting, which is normally held in early May, though not always. I have not been able to pin down the exact dates of the 1908 meeting, so this is an estimate.
If you are able to supply any more information, then please get in touch with me, and I will be happy to include your sighting on this page and give you credit for the information, of course.