Prince Harry 'will tie the knot next year'

The next royal wedding may be sooner than we think!

According to The Telegraph in the UK, Prince Harry is going to marry his girlfriend, 24-year-old socialite Cressida Bonas, next year.

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A source told the newspaper that the royal, 29, is already set on marrying Bonas and that the wedding is 'likely to take place next year'.

"Cressie is going to marry Harry. Harry never stops talking about marriage and children, and she has now got used to the idea," a friend of Bonas revealed.

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And even though Cressie was nowhere to be seen as Prince Harry arrived and left Sydney over the weekend, it may be that the socialite is secretly accompanying Harry on his official visit to Australia!

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The prince and about 20 guests accidentally interrupted fellow Shangri-La hotel guest Ian Sjaichudin as he was proposing to his girlfriend Cindy Xin on the hotel rooftop on Saturday night, 7News reported. When asked about Harry's guests, Mr Sjaichudin said "there was a lady there" but gave no further details.

Prince Harry with Prime Minister Tony Abbott arriving in Perth on Sunday. Source: Getty

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The pair first stepped out together at the London premiere of the Dark Knight Rises in July 2012, but suffered a relationship crisis following the publication of Harry's nude photos from a wild weekend in Las Vegas.

The couple eventually reconciled, and have recently been spotted attending a James Blunt concert and The Book of Mormon show together.

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An insider told E! Online last year that Bonas was the perfect match for Harry, explaining:

"Cressida is really smart, very naturally pretty and just a really cool girl to hang out with.

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"It's hard for Harry to date as there are so many opportunities out there, but Cressida is someone he knows he can trust as she is already in his circle.

"She's already passed the test of being discreet."