Jan 29, 2007, 13:10 GMT
The girlfriend of Britain's Prince Harry has come under fire from animal rights campaigners for attending a US convention promoting big game hunting in Africa.
Chelsy Davy, 21 - whose father is a millionaire safari operator in her home country of Zimbabwe - was among guests at the Safari Club International event in Reno, Nevada.
Tim Phillips, of Animal Defenders International, has blasted Chelsy - who has been staying at the Circus Circus Hotel + Casino complex with brother Shaun and parents Charles and Beverly - for being an advocate of the organisation.
He told Britain's Sunday Mirror newspaper: "Safari Club is a group who are happy to hunt and kill pretty much any animal that moves.
"For Chelsy to put her name - and the mark of the royal family - to that is disgraceful. The British public will be disgusted."
The Safari Club, a non-profit organisation "dedicated to the conservation of wildlife, education of the people and the protection of hunter' rights", was founded in 1971 and boasts 40,000 members.
Meanwhile, Chelsy has reportedly been pleading with her royal boyfriend to severe ties with his close friend Guy Pelly.
Her request comes after she was reportedly left waiting for Harry when party-animal Guy whisked him off for an impromptu boys' night out when she was in London for a visit earlier this month.
A source told Britain's The Mail on Sunday: "Harry and Chelsy organised a big night out for about 40 of their friends, arranging to meet at 11.30pm at the Embassy Club in Mayfair. But while Chelsy and her girlfriends got there on time, Harry and 15 of his boy pals, including Guy, didn't turn up until two hours later."
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