Britain's Prince Harry is dating an American cocktail waitress.

The 26-year-old royal - the brother of Prince William - has struck up a romance with brunette Jessica Donaldson after meeting her in San Diego, California, where is undergoing flying training for his military career.

Harry first met the 27-year-old beauty - who has a large flower tattoo on her right side and has been described as a "bit wild" - when has was partying at the Ivy nightclub at the Andaz Hotel, where she works in the cocktail longue.

Since the initial meeting, the pair have been on two dates, have been exchanging flirtatious text messages and have kissed.

A source told The Sun newspaper: "She's a really fun girl and he was clearly bowled over. Things developed from there."

Army captain Harry - who was previously in a relationship with Chelsy Davy - has been in the US for training exercises with the Apache attack helicopters at the El Centro military base, which is located 100 miles from San Diego. He will be there for two more weeks before he moves on to Arizona.

Among the prince's dates with Jessica has been a trip to the Belly Up Tavern live music venue in Solana Beach last weekend, where they were seen drinking tequila shots and beer and enjoyed a smooch in the VIP balcony area.

A source previously said: "Harry was all over her. They spent the whole evening flirting. He couldn't take his eyes off her.

"They danced and had their arms around each other. They then enjoyed a lingering kiss."