Hayley Westenra flirts with Prince Harry

Riddle me this: if you didn't know sweet, girl-next-door Hayley Westenra was dating a gorgeous Frenchman she dragged back to her home town of Christchurch at Christmas, would you see this photo from the Royal British Legion's Friends of the Forces awards in London this week and think, "Hey, Hayley is such a flirt"" or would you think, "Dang, girl can manage killer heels, a shiny clutch, a glass of wine and a glint in her eye while in front of royalty. Girl's got class."

Our money's on the latter. Multi-tasking is tough at the best of times, but Our Hayls has nailed it. She flashes her dreamy bedroom eyes at Prince Harry, who points and appears to say: "I know you... hang on... it will come to me... did we, er, get it on, little lady?"

The toffy-nosed programme-holder in the pinstriped suit and tie looks aghast, as if to say: "Your Royal Highness, this is Hayley Westenra. Soprano songbird from our colony in the Antipodes. Like Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. The diva who sang at the wedding of your parents, Sir."

And Hayley bats her lashes, hunches her shoulders, and leans in closer to the Prince, ignoring the stuffy courtier, as if to say, "Dunno, maybe," all the while knowing they were never an item, but playing hard to get and figuring "Princess Hayley" has a nice ring to it.

The songbird took to Twitter later that night to gush about the event. "Tonight I was @ the Friends Of The Forces awards dinner put on by the Royal British Legion... I sang and presented an award. Great night!" Of course she omitted her flirtatious encounter with the third in line to the British throne. Quelle surprise. She's a lady.