Prince Harry took $47,000 flight on Valentine's Day and was home in time for dinner with Meghan: Reports

Prince Harry put duty before love when he spent his first Valentine's Day as a married man away from wife Meghan Markle.

However, it's been reported that The Duke of Sussex made it home in time for a romantic dinner, after racing back to London from Bardufoss, Norway in a private jet.

The taxpayer-funded flight is estimated to cost $47,000 (£26K), according to The Sun, who also say the father-to-be was back at Kensington Palace around 5pm.

However, it's understood the eye-watering cost was for the 4,400km round-trip, which took three hours each way.

Prince Harry spent another three hours on the ground, chatting with British troops on training in the Arctic Circle.

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While visiting the snow shelter, Prince Harry looked a little embarrassed to see some of the boys had put up photos from his wedding up on the walls, lit candles and put on some mood music for Valentine's Day.

The move left the Prince blushing and saying: "You weirdos! Nice! It’s very kind of you to invite into your private, er, shrine."

As Captain General of the Royal Marines, the 34-year-old watched 800 service men and women take part in a winter training programme, dubbed Exercise Clockwork.

The tasks put recruits through their paces in temperatures as low as minus 30 degrees, where they learn survival techniques including how to keep an aircraft engine going in the severe cold as well as mountain landings.