Prince Harry and girlfriend Cressida Bonas are getting closer to an engagement, following numerous public appearances together in the last week. A source reveals that Prince Harry knows he will marry his girlfriend Cressida Bonas, but he doesn't want a wedding or a life in the spotlight like his brother Prince William and wife Kate Middleton.

Prince Harry and his girlfriend Cressida Bonas have been spotted on numerous public occasions in the last couple weeks. Their relationship debuted at one of the royal's official engagements, when he gave a speech at We Day at the Wembley Arena in London.

According to a royal source, the 29-year-old royal and his 25-year-old girlfriend have already started planning their future, E! News reports.

"Cressida has also had initial talks with the palace about what will happen once they do announce their engagement and the way things will work. Harry has told his crowd that he knows he will wed Cressida but he wants to ensure their life doesn't become a circus. He's not half as important as William with regards to the throne and wants his privacy to reflect that. They want to be able to enjoy normality far more than Wills and Kate can. They're not surrounded by the protocol like the elder royals-they can sway the opinion as young royals. They both feel they deserve the chance to live out their married life in as normal a way as possible."

Sounds like Harry is ready to commit to the blonde beauty, but is trying to shy away from a wedding and lifestyle like his older brother Prince William, and wife Kate Middleton. Following their engagement, Will and Kate have been a media favorite and live in the spotlight.

"Harry and Cressida have made a point of talking about marriage and what changes they're going to have to make to their life of late," the source added, E! News reports. "According to friends of Cressida's, the couple have decided to try and keep their semi normal lifestyle as long as physically possible."

"Up until now Cressida has loved the fact they can have a lot of freedom in public, they don't hit the headlines when they go to dinner and they can enjoy their relative anonymity around Chelsea," the source continued. "But they are fully aware once they decide to proceed to marriage things will get a little crazy and the attention on them will increase. So it's very much a 'let's enjoy this while it lasts' before they move forwards."

The royal insider added that Kate Middleton has been giving Cressy advice on how to deal with being engaged with a royal.

"Kate's been brilliant with Cressida and has been giving her advice," they say. "She likes her very much and has offered her tips on how to keep her normality. Kate's been there and done it and, while she knows Cressida won't be as talked about and followed like she was, she needs to get a real slant on what happens."

Harry and Cressy have been dating since early 2012.