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It took royal fanatic Jordan Ilencik three attempts but he finally got to meet the Duke of Sussex when he was plucked from the crowd under the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Friday afternoon.

Jordan had been trying to meet the royal couple all week, catching a train into the city from Campbelltown in Sydney's southwest on his own. 

The 13-year old spent $250 on a replica of a tiara once worn by Prince Harry's mother, the late Diana, Princess of Wales, and presented it to the prince along with a miniature photograph of Diana wearing the original.

Jordan Ilencik, 13, finally meets the Prince Harry after he was plucked from the crowd under the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Friday afternoon

 Jordan posed for a photo after chatting with the prince for a few minutes, giving a big grin as his dreams came true

'He gave me a hug and he said "thank you so much". I loved it so much, he was very nice to me. I wanted him to know how much I love him,' Jordan said

He was chosen to meet his idol as Prince Harry was climbing down the Sydney Harbour Bridge along with Prime Minister Scott Morrison, but without his wife Meghan. 

'I just met Prince Harry and I told him that I love him so much,' he excitedly said after managing to give the gift to the Duke, and pose for a photo with him.

'I gave him a replica of his mother's crown. He gave me a hug and he said "thank you so much".I loved it so much, he was very nice to me. I wanted him to know how much I love him.

'They picked me out and said "come over here". I thought I was in trouble. I said 'what did I do wrong? They said "you're going to meet Prince Harry".'

Asked what he said to the prince, Jordan said: 'I just said I love him so much'.

Jordan also told Prince Harry he loved his 'beautiful' wife Meghan in the television show Suits. 

The 13-year old spent $250 on a replica of a tiara once worn by Prince Harry's mother, the late Diana, Princess of Wales, and presented it to the prince along with a miniature photograph of Diana wearing the original

Jordan waiting the the crowd near the bridge with this sign, with the replica tiara in a box tucked under his arm, before he was grabbed by security and escorted to meet the prince

Jordan had been trying to meet the royal couple all week, catching a train into the city from Sydney's southwest on his own

Jordan's thrilling meeting came after two failed attempts. On Tuesday the boy was on the Opera House forecourt by 6am but just missed out on greeting Prince Harry and Meghan.

'I didn't actually get to meet them but she was two people away from me,' he said as he waited at the bridge for his third chance.

'But I know I will get to meet them one day. Let's hope I will today.'

'Do you think he'll like it?' he asked about the tiara. 'I hope I can give him a hug.'

Jordan's school was initially unimpressed with his mini royal tour but had since posted pictures of him attending events on its Facebook page, he said.

'They said 'you have to come to school'. I said "I'm not coming to school".'

Jordan holds up the tiara alongside other wellwishers who spent hours standing below the bridge hoping to meet or at least catch a glimpse of Prince Harry

Daphne Dunn, a 98-year-old war widow and huge royal fan, poses with Jordan's tiara as she waits to see Prince Harry, who she met earlier in the week along with on previous visits in 2015 and 2017

Jordan's thrilling meeting came after two failed attempts. On Tuesday the boy from Campbelltown was on the Opera House forecourt by 6am but just missed out on greeting Prince Harry and Meghan

On Friday Jordan intended to be at Bondi Beach by 7am but slept in.

'I was meant to wake up at three o'clock in the morning but I woke up late and I was very upset. I cried,' he said.

By the time he got to Bondi it was too late.

'When I was coming into Bondi I could hear sirens and it was them coming out,' he said.

Later in the day he was in The Rocks, hoping to catch the attention of Prince Harry when he climbed the Harbour Bridge.

Again it looked like it was not meant to be, until royal minders pulled him from the crowd at the southern end of the bridge.

Jordan, who is a huge fan of the television series The Crown, cannot remember a time he was not in love with royalty.

'I was always a royal baby,' he said. 'I used to set the table like they did at Buckingham Palace. I tried to anyway. It's the whole family.'

Jordan's meeting came just after Prince Harry scaled the Sydney Harbour Bridge alongside Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison (far right) and Invictus Games athletes (left) for one of the best views of the city

Harry gives an enthusiastic thumbs up to photographers as he looks back mid-climb to take in the breathtaking view

After stopping to admire the view, the group headed down the other side of the bridge after crossing the span

But the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are his favourites.

'I think Harry and Meghan, they break the rules a lot. They show a lot of affection. They're more free than William and Kate,' Jordan said.

So what does his family think of this obsession?

'They're like, 'Jordy, you love them too much. It's a bit overboard. It is a bit overboard but I just love the royals,' he said.

Jordan was delighted Meghan was expecting a child, with on one qualification.

'I like the idea. I think they deserve the child but I wish I was the child.'