Dwight Yorke: Relationship with Katie Price and Son Harvey

Dwight Yorke became a Manchester United legend in 1999. But his name also appears in a messier story about Katie Price, their son Harvey, and a paternity dispute that Daily Mirror reporting (UK national newspaper) covered for years.

Born: 3 November 1971 · Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) · Manchester United goals: 65 · Son Harvey born: 27 May 2002 · Career span: 1990–2009 (compiled from Daily Mirror reporting)

Eight facts, one pattern: the public record is firmer on Yorke’s football career than on his private family finances.

Why Did Dwight Yorke Leave Katie?

Timeline of the relationship

• Yorke and Price met in 2001 while Yorke was at Manchester United (Daily Mirror reporting).
• Harvey was born on 27 May 2002 (Daily Mirror reporting).
• The relationship ended around mid-2002, shortly after Harvey’s birth (Daily Mirror reporting).

Press reports do not describe a single date when the relationship broke down. Price’s account said Yorke initially denied paternity and later accepted Harvey after a DNA test returned positive (Daily Mirror reporting). Yorke’s name was then placed on Harvey’s birth certificate (Daily Mirror reporting). Press reports also noted that Yorke wanted Harvey to carry the Yorke surname, which does not fit the simpler version of him as a man who wanted nothing to do with the child.

Yorke’s own public version of the split has been quieter. His autobiography, Born to Score, reportedly said Price limited his access to Harvey (Daily Mirror reporting).

The implication: without a fuller public record from both parties, the story remains incomplete.

Has Dwight Yorke Paid for Harvey?

Child support arrangements

• A child-maintenance arrangement is generally required for a child under 16, or under 20 in approved education or training (GOV.UK (official UK government guidance)).
• Child maintenance is intended to contribute to a child’s everyday living costs (GOV.UK (official UK government guidance)).
• The parent without the child’s main day-to-day care normally pays maintenance to the parent with main day-to-day care (GOV.UK (official UK government guidance)).
• The Child Maintenance Service can investigate parentage when one party denies being the parent (GOV.UK (official UK government guidance)).

What that means for Harvey is that the legal framework is separate from the emotional story. UK guidance says both parents remain responsible for the costs of raising a child even when they do not see that child (GOV.UK (official UK government guidance)).

Public statements about financial contributions

Katie Price has said that Dwight Yorke does not pay child support; no court order or CMS assessment confirming or contradicting that has been reported.

Daily Mirror reporting

Yorke has not publicly confirmed or denied making payments. The reviewed reporting contains no payment amount, no arrears figure and no court order, which makes it impossible to verify either side’s claim from public documents.

The upshot: the financial question will remain unresolved without independent verification.

Does Dwight Yorke Have Anything to Do with His Son?

Contact between father and son

• Katie Price has publicly said Yorke did not maintain contact with Harvey (Daily Mirror reporting).
• Price’s published account said Yorke spoke to Harvey by telephone on Harvey’s tenth birthday (Daily Mirror reporting).
• No more recent contact has been documented in the reviewed reporting.

Public appearances together

Price said in a television interview that Harvey has never met his father, according to reporting reviewed for this piece.

Daily Mirror reporting

The absence of photographs, joint appearances or public statements does not prove a total lack of contact, but it does explain why the public narrative is one-sided.

The takeaway: the absence of Yorke’s account leaves Price’s version as the only public narrative.

Why Doesn’t Dwight Yorke See Harvey?

Reasons given by Katie Price

• Price has said Yorke showed no interest in being a father (Daily Mirror reporting).
• Price also alleged that Yorke later said he did not want to be involved in Harvey’s life (Daily Mirror reporting).

Dwight Yorke’s perspective (limited)

Yorke acknowledged that he could have been a better father, according to Daily Mirror reporting.

Daily Mirror reporting

He has not, in the reviewed reporting, addressed the specific allegation that he said he wanted no involvement. His autobiography instead pointed to restricted access (Daily Mirror reporting), which frames the split differently: not that he walked away, but that he could not get closer.

The pattern: silence from one side allows the other to define the story.

Does Katie Price’s Son Harvey Live with Her?

Current living arrangements

• Harvey Price lives with his mother, Katie Price, in the UK (Daily Mirror reporting).
• Price has described herself as his main carer, with additional support around him.
• Harvey was born on 27 May 2002, and public profiles describe him as living in his mother’s household (Daily Mirror reporting).

Harvey’s care routine

Harvey’s needs include round-the-clock care, according to the family’s public statements.

Daily Mirror reporting

Public discussions of Harvey’s care have tended to be tied to Price’s interviews and social-media updates, rather than to official social-care records. That means the details of his daily routine are not part of the verifiable public record.

What this means: the care burden and the financial burden rest on the same parent in the public account.

Timeline: Key Dates in Yorke, Price and Harvey’s Story

Ten dates, one pattern: the trophies and transfers are on the record, while the family story is documented mainly through press interviews.

The takeaway: the family timeline is short and concentrated in 2001–2002, while the football timeline spans two decades. The contrast helps explain why Yorke’s public identity has always been easier to verify than his private one.

What’s Clear, What’s Not

That split is the fairest summary of the public record: the paternity question is settled, but the financial and emotional questions are not.

Key Quotes

Katie Price has publicly said that Yorke did not maintain contact with Harvey.

Daily Mirror reporting

Yorke acknowledged that he could have been a better father.

Daily Mirror reporting

Both parents remain responsible for the costs of raising their children even when they do not see them.

GOV.UK (official UK government guidance)

Where Things Stand

The story of Dwight Yorke and Harvey Price has never been a simple case of an absent father walking away. The public record shows a footballer who accepted paternity (Daily Mirror reporting), visited his son in hospital (Daily Mirror reporting), and later acknowledged he could have done more (Daily Mirror reporting); it also shows a mother who says she raised Harvey alone (Daily Mirror reporting). What is missing is the financial file. For Yorke, the trade-off is now clear: every time he appears as a respected coach or pundit, the same question about Harvey will follow him, and a public silence will not close it.

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