“If I am not allowed to join my unit in a war zone, I will hand in my uniform,” he was quoted as telling senior officers before his passing-out from Sandhurst military academy.
Three cheers for the Prince. Third in line to the throne, he could easily been held back from deployment to Iraq, but is insisting on shipping out with them.
Too often we criticise the royals for being out of touch with the real world, but when you think back, they do serve, and they do go to war. His Father served in the Royal Navy during the war for the Falkland Islands.
So G-d speed Prince Harry, may you serve honorably and come home safely.
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