I get on well with the lads and I enjoy my job. It really is as simple as that. Harry's year career in the British Army, which he began as a recruit at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in , was subjected to as much attention, if not more, than his recreational exploits. The fact that there was now an actually newsworthy reason to keep tabs on Harry made the press even more eager to oblige that demand.
Across the board, British media squabbled over the wisdom of sending such a high profile figure to the frontline. To his credit, Harry remained adamant that if his unit was sent, he wanted to be there with them. Although the head of the British Army agreed he should go, that decision was ultimately reversed. For one, the military feared Harry's celebrity might put others at a higher degree of risk. To their point, it was later reported that Osama bin Laden had taken a special interest in his potential presence in Iraq.
As a result, it was resolved that his next attempt at deployment, this time in the Helmand province of Afghanistan in , would be kept secret. The gambit proved successful for some ten weeks, owing to the cooperation of British media who had agreed to not report the news, until an Australian magazine, New Idea , broke the story.
That was pulled off, in part, by reminding the rest of the troops to keep their mouths shut. A Household Cavalry officer at this point, Harry's role was to coordinate air strikes from the ground. A few years later a Telegraph reporter John Bingham wrote about witnessing Harry at work. He watched on a screen as a man ran for cover from a jet flying overhead.
A month or so later, Harry fired a. By , he had completed training as a pilot of Apache helicopters, as well as gunship training in California. He was reportedly quite good at it. Any doubters who said, 'Harry is royal, he's getting special treatment,' can leave the room now. His talent is leaving his trainers openmouthed. Army heads considered Harry's new position as a co-pilot gunner in the helicopter to be less of a risk than operating on the ground as he had before.
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However, having quit royal duties he is no longer allowed to wear his military uniform to royal events, such as Prince Philip's funeral. The same cannot be said of other family members who have not seen war, including Prince Edward who quit just four months into training for the Royal Marines.
While Edward may have had good reasons for dropping out of training, he went on to be handed eight ceremonial military appointments.
The queen's fourth son also wears a series of medals and on one occasion in The Sun counted seven. At Prince Philip's funeral , Harry was photographed wearing three medals on his chest plus the neck order and star for his Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order honor, given by the queen in Among them was the one he received for his tour of duty in Afghanistan, as well as medals for the queen's gold and diamond jubilees.
In front of him in the procession was Edward, wearing at least five across his chest, plus the star for his Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order honor.
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