Prince Harry has been fighting the Taleban on the front line in Afghanistan, the MoD has confirmed.
Harry, 23, who is third in line to the throne, has spent the last 10 weeks serving in Helmand Province.
The prince joked about his nickname “the bullet magnet”, but said: “I finally get the chance to do the soldiering that I want to do.”
The deployment was subject to a news blackout deal, which broke down after being leaked by foreign media.
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October 22, 2008 at 9:01 pm
jordan
No more silver spoon
uniform not a costume
the bullets are real