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Prince Harry, 3rd in line to the British throne, went to war for 12 weeks. And for 10 of them- no one knew!
But once the media blew the whistle when footage of the Prince doing the daily war type thing was seen, the decision was made to pull the potential high profile target from the frontlines and return him home.
Although the prince did not complete his tour, former palace spokesman Dickie Arbiter says it was still a successful deployment and the government’s agreement with major British media to blackout coverage of Harry did work for a while.
“It did survive for ten weeks, and Harry has got his wish. He has been out there, at the sharp end. Done a job that he has been trained to do and come home, and come home just a little bit earlier than he should have done,” he said.
Prince Harry, best known for his party lifestyle, now has another talking point on his profile. And it has to be given up to the Royals for letting one of their prized sons go to war to serve with his fellow troops.
On Saturday, his father Prince Charles and his older brother Prince William met Harry at Brize Norton air base near Oxford. Charles said he now knows what being a parent of a son or daughter on active duty can do to your nerves.
“While being incredibly proud of Harry, I am, I promise, you equally proud for what it is worth of all of the dedicated service given by all our armed forces,” he said.
Reacting to Prince Harry’s return, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the right decision was made to get him out of Afghanistan. He said security considerations for the prince were paramount.
“I think the whole country is going to be delighted that Prince Harry has come back safely, that his security has been protected,” he said. “Very grateful for him for the work that he has done in Afghanistan. Very grateful to all the soldiers as he is for all the support they gave him and also for what they are doing for their country.”
For ten weeks, the third in line to the throne worked as a forward air controller, a job that included calling in air strikes on Taliban targets.
There’s a couple of things we here in the States could learn from this whole ordeal.
- How to keep our mouths shut about what our celebs are up to, because if something like this can be kept secret, then surely who got drunk at what party could be left out of the day’s newscast.
- You have to admire the fact that the Royal family is willing to let an heir to the throne go to war. How many politicians in this day and age can say they’d let their children go off to “fight for their country”.
Just something else to mull over.
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