The British Ministry of Defence confirmed that Prince Harry served in the front line of Afghanistan in mid-February 2007/KLOC-0, fighting Taliban forces. Prince Harry returned to Britain on March 1 2008 because his whereabouts were disclosed by an American website.
Prince Harry has completed 10 months of Apache attack helicopter driving training and obtained the driving qualification. This means that he will return to the front line in Afghanistan as early as the spring of 20 12.
Prince Harry's official rank is captain of the Welsh Air Force. It is said that Prince Harry's performance surprised his instructor. A source said: "Only 2% of the best helicopter pilots can fly Apache helicopters. Prince Harry must have received very hard training, which has nothing to do with his royal membership. "
At the end of 20 12, 10, Prince Harry flew an Apache helicopter, fired hellfire missiles, and then fired with a 30mm cannon, killing a Taliban commander.
On March 201May 17, Reuters reported that Prince Harry had made a "difficult decision" and would end his ten-year military career in June after being seconded from the Australian Defence Force for one month. After retiring, Prince Harry will go to the British Ministry of Defence to study, and he will also think about his future development direction. During the summer vacation of 20 15, Harry will go to sub-Saharan Africa to participate in voluntary activities and take an active part in charity.
On June 20 15, Prince Harry officially ended his military career, and then he went to many African countries to cooperate with local staff to promote ecological protection. He has been to Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Botswana, paying attention to the protection of rhinos and elephants.
The royal family said that he would promote education and sustainable development through his experience in the front line, and protect rhinoceros and elephants living in the area. When Harry returns home from his trip to Africa, he will serve the army again and participate in the rehabilitation of the wounded. 1. Suspected of smoking marijuana
In 2002 1 month, 17-year-old Prince Harry was found smoking marijuana and underage drinking at home and on many occasions, which shocked the outside world. It was not until his father, Prince Charles, sent Harry to a drug rehabilitation center that the matter came to an end. This incident greatly affected the image of Prince Harry. The British media even used "Harry Potter" to ridicule Prince Harry who was involved in the marijuana incident.
Attack paparazzi
On June 5438+1October 2/KLOC-0, 2004, at about 3 am, Prince Harry of England clashed with a photojournalist in front of a nightclub in West End of London, breaking the journalist's lips. Afterwards, a spokesman for the British royal family said that Prince Harry accidentally scratched the reporter's lips when he was hit by a camera in the face and pushed the camera away. However, the injured photographer insisted that Prince Harry attacked him on purpose.
It is reported that Prince Harry walked out of a nightclub in West End of London at about 3 am on February/Kloc-0, accompanied by several royal bodyguards, and was ready to leave by car. At this moment, more than 20 paparazzi photographers who had been waiting for a long time immediately swarmed in and surrounded Harry's car with photographic equipment. In the constant flashing of the flash, Prince Harry's nose was suddenly hit by the camera, and Prince Harry's face suddenly changed. He reacted violently and rushed out of the car to argue with one of the photographers. It is reported that during the conflict, Prince Harry's nose was slightly bruised, and 24-year-old photojournalist Chris Angkor's lips were also cut. Prince Harry was finally dragged into the car by two bodyguards and then left.
According to a spokesman for Clarence House, the cut on photographer Chris Angkor's lip was accidentally caused when Prince Harry pushed away the camera that touched his face in self-defense.
However, Angkor and other photographers offered a different story. According to Angkor, Prince Harry didn't mean to hurt him, but deliberately attacked him. Angkor said: "Prince Harry is sitting in the car and we are all taking pictures of him. Suddenly he rushed out of the car and ran straight towards me while I was still taking pictures. He deliberately pushed my camera into my face, and the camera base hit me and scratched my lower lip. At the same time, he pushed me back, grabbed my clothes and shook my body, and kept shouting,' Why are you doing this? "Why can't you leave me alone?" ... I never thought a prince would treat me like this. "
It is reported that Angkor often waits outside the famous nightclubs in London in the middle of the night, hoping to capture the pictures of some celebrities coming out after getting drunk. According to other witnesses with Angkor, they heard Prince Harry even cursing.
Dickie abbitt, a former royal spokesman, said: "Every time I go out, Prince Harry is followed by a large group of photographers. Prince Harry has the genes of the Duke of Windsor, including unstable temper. "
A spokesman for Clarence House insisted that the incident was an "unfortunate accident" and said that Prince Harry regretted it on the spot, and it was indeed the case. A photo taken at that time showed that Prince Harry sadly buried his head in his hand after returning to the car.
It is reported that Angkor has reported the accident to the London police, but no formal charges have been filed. A spokesman for Scotland Yard said, "We have been informed of the accident, but we have not received any formal charges."
The 20-year-old Prince Harry is often described by the media as "more willful" and often likes to go to nightclubs. Harry told the media in September that he and William both wanted to live a normal life, but the special attention of the media made their wishes quite difficult.
Prince Harry's practice of pushing and bumping a reporter attracted some criticism, but some people expressed their understanding of Harry's behavior. Because Prince Harry's mother, Princess Diana, died in a car accident in Paris on 1997, when Harry was only 12 years old, and Princess Diana was being followed by a group of paparazzi before the accident, the death of her mother made Prince Harry instinctively distrust the paparazzi.
3. Nazi uniform incident
In 2005 1 month, Prince Harry dressed as a German Nazi soldier and attended a friend's masquerade, which aroused the Jews' dissatisfaction with him. "The Sun" said: "Prince Harry's dress will make the British royal family who led the British people against the Nazis in World War II feel uneasy." Afterwards, Prince Harry apologized for this.