Prince Harry has been fighting the Taliban on the frontline in Afghanistan, British army officials have confirmed.
The 23-year-old, a second lieutenant in the Blues and Royals regiment of the Household Cavalry, and third in line to the throne, has spent the last 10 weeks in the lawless Helmand province of the war-torn country.
The prince’s spokesman said in a statement: “Prince Harry is very proud to serve his country on operations alongside his fellow soldiers and to do the job he has been trained for.”
He arrived in late December — and has been directly involved in gun battle.
On the eve of his departure, he told a pooled interview that it was his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, who told him that he had his marching order.
The Palace and the Ministry of Defense in the U.K. had hoped to keep the mission secret in order to safeguard his life and those of his fellow soldiers — army chiefs had managed to keep the prince shielded from media and had encouraged fellow soldiers in his squadron to keep mum.
