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Secret No More: Prince Harry's in Afghanistan

Posted Feb 28, 08 1:47 PM CST in Arts & Living,  World 

(Newser) – Prince Harry is indeed in Afghanistan fighting the Taliban, the BBC reports. The news was leaked by foreign media and confirmed by the UK government despite a press agreement to stay mum on Harry’s military service. The prince, nicknamed “bullet magnet,” said he appreciates frontline duty: “I finally get the chance to do the soldiering that I want to do.”

The British Army's head was “very disappointed” that sites in Australia and Germany defied the blackout. Now that the cat's out of the bag, though, more from the prince: “I haven't really had a shower for four days,” he said. “It's very nice to be sort of a normal person for once … about as normal as I'm going to get.”

Sources BBC, Reuters

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In this image made available in London, Thursday Feb. 28, 2008, Britain's Prince Harry patrols through the deserted town of Garmisir, Afghanistan, close to Forward Operating Base Delhi, on Wednesday...   (Associated Press)
In this image made available in London, Thursday Feb. 28, 2008, Britain's Prince Harry mans a 50mm machine gun at an observation post close to Forward Operating Base Delhi, in Afghanistan, on Wednesday...   (Associated Press)
In this image made available in London, Thursday Feb. 28, 2008, Britain's Prince Harry sits in his accommodation at Forward Operating Base Delhi, Afghanistan, on Wednesday Jan. 2, 2008. Prince Harry...   (Associated Press)
In this image made available in London, Thursday Feb. 28, 2008, Britain's Prince Harry leaves a Forward Operating Base on his way to patrol through the deserted town of Garmisir, Afghanistan, on Wednesday...   (Associated Press)
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