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Harry's Dad 'Enormously Proud'

Posted Mar 1, 08 12:20 PM CST in World 

(Newser) – Prince Charles welcomed Harry home from Afghanistan today, telling the media he was “enormously proud” of his son. “It’s obviously a great relief to see him home in one piece,” he said, adding that he now understood what service families endure. But he also was frustrated at Harry’s early return. “He had been looking forward to coming back with his regiment.”

It was tough, Charles said, to keep Harry’s service a secret. “People kept saying to me, ‘You must be so frustrated about Harry not being able to serve abroad.’” Harry arrived to no official fanfare at a Royal Air Force base in central England this morning, where he was met by his father and brother, Prince Williams, the Telegraph reports. He served 10 weeks before the Drudge Report blew his cover.

Source Daily Telegraph (UK)

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Britain's Prince Harry, left, is seen shortly after his return from active duty in Afghanistan, as his father Prince Charles, right, escorts him as he leaves the Royal Air Force's Brize Norton air base...   (Associated Press)
Britain's Prince Harry, left, walks with his brother Prince William, right, shortly after returning from active duty in Afghanistan, at the Royal Air Force's Brize Norton air base in Oxfordshire, England,...   (Associated Press)
Britain's Prince Harry exits a military transport aircraft shortly after landing, upon his return from active duty in Afghanistan, at the Royal Air Force Brize Norton air base in Oxfordshire, southern...   (Associated Press)
Britain's Prince Harry steps from a military plane at RAF Brize Norton, England, on his return from active military service in Afghanistan, Saturday March 1, 2008. Third in line to the British throne...   (Associated Press)
Britain's Prince Harry, right, removes his body armor upon his return from active duty in Afghanistan, as his brother, Prince William, left, helps him with his belongings, at the Royal Air Force's Brize...   (Associated Press)
Britain's Prince Harry, left, exits a military transport aircraft shortly after landing, upon his return from active duty in Afghanistan, at the Royal Air Force's Brize Norton air base in Oxfordshire,...   (Associated Press)
Britain's Prince Harry, center, exits a military transport aircraft shortly after landing, upon his return from active duty in Afghanistan, at the Royal Air Force's Brize Norton air base in Oxfordshire,...   (Associated Press)
Britain's Prince Harry, seen shortly after his return from active duty in Afghanistan, removes his body armor as he leaves the Royal Air Force's Brize Norton air base in Oxfordshire, southern England,...   (Associated Press)
Britain's Prince Harry, left, with his brother Prince William, right and his father Prince Charles, center, at the Royal Air Force's Brize Norton air base in Oxfordshire, southern England, Saturday, March...   (Associated Press)
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