Harry

[Bobbie En Tejas]

I have a question. Someone mentioned Harry's hair, which seems to me would definitely not be regulation, but I'm also wondering about the uniform. He has desert fatigues on the bottom and jungle fatigues on the top. Don't they have to wear a matching uniform, even in war? Would seem they wouldn't even be taking jungle fatigues to afganistan.

[4th gen Suthen']

Does anyone else feel that maybe the "leak" on an American website was arranged beforehand. It means no news agency can be blamed, Harry does a wee 10 week stint, wee leak by obscure source, Harry is brought home, press fill 18 trillion pages with photos of Harry being one of "our boys", everybodies appy!!

Or maybe I'm just hoora cynical

Hmm, it did not cross my mind but maybe, just maybe that is the case!! but, I must say, Harry came out of it pretty well and has improved his standing and gained him much respect..............apart from his hair.......and non matching uniform

But, nobody can criticise him at all in this.

[ionnsaigh]

Campbell A, funny that is exactly what I thought. However it is a wee shot in the arm of the propaganda section of MOD.
The Diana inquest - and all the negatives re: The Royal Family - have been blurred somewhat - due to Harry and his Afghanistan heroics. " I've never been happier- the best time of my life " How many Afghans did our little English hero kill.

[Hello]

of course it was prince philip who spilled the beans about harry might as well blame him went to see the Kite runner a very good film which gave us a brief glimpse into what life was like living under the taliban regime .

[Sheik Yir Erse]

He has desert fatigues on the bottom and jungle fatigues on the top. Don't they have to wear a matching uniform, even in war? Would seem they wouldn't even be taking jungle fatigues to afganistan.

Bobbie - given the horrendous stories about the shortages of equipment the British Army have in Iraq and Afghanistan - I'm sure he's just glad he's not wearing a bloody snow suit!

[ionnsaigh]

of course it was prince philip who spilled the beans about harry might as well blame him went to see the Kite runner a very good film which gave us a brief glimpse into what life was like living under the taliban regime .

Haven't read the book - or seen the film - I know very little of the dreaded taliban regime. I do have experience of the dreaded English Monarchy regime.

[bill]

Most people seem to think it was an American site that spilled the beans on H.R.H.P.H. being in Afghanistan.It was first reported in an Australian magazine a month earlier,then in a German newspaper,it was only when reported on the American site that the floodgates opened.

Also notice that more news reports are mentioning the fact that he had S.A.S. protection.

[ionnsaigh]

Well worth the expense - when you consider the positive propaganda effect on the Royal Family - something they where badly needing. With one thing and ANOTHER.
Good auld arry
fights the tali

[EMDEE]

Ionnsaigh,

Not that I am a royalist, but does the "English" Royal Family as you call them not have as much, if not more Scottish ancestry than English?

Maybe this is just another can of worms and would involve sides of blankets etc.