Rethink on Harry’s Afghanistan role

Feb 29 2008 by Anne Fletcher, South Wales Echo

GENERALS were deciding today whether to pull Prince Harry out of Afghanistan after details of his secret deployment were broadcast around the world.

The head of the army, General Sir Richard Dannatt, must decide whether to implement emergency plans to extract the third in line to the throne after the breakdown of a news blackout deal struck to preserve his safety.

The 23-year-old Household Cavalry officer has spent the past 10 weeks living his lifelong dream of serving on the frontline, fighting the Taliban in Helmand Province.

Working as a battlefield air controller and Spartan light tank commander he was able to operate within sight of enemy positions.

During a posting to Garmsir, the southernmost part of the province under allied control, he was able to go on patrol and mix with locals who had no idea he was a senior member of the Royal Family.