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HARRY: 'I JUST WANT TO BE LIKE EVERYONE ELSE'

Harry set his heart on returning to the front line in Afghanistan and wants to be treated like everyone else.

In March the prince said: 'I’ve served my country. I enjoyed it because I was with my friends. And, you know, everyone has a part to play.

'All these people talking these stories of "Oh, he’s been trained as (an) Apache pilot, he’s never going to see active service, he’s never going to get to the front line". 

'You can’t train people and then not put them into the role they need to play.

'For me personally, as I said, I want to serve my country. I’ve done it once, and I’m still in the Army, I feel as though I should get the opportunity to do it again.'

In May 2007 he suffered a major setback when he was banned from heading on a six-month tour of duty to Iraq. Harry was just about to leave with his troop when the then head of the Army, General Sir Richard Dannatt, halted his deployment because the risks to his safety were too great.

The Prince was devastated at the decision and thought about leaving the Army.

In late 2007, as part of a covert mission that took months of planning, the senior royal was sent into a war zone and spent nearly three months on tour of duty in Afghanistan.

Operating as a battlefield air controller behind enemy lines, Harry carried out detailed aerial surveillance in the lawless Helmand Province, orchestrating fighter bomber strikes on crucial Taliban targets.

A blackout deal between the Ministry of Defence and the British media meant the deployment was meant to be kept secret until his safe return.

But Harry’s cover was blown when the news was leaked on foreign websites including influential American site the Drudge Report.

Army bosses were forced to order an emergency extraction, pulling a disappointed Harry out more than a month early to ensure both his safety and that of the soldiers working alongside him.

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