Posted on 02/28/2008 3:11:09 PM PST by NormsRevenge
LONDON (AFP) - Prince Harry, who has been fighting the Taliban on the front line in Afghanistan, admitted in an interview released Thursday that he sometimes wishes he was not a privileged, well-known royal.
Speaking to reporters before he left for the war-torn country in an interview that was supposed to be held back until his safe return, the 23-year-old said he hoped that he would be treated as "just a normal officer".
And asked whether, following an about-turn by Britain's top military brass that meant he would not be posted to Iraq last year, he ever wished he was not a prince, Harry replied: "I wish that quite a lot actually."
"But yes, you know (elder brother Prince) William and I have said numerous times that there's a lot of opportunities that we miss out on as well as we also got a lot of chances -- for who we are."
The prince said he felt that being with the troops in Afghanistan was a good opportunity to be treated as just another soldier.
"I think dressed in the same uniform as numerous other people, thousands of other people in Afghanistan will give me one of the best chances to be just a normal person," he said.
"That will be massively important for me, it could be a turning point."
LOL! Guess I’ll have to settle for being a mere mortal, multiple imperfections & all.
And I vote a most definite NOT GUILTY on Harry. Looks like he’s turning out just fine.
Heck... they haven’t made a mistake since the first day of potty training. LOL!
Medal?
I lived in Britain for 4 years and even though I’m not British, I knew enough of the kind of incessant media coverage that family goes through. Even Hollywood stars might take some comfort knowing that they are not Royal. It is nothing like what a typical American might imagine. Every time those people sneeze, the photographers are on them. Harry and his brother don’t have to do much to get noticed. Unfortunately for them, the only way to avoid attention would be to stay home. Sad but true.
Well done, Harry. Well done, indeed.
Yowser. Not guilty.
Definitely ‘Not Guilty.’
Not guilty and I’d hit it! ;) OK, not really, but only cause I’m married...
Unlike their dad, these two are turning out pretty darned decent. God bless 'em. It can't be easy to live in such an incessantly spotlighted fishbowl your entire life.
I’ll dye my hair and we can swap, ‘kay buddy?
hats off to the kid ....he’s great role model for his countrymen and our countrymen for that matter....
but ENOUGH IS ENOUGH...THE lamestream media is constantly harranguing us with this stale story BLECCCCH
I HOPE THEY APPLY THIS CRITICISM DIRECTLY TO THEIR HEADS...
If I could only have been a chimney sweep in 19th Century England.
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