Yes, I believe it was. Agree or disagree, it's what Drudge does best: leak.
When the Australian and German media put out the ‘rumor’ that the prince was serving overseas, it was not treated as ‘truth.’ When Drudge put the word out, it went worldwide. This is sad that what Drudge does so well is not to exercize some self-discipline. The prince was doing what he should be doing. Drudge did not care about the prince’s life or the lives of other soldiers around the prince. Drudge got the scoop and won another little gold star in his record. A muckraker exposes what is evil, bad, and corrupt in order to improve things. Not so with Drudge.