Prince Harry to be deployed to Iraq

February 22nd, 2007

London, England - Prince Harry of Wales, a member of the British military and third in line to the throne, will be deployed to Iraq with his regiment, the British Ministry of Defense confirmed on Thursday.

Prince Harry of Wales, a member of the British military and third in line to the throne, will be deployed to Iraq with his regiment, the British Ministry of Defense confirmed on Thursday.

According to a joint statement from the MOD and the British royalty, Prince Harry "will carry out a normal troop commander's role, involving leading a troop of 12 men in four Scimitar armoured reconnaissance vehicles, each with a crew of three."

Harry is a 2006 graduate of Britain's prestigious Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and has been actively seeking the posting in Iraq.

An unnamed British military source on Saturday told CNN that this deployment was in the works and that the posting for the 22-year-old royal is expected sometime this spring.