Britain's Prince Harry to serve in Iraq 26 minutes ago
LONDON (AFP) - Britain's Prince Harry is to serve in Iraq with his regiment the Blues and Royals, the Ministry of Defence said Thursday.
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Harry -- a second lieutenant who is known in the army as Cornet Wales -- has made no secret of his desire not to be treated differently from other soldiers if his unit is sent to the front-line.
The last royal to serve in a warzone was his uncle, Prince Andrew, who flew helicopters in the Falklands War in 1982.
Blair on Wednesday announced that British troop numbers in southern Iraq would be cut by 1,600 in the coming months, the first large-scale troop withdrawal since the onset of the Iraq war.