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Britain’s Prince Harry, 22, could be shipped off to Iraq with his army regiment by the end of the month, British media reported this week. Troop Commander Wales, as he is known in the military, graduated from Sandhurst Military Academy last year and joined the Blues and Royals regiment of the Household Cavalry. At that time, Prince Harry, who is third in line to the throne, said he intended to fight. “There’s no way I’m going to put myself through Sandhurst and then sit on my arse back home while my boys are out fighting for their country,” he said. The Defense Ministry said the reports were “entirely speculative,” as deployments had not been finalized. Britain has 7,000 troops in Iraq and has lost 100 soldiers there.
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