Title: The Harry Prince Post by: BANGKOK RED on Thursday, February 28, 2008, 22:01:49 Quote Prince Harry has been fighting the Taleban on the front line in Afghanistan, the MoD has confirmed. Harry, 23, who is third in line to the throne, has spent the last 10 weeks serving in Helmand Province. The prince joked about his nickname "the bullet magnet", but said: "I finally get the chance to do the soldiering that I want to do." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7269814.stm Their may be some "Artisitic licence" to the report, and in general I am neither pro nor anti-monarchy myself. But if this is true then he has earned a great deal of respect from myself. Of course many of our other boys put themselves in the line of fire but Harry has so many other options available to him that it is truly commendable of the chap to do so. A monarch to be proud of??? Title: The Harry Prince Post by: axs on Thursday, February 28, 2008, 22:05:30 Pretty clever move by someone - that whole Iraq thing must have been a bluff to divert attention from him going to Helmand.
Title: The Harry Prince Post by: Barry Scott on Thursday, February 28, 2008, 22:27:15 I quite like Harry, he's more "down with the kids" than William. You could probably get pretty fucked and have a good laugh with Hazza, i reckon Willy would fuck you off after a bit.
Title: The Harry Prince Post by: BANGKOK RED on Thursday, February 28, 2008, 22:29:00 Iv'e just watched the videos of him talking about it on the beeb and he comes over as a normal "Down to Earth" chap, the kind of bloke that you could bump into at your local in fact.
He also appears to have a genuine enthusiasm for his job. I vaguely remember him when he was much younger stating that he wanted to be "A normal person", which was understandably (Sp) ridiculed. I think that he acheived his goal of being a normal person . (In the eyes of the soldiers fighting alongsides him at least) Title: The Harry Prince Post by: Reg Smeeton on Thursday, February 28, 2008, 22:29:25 Quote from: "Barry Scott" I quite like Harry, he's more "down with the kids" than William. You could probably get pretty fucked and have a good laugh with Hazza, i reckon Willy would fuck you off after a bit. Isn't that becasue his father is a commoner rather than a royal? Title: The Harry Prince Post by: JPC82 on Thursday, February 28, 2008, 22:30:36 Quote from: "Reg Smeeton" Quote from: "Barry Scott" I quite like Harry, he's more "down with the kids" than William. You could probably get pretty fucked and have a good laugh with Hazza, i reckon Willy would fuck you off after a bit. Isn't that becasue his father is a commoner rather than a royal? now now reginald we all know its true but we cant say it, we will be killed by mi6 Title: The Harry Prince Post by: flammableBen on Thursday, February 28, 2008, 22:32:50 Isn't it mega-likely-rumouroid that Harry might have a different father?
I'm not bothered about any of them, but on the other hand I'm probably more pro-royalty than against it. If they suddenly decided to use their devine ruling rights after the tabloid monkeys inevitably vote in the next far-right nazi party then I'd be more royalist than a royal favourite. And they're pretty good for tourism. Title: The Harry Prince Post by: strooood on Thursday, February 28, 2008, 22:35:41 top bloke, fair play.
Title: The Harry Prince Post by: Gazza's Fat Mate on Thursday, February 28, 2008, 22:38:37 whenever I have seen him interveiwed he seems to all ways be on the verge of swearing. Good lad get him down the county!
Title: The Harry Prince Post by: ghanimah on Thursday, February 28, 2008, 22:42:23 Quote from: "flammableBen" Isn't it mega-likely-rumouroid that Harry might have a different father? You're right, the same as Prince Andrew is apparently not fathered by Prince Phillip. Fair play to Harry though at least he's been consistent and honest about his intentions & ambitions - it's a shame MP's don't take the same view and put themselves on the line for their country. Title: The Harry Prince Post by: Reg Smeeton on Thursday, February 28, 2008, 22:42:37 Quote from: "Gazza's Fat Mate" whenever I have seen him interveiwed he seems to all ways be on the verge of swearing. Good lad get him down the county! Probably missed the opportunity....he used to do his underage drinking in the Rattlebone in Sherston, been in there myself a few times and the locals would happily trot out Harry stories. Title: The Harry Prince Post by: reeves4england on Thursday, February 28, 2008, 23:32:09 Quote from: "ghanimah" Quote from: "flammableBen" Isn't it mega-likely-rumouroid that Harry might have a different father? You're right, the same as Prince Andrew is apparently not fathered by Prince Phillip. Fair play to Harry though at least he's been consistent and honest about his intentions & ambitions - it's a shame MP's don't take the same view and put themselves on the line for their country. If they did that they would not be MPs.... Title: The Harry Prince Post by: axs on Thursday, February 28, 2008, 23:35:13 unless it was Military Police.
Title: The Harry Prince Post by: pauld on Thursday, February 28, 2008, 23:55:12 Have to say I thought he came over well. Certainly a lot better than the "And now our hour long special" fawning twats on ITN. Harry 1-0 News Media. Oh, and where the fuck do the Drudge Report get off, putting people's lives at risk like that? Stick to the B-list Hollywood celebs, assholes
Title: The Harry Prince Post by: sonic youth on Friday, February 29, 2008, 00:00:04 bizarrely i've always found william and harry to be fairly likeable and relatively normal people when they've been interviewed. i fucking hate the royal family but i almost feel sorry for those two for being born into such an inbred institution.
fair play to them. Title: The Harry Prince Post by: Bushey Boy on Friday, February 29, 2008, 07:31:46 There is a place for the royal family in this world....
Respect to Harry Title: Re: The Harry Prince Post by: neville w on Friday, February 29, 2008, 07:43:11 Quote from: BANGKOK RED Quote . A monarch to be proud of??? There'd have to be quite a lot of news for this to be a valid question. Title: The Harry Prince Post by: flammableBen on Friday, February 29, 2008, 08:54:51 I don't like this idea of someone organising a black out on the media coverage just so he could go. I understand doing that on important stuff, like not reporting that the police have an under cover agent in a drug den or something.
Not reporting something just so little Harry gets to go fight with his chums is a bit of a knock for the trust in the media though. Set's a new low for media manipulation, one that could be used for other things. Title: The Harry Prince Post by: janaage on Friday, February 29, 2008, 09:02:04 Harry's been spotted rinking in the Kings Arms in Calne before, therefore he's alright by me!!! I like Prince Phillip too, he's funny. Charlie's not a bad geezer just given a hard time by the press. Princess Anne does a good job, hardly ever misses a Scotland rugby match, which I bet she's thrilled about - deserves a lot of credit for that alone!
Anyway back to Harry, fair play to him for going out there in the first place, but he should get noe extra special benefits compared to the other lads out there. Title: The Harry Prince Post by: genf_stfc on Friday, February 29, 2008, 11:41:44 The cynical part of me wonders exactly how much of an unauthorised leak this was, but i like the idea of henry the fifth leading the charge at Agincourt, that sort of thing and reckon this is exactly the sort of thing the royals should be doing, so i'll give him the benfit of the doubt and show some pride.
well done for wearing a hat with a USA flag on it during the interview though - 'we do bad things to bad people' on the back of it... jesus. Title: The Harry Prince Post by: strooood on Friday, February 29, 2008, 11:47:23 Quote from: "flammableBen" I don't like this idea of someone organising a black out on the media coverage just so he could go. I understand doing that on important stuff, like not reporting that the police have an under cover agent in a drug den or something. Not reporting something just so little Harry gets to go fight with his chums is a bit of a knock for the trust in the media though. Set's a new low for media manipulation, one that could be used for other things. i think that's bollocks. harry's a soldier, he should serve in the war, agree with it or not he's technically fighting for us, i certainly wouldnt be prepared to go and serve in helmand. but if everybody knew about it, it would definetely increase the risk to him and his battalion. it's easy to be cynical about it, but just a teaspoon of common sense shows that this blackout was justified, and admirably carried out by the media it has to be said. Title: The Harry Prince Post by: Jamiesfuturewife on Friday, February 29, 2008, 11:48:45 Quote from: "janaage" Harry's been spotted rinking in the Kings Arms in Calne before, therefore he's alright by me!!! I like Prince Phillip too, he's funny. Charlie's not a bad geezer just given a hard time by the press. Princess Anne does a good job, hardly ever misses a Scotland rugby match, which I bet she's thrilled about - deserves a lot of credit for that alone! Anyway back to Harry, fair play to him for going out there in the first place, but he should get noe extra special benefits compared to the other lads out there. NO WAY!! :shock: Title: The Harry Prince Post by: jayohaitchenn on Friday, February 29, 2008, 12:20:04 Britain's Media in Doing-the-Right Thing Shocker!
Really proud of Harry, easily my fave royal. Title: The Harry Prince Post by: neville w on Friday, February 29, 2008, 12:27:22 Quote from: "jayohaitchenn" Britain's Media in Doing-the-Right Thing Shocker! Really proud of Harry, easily my fave royal. Really ? I'd take Zara Phillips anytime ! Title: The Harry Prince Post by: Jamiesfuturewife on Friday, February 29, 2008, 12:28:24 My sister Waxes Zara Phillips minnie! True Story!
Title: The Harry Prince Post by: ron dodgers on Friday, February 29, 2008, 17:38:04 pictures?
Hang on - you mean your sister cleans her car? Title: The Harry Prince Post by: Mexicano Rojo on Friday, February 29, 2008, 18:33:03 fuck me, so fucking what, rich cunt gets his hands dirty, never heard so much praise for a ginger
Title: The Harry Prince Post by: BANGKOK RED on Friday, February 29, 2008, 20:31:15 Quote from: "flammableBen" I don't like this idea of someone organising a black out on the media coverage just so he could go. I understand doing that on important stuff, like not reporting that the police have an under cover agent in a drug den or something. Not reporting something just so little Harry gets to go fight with his chums is a bit of a knock for the trust in the media though. Set's a new low for media manipulation, one that could be used for other things. This is why these things are not reported Ben: Quote Prince Harry is to be withdrawn from Afghanistan after news of his secret deployment leaked out. The 23-year-old royal, who has spent the last 10 weeks serving in Helmand Province, is to be flown back to the UK amid concerns for his safety. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7270743.stm I thought to begin with that it was a piece of irresonsible reporting.[/quote] Title: The Harry Prince Post by: flammableBen on Friday, February 29, 2008, 20:41:37 But then instead of sending him and trying to keep a secret which if it gets out is not only a risk to him and all his mates. He just shouldn't go.
I just don't like the idea of media silencing. I know papers and telly aren't the most reliable of things but they are pretty much all we've got to keep us informed of the world most of the time. Title: The Harry Prince Post by: BANGKOK RED on Friday, February 29, 2008, 20:54:35 I'd agree there could be an argument that he shouldn't go, in respect of the fact that he puts his fellow soldiers in danger. Although do we really need to know where he is at all times? And apparently it was not a case of censorship at all, rather the beeb decided against broadcasting through combination of some deal and some common dog being used. Supposedly It all fell through because individual(s) who leaked it.
Title: The Harry Prince Post by: STFC_Gazzza on Saturday, March 1, 2008, 07:56:08 You never know if Harry is coming back.... they could say he is coming home but he stays out there... Fair play to him for going over there though"
Title: The Harry Prince Post by: Ralphy on Saturday, March 1, 2008, 09:07:43 I think the plane landing at Brize Norton this morning with world media there suggests he is coming home Gaz.
Title: The Harry Prince Post by: STFC_Gazzza on Saturday, March 1, 2008, 09:49:42 Quote from: "Ralphy" I think the plane landing at Brize Norton this morning with world media there suggests he is coming home Gaz. Could be. I hadn't read or seen that until you posted it! Title: The Harry Prince Post by: Arriba on Saturday, March 1, 2008, 12:13:55 ross kemp would have been in more danger than harry.
Title: The Harry Prince Post by: chalkies_shorts on Saturday, March 1, 2008, 23:53:46 Maybe Harry will turn out decent as he's got no royal blood in him. The genetic pool has been stirred up and he's not a Nazi inbred fuckwit like the others. Good luck to the guy.
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