Prince Harry:Front Line Fighter In Helmand, Afghanistan ...

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Well, surprise, surprise.

Have you seen what we've seen?

Prince Harry in Taleban fighting

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."

It seems to us that young Harry's a Prince who likes his little laugh.

Here's another of the lad's little jokes. (Ha, bloody ha. How highly and mightily hilarious, your Royal Highness - that you should make the butt, the great unwashed.)

"I haven't really had a shower for four days, I haven't washed my clothes for a week.

"It's very nice to be sort of a normal person for once, I think it's about as normal as I'm going to get.

Read the rest of this remarkable revelation.

( N.B. While we're still (sort of), firing on a single cylinder ourselves, posts will probably stay pretty short & sweet.)

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10 Years On; Remembering The Death Of Princess Diana ...

Though it seems like only yesterday to we oldies, it was a full ten years ago today that the life of Diana Princess of Wales was so suddenly and sadly, snuffed out;like a candle in the wind.

And just as clearly as we can still recall where we were and what we were doing when we first heard the numbing news of the deaths of (among others too numerous to mention), her husband Prince Charles' grandfather, King George V1, the US President John F. Kennedy, and the many victims of the 9/11/2001 WTC tragedy -- we doubt we'll ever forget the day Diana died.

There's something else we doubt will ever leave our memories - Princess Diana's funeral - and the heartrending rendition by her friend Sir Elton John, of his specially revised (by Bernie Taupin) version of "Candle In The Wind".

Incidentally, it's fair to warn that many may do well to keep a handkerchief handy before viewing the following video.



Rest in peace, dear Diana, 'The People's Princess'.

** UPDATE: The service of remembrance -- including young Prince Harry's tribute to his late mother.