Prince Harry's Iraq posting in doubt

April 26, 2007

Britain's military denied newspaper reports that it was banning Prince Harry from serving in combat in Iraq, but acknowledged his deployment was under review. The mass-selling Sun tabloid reported that army chiefs had ordered an 11th-hour review of his planned deployment, quoting an anonymous source that said Harry, who is the third in line to the British throne, would probably be banned from going near the front line. The 22-year-old junior officer is reportedly threatening to quit the army if he is prevented from serving in the frontline.