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Thursday, 28 February 2008, 17:48 GMT

In Pictures: Prince Harry in the Army

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Prince Harry has been fighting on the front line in Afghanistan, it has been announced.

Prince Harry in a Spartan armoured vehicle

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Last year the prince's planned tour to Iraq was cancelled when the MoD said the advance publicity had caused a security risk.

Prince Harry

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The prince was one of 270 recruits to start their officer training at Sandhurst in May 2005.

Harry in training

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Senior soldiers described the prince, now 22, as an "enthusiastic and capable" officer.

Harry with a gun

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The gruelling 44-week course at Sandhurst included battle training in Cyprus.

Harry and the recruits

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Last April, Prince Harry graduated from Sandhurst as an army officer and joined the Household Cavalry's Blues and Royals where his rank is referred to as Cornet.

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Prince Harry, shown on patrol in a deserted town in Afghanistan in 2008, has long said that he wanted to put in to practice the skills he has learnt as a soldier.

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Prince Harry sits with a group of Gurkha soldiers after firing a machine gun from an observation post in Afghanistan.

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