Prince Harry is being tipped for a role as a future commander of the Household Cavalry, according to a report in the Daily Mail. The prince, a serving captain in the Blues and Royals, is said to have passed all the necessary exams to be promoted to major and could advance to Lieutenant Colonel by 2023. He reportedly told friends he would be honoured to take up the role in charge of the oldest and most senior regiment in the British Army. Captain Harry Wales, as he is known in the military, confided in colleagues that every serving officer wants to command their own regiment and I am no different, according to the Daily Star. The 30-year-old prince was commissioned into the Blues and Royals, one of two regiments which make up the Household Cavalry, in 2006 and later trained as an Apache gunner and pilot. He is currently serving in a staff officer role at the Horse Guards Parade in London, a post he took up last year, although he is reportedly expected to rejoin his regiment next year. A senior officer told the paper: I am absolutely delighted Harry has set his sights high. Every officer at Harrys stage in his career should be thinking of his future and should be ambitious enough to want to command his regiment. Theres nothing wrong with that. He is a very capable officer and has proved his worth in battle. The prince has undertaken two operational tours of Afghanistan - in 2008 as a forward air controller and again in 2012 as an Apache pilot based at Camp Bastion in Helmand province. He was promoted to his current rank of captain in April 2011 and in July 2013 he qualified as an Apache aircraft commander. [Read more: dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2896050/Could-Harry-royal-general-Prince-lined-future-commander-Household-Cavalry.html#ixzz3O15Fs900 ]
Posted on: Fri, 09 Jan 2015 18:00:01 +0000
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