H.R.H. awol

[crofter]

Yes you certainly have a fair chance of coming home "Legless" after a night on the tiles in good old Basra Town eh??

[Flat_Eric]

Keith Rasputin wrote:

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Well Keith, I "dunno about that".

Yes, Andy Prat was "in theatre".

But according to some who were down there with him at the time (my own cousin included), all that stuff about him "flying as a decoy for Exocets" was all just a load of old publicity guff cooked up by the MoD, the Navy and Buck House press office to give him - and by extension the rest of the Royals - good PR.

My cousin claims that he was put to work running routine supply missions etc. and was in fact kept as well out of harm's way as possible, lest the Argies be handed a major propaganda scoop by blowing up his chopper.

In other words, having Prince Andrew down there was more trouble than it was worth - but of course they could never say such a thing publicly.

I've read similar claims from others about this on other forums where the subject has come up. Of course we'll probably never know for sure one way or the other, but I'm inclinded to err on the side of "don't believe everything you read in the papers" suspicion on that one.

[Flat_Eric]

NandoRick wrote:

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I assume you mean "a complete liability", Rick. But yes, couldn't agree more.

[fudgeflaps]

He'll be a good rear bummer in the armed heli services.

[steve56]

I dont think hell be going to Southend Central via Ockendon either.lol.Lizard wrote:

> It appears Harry Hewitt wont be going to Iraq to stand shoulder
> to shoulder with his men, he will be watching it on television
> though.
> Good Man.
>
>

[Deano!]

Prince Harry might well finish up going. Think of the publicity guru working on this -

"I know, first we'll put out a story about how its too dangerous to send 'im, then Harry comes out and says he's going anyway because the men need him etc and thus he'll look all manly and in command of his own destiny".

Ohhhh.. PEACHY!

[harmonyluvver]

We had lots of hereditary peers and royal types in charge in WW1 and they made a bloody mess of it. He would be more of a liability than anything else, I mean what benefit would his presence bring? Just another pointless royal being pointless.

[NandoRick]

Your right mate, im not old enough to remember the exact details of the Falklands, I was at secondary school at the time and can only remember bits and peaces.The only footage i've seen since the Falklands involving Prince Andrew flying a helicopter is where he is loading creates onto a battleship.

You could be right and Andrew might well have been involved more dangerous missions,but take alook at Flat_Eric's post, his cousin was actually there and he says it was no more than a PR stunt.