AN increasingly detailed portrait of a prince on the frontline has emerged at the end of a week which saw him provoke a barrage of criticism after making comments which seemed to compare shooting Taliban insurgents to playing video games.
AN increasingly detailed portrait of a prince on the frontline has emerged at the end of a week which saw him provoke a barrage of criticism after making comments which seemed to compare shooting Taliban insurgents to playing video games.
Prince Harry races to his Apache Photograph: WPA/Getty Images
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BY HELEN McARDLE
Fresh details have emerged of how Prince Harry relaxes watching war films and enjoys an endless supply of snacks and chocolate.
A look inside the communal tent where the 28-year-old royal unwinds with his fellow Apache pilots reveals that far from choosing some light relief to distract them from the daily stresses of battle, the soldiers watch films including Platoon, Apocalypse Now and Full Metal Jacket.
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