Harry 'doesn't like England,' lashes British media

AFP Breitbart ^ | Feb. 29, 2008 | Not Attributed

[katieanna]

Prince Harry may be returning from the Afghan frontline to a hero's welcome, but he seems far from happy with England, notably life on the media frontline, according to remarks released Friday. The Ministry of Defence said the 23-year-old was being pulled out of Afghanistan "immediately" after a US website breached a media blackout on his presence in the violence-scarred southern province of Helmand.

Officials have praised the British media for strictly adhering to the embargo on reporting Harry's deployment, which came after he was unable to go to Iraq last year due to concerns for his security.

But Harry, third in line to the British crown, didn't seem overly happy with his homeland's press, who have given generous coverage in recent years to his partying escapades in the nightclubs of London and elsewhere.

"I don't want to sit around in Windsor," he said, referring to his barracks near a royal residence outside London in a pooled interview in Afghanistan last week, released after the blackout on his whereabouts was broken.

"But I generally don't like England that much and, you know, it's nice to be away from all the press and the papers and all the general s..(expletive) that they write."

[katieanna]

Had to post this to highlight the quote from Henry a/b the "press and the general s(expletive) they write"!

[stevio]

Give ‘em hell Harry!

[The_Republican]

Harry Pouter!

[SlapHappyPappy]

All I know is he survived the front lines unscathed while his mother was killed due to oppressive media attention. No wonder he volunteered for combat duty. It’s safer.

[TheGunny]

He is mad and rightfully so!

[The_Republican]

Oh his life is so tough - poor guy.

[equaviator]

Sign him up!

[MNJohnnie]

Harry Pouter!

And how many combat zones have you served in Freeper Whiner?

[MNJohnnie]

Whaaaa! Sorry your life sucks, get over it.

[KarlInOhio]

How far out of the line of sucession do you have to be before you can have a real job and a private life? Prince Henry will never be able to just go down to the pub with a few friends and have some beer and play darts. Other than the short time in Afghanistan, he'll never likely have a normal job where he is responsible to those above him and responsible for those below him. Even if you have a "job" of being in charge of your family's estate it would be better than just waiting for the off chance that your brother will want to do something crazy like marry a divorcee and have to abdicate.

[rockabyebaby]

Hey Harry, you da man!

[prairiebreeze]

He’s entirely correct about the actions of the press. And I’m certain the constant hounding gets old, no matter how you were brought up with it.

[Graycliff]

They blame the Drudge Report for leaking this but that story smells. Sounds more like a “ let get him a combat rating and get him out kinda thing “ Who told Drudge?

[The_Republican]

LOL! Not as bad as yours!

[The_Republican]

I wanna be a King, but I don’t like what people write. Uuuaaainnnnnn........

Who wouldn’t want to have his problems?

[MNJohnnie]

Contrary to your arrogant self regarding notions, we do not sit around here breathless waiting for your next set of juvenile bitchy, whiny offering.

You are allowed to simply NOT comment if you find it so utterly impossible to find any thing with even the slightest hint of intellectual merit to offer us.

[Eddie01]

Reiterate the blackout request and just redeploy.

[A Texan]

He didn’t get to chose who his parents were or what he was born into. Don’t get me wrong, you know gift horse in the mouth and everything but to me it sounds like a man that is happy being where his is and that is with his men.

[Larry Lucido]

I respect the man. I would have been proud to serve with him.

[cornbreadmuffin]

Looks like king-might-be is following in his dear mother’s blighted footsteps.