Bravo to the prince, third in line to the British throne, for insisting that he go to Iraq with his unit.

Prince Harry's regiment will be deployed to Iraq, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Clarence House have confirmed in a joint statement.

His Blues and Royals regiment will serve in Iraq for six months as part of the latest deployments.

The prince will be the first senior royal to serve on the front line since Prince Andrew in the Falklands in 1982.

While in Iraq, the prince will carry out "a normal troop commander's role", the statement said.

This will involve "leading a troop of 12 men in four Scimitar armoured reconnaissance vehicles, each with a crew of three" from the regiment's "A squadron", the statement added.

"The decision to deploy him has been a military one, made by Chief of General Staff, Gen Sir Richard Dannatt, in conjunction with Cornet Wales' commanding officer," it said.

"The Royal household has been consulted throughout."

I admire this manÂ’s determination to do the right thing.

And on an entirely different level IÂ’m also amused by it, given Prince HarryÂ’s role in John BirminghamÂ’s Axis of Time novels.

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