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Harry 'to be sent to Iraq' Harry 'to be sent to Iraq'
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Prince Harry will almost certainly be deployed to carry out a tour of duty in Iraq, according to Whitehall sources.Prince Harry will almost certainly be deployed to carry out a tour of duty in Iraq, according to Whitehall sources.
The Prince would be the first senior Royal to serve on the front line since Prince Andrew in the Falklands in 1982. The prince would be the first senior royal to serve on the front line since Prince Andrew in the Falklands in 1982.
His regiment is expected to be told it will serve in Iraq as part of the latest round of UK troop deployments.His regiment is expected to be told it will serve in Iraq as part of the latest round of UK troop deployments.
Defence Secretary Des Browne is to brief the House of Commons on the units being sent in April as part of a rotation of troops.Defence Secretary Des Browne is to brief the House of Commons on the units being sent in April as part of a rotation of troops.
The BBC's political editor Nick Robinson said the prince's regiment, the Blues and Royals, will be deployed. The BBC's political editor Nick Robinson said the prince's regiment, the Blues and Royals, would be deployed.
"He will almost certainly be part of that," he added."He will almost certainly be part of that," he added.
The Ministry of Defence has declined to confirm rotation details, as have Downing Street and Clarence House.The Ministry of Defence has declined to confirm rotation details, as have Downing Street and Clarence House.
ReconnaissanceReconnaissance
Prince Harry graduated from Sandhurst in April last year and qualified as an armoured reconnaissance troop leader in October.Prince Harry graduated from Sandhurst in April last year and qualified as an armoured reconnaissance troop leader in October.
Known to colleagues as Troop Commander Wales, he is able to lead 11 men and four light armoured Scimitar tanks. Known to colleagues as Troop Commander Wales, he is able to lead 11 men carrying out reconnaissance work using four light armoured Scimitar tanks. Such units act as the Army's "eyes and ears".
Mr Browne's announcement will take the form of a written statement to the House of Commons.Mr Browne's announcement will take the form of a written statement to the House of Commons.
It comes after Prime Minister Tony Blair told MPs that 1,600 British troops will return from Iraq within the next few months. It comes after Prime Minister Tony Blair told MPs that 1,600 British troops would return from Iraq within the next few months.
He said the 7,100 serving troops in the south of Iraq around Basra would be cut to 5,500 soon, with hopes that 500 more will leave by late summer.He said the 7,100 serving troops in the south of Iraq around Basra would be cut to 5,500 soon, with hopes that 500 more will leave by late summer.
Prince Andrew, Harry's uncle, was a helicopter pilot in the Falklands conflict.Prince Andrew, Harry's uncle, was a helicopter pilot in the Falklands conflict.