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| MPs 'to hear of Harry deployment' | MPs 'to hear of Harry deployment' |
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| The deployment of Prince Harry's regiment to Iraq is expected to be confirmed by Defence Secretary Des Browne in a Commons statement. | The deployment of Prince Harry's regiment to Iraq is expected to be confirmed by Defence Secretary Des Browne in a Commons statement. |
| He is due to brief MPs on the units being sent in April as part of a rotation of troops. | He is due to brief MPs on the units being sent in April as part of a rotation of troops. |
| 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, the Blues and Royals, is expected to be told it will serve in Iraq as part of the latest deployments. | His regiment, the Blues and Royals, is expected to be told it will serve in Iraq as part of the latest deployments. |
| On Wednesday night, BBC political editor Nick Robinson said he understood the prince's regiment would be deployed. | On Wednesday night, BBC political editor Nick Robinson said he understood the prince's regiment 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. |
| Reconnaissance | Reconnaissance |
| 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. |
| MILITARY ROYALS Duke of Edinburgh served in the Royal Navy during World War IIPrince of Wales obtained RAF wings, joined the navy in 1971 and now hold ceremonial posts in the Army, Royal Navy and RAFPrince Andrew saw active service during the Falklands WarPrince Edward had a brief stint with the Royal Marines Harry following tradition Prince Harry profile | MILITARY ROYALS Duke of Edinburgh served in the Royal Navy during World War IIPrince of Wales obtained RAF wings, joined the navy in 1971 and now hold ceremonial posts in the Army, Royal Navy and RAFPrince Andrew saw active service during the Falklands WarPrince Edward had a brief stint with the Royal Marines Harry following tradition Prince Harry profile |
| 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". | 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 would 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. |
| John Nichol, a former RAF navigator shot down during the first Iraq War in 1991, said it was right for the prince to serve on the front line. | |
| "If we were not going to allow him to go to war, he shouldn't have gone into the army," he told GMTV. | |
| "You join the army, you know what you are doing, and you want to go and do it to prove to yourself and those around you that you are capable of doing it." |