Comments on: Prince William Wants To Follow In His Little Brother’s Military Footsteps

By: rossy

rossy — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:25:44 +0000

First of all, I’m proudly Canadian & NOT a fan of the Royal Family except for Wills, Harry & their Uncle Andrew – Simply because of all the Royals they are the most… “ordinary” (for lack of a better word). Prince Andrew was for some years working his way up the theatrical ladder watching & learning before producing & narrating various documentaries on Brish history. I still burn at how badly she was treated by her in-laws & ex.
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Both boys were, as far as I can remember, raised by their mother & NOT handed over to nannies, governesses, etc. – perhaps she wasn’t the first, but she did get more press for doing it. They even mixed with “commoners” far more than any generation before them (i.e. public outings surrounded by people!
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Finally, I’d like to point out that because William IS heir to the throne (AFTER his father) the likelihood of his being IN the war is slim to NIL – Harry was pulled out of Afghanistan when his location was somehow leaked to the media. Fearing his being kidnapped & held hostage, the British Government ordered his immediate return to London.
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In an interview shortly before he left, Harry said how disappointed he was at NOT being able to serve with his fellow soldiers, but knew that he couldn’t stay & add to THEIR burden – fighting the enemy & watching him so he wouldn’t be snatched.

By: PixiesBassline

PixiesBassline — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:42:58 +0000

Canuckistani: I had no idea that Americans had this so-called “royalty-envy” … I was unaware of such a thing. I don’t think I’ve ever known ANYONE with “royalty envy”….
I don’t care much for the color called mauve… but that doesn’t mean I envy it, does it?

By: PixiesBassline

PixiesBassline — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:41:27 +0000

The royal family should be forever grateful to Diana for the beautiful dna she mixed into their bloodline! Both those men are extremely handsome because of her!

By: Meream

Meream — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:59:39 +0000

Haha their banter was hilarious! It really is amazing how siblings forget each other’s birthday. My sister sometimes forget mines. :-/

By: nae

nae — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:45:14 +0000

ah…i love looking at harry =]

oh – i think you have a typo trent…..where you have ” Harry revealed to the media that he is anxious to go to war because, as he put it, if his little brother can do it ” – shouldn’t that be “William revealed to the media…”
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By: Joanne

Joanne — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:40:04 +0000

People are naive if they think these two would ever (genuinely) be put in harms way … W & H should be thinking about the cost and hassle of babysitting them overseas and find another career. I remember when Prince Edward was forced to forgo his real desire of acting in the theatre and was pressured to do the family thing and join the Marines – he dropped out (good for him) … The days of Royal’s trying to be action men (for show) should be over.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:24:33 +0000

geez that Canadian got his panties in a twist.

By: kate

kate — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:29:02 +0000

Yes, Harry looks better in the jumpsuit. And yes, Wills peaked at about 16. But I still think he looks pretty hot in that serious, thoughtful pic. You gotta watch out for those serious ones……

By: Z

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:45:10 +0000

Ditto to the comments by Divalicious and BaldOuting! Harry is the hot one now! :)

By: BaldOuting.blogspot.com

BaldOuting.blogspot.com — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:41:52 +0000

divalicious – i was just trying to find a nice way to say that!

By: canuckistani

canuckistani — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:21:35 +0000

Look, I know Americans have royalty envy but you kicked ‘em out over 200 years ago so live with it. But if you’re going to talk about them, get it right. Typical that a Canadian has to set the story straight. It was William that said he was anxious to go to war – you’ve got a typo there. Also, the royal family doesn’t talk about going to war for publicity. They have a long and distinguished history of military service, the most recent being Harry and William’s uncle, Prince Andrew who was a helicopter pilot in the Falklands War in the early eighties. You probably never heard of that war because the US wasn’t in it. Google it!

By: Divalicious

Divalicious — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:55:09 +0000

Is it just me, or did William peak looks-wise several years ago. Harry, on the other hand, keeps getting better and better. Woot!