Prince Harry makes surprise return to Afghanistan

Category: Afghanistan

09 NOVEMBER 2014

Prince Harry travelled back to Afghanistan to commemorate Remembrance Day on Sunday, while the rest of the British royal family marked the event in London.

The Prince, who holds the rank of captain in the army, attended a special service at an airfield in Kandahar Afghanistan's second largest city.

Harry led tributes to the fallen on behalf of his grandmother The Queen, in the presence of the remaining British soldiers who are serving there.

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Prince Harry hasserved in Afghanistan twice before

The royal gave a reading and laid a wreath that had a personalised message attached to it,which stated:"There is no greater love than to lay down one's life for one's friends. They will never be forgotten. Harry."

The last British troops are due to leave Afghanistan by the end of the year, while Camp Bastion in Helmand, in the south of the country, is expected to close in the next few weeks.

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Prince Harry makes surprise return to Afghanistan

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