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Third in line to the British throne, Prince Harry walks past a person on a donkey as he patrols a deserted town in Afghanistan, 2 January, 2008.

Head of the British army, Gen. Richard Dannatt said of Harry, "He has been fully involved in operations and has run the same risks as everyone else in his battle group."

His deployment was kept secret due to an agreement between the UK's Ministry of Defense and all British news organizations, including The Associated Press. The story was leaked, however, by an Australian magazine and a German newspaper.

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