Prince Harry

Prince Harry
Prince Henry of Wales (more)
Prince Harry during the Invictus Games in London, September 2014
Born	(1984-09-15) 15 September 1984 (age 32) St Mary's Hospital, London, England, United Kingdom
Full name Henry Charles Albert David
House	Windsor
Father	Charles, Prince of Wales
Mother	Diana, Princess of Wales
Religion	Church of England
Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	2005–2015
Rank	Captain
Service number	564673
Unit	Blues and Royals 662 Squadron, 3 Regiment, Army Air Corps
Battles/wars	War in Afghanistan Operation Herrick

Royal family of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms
HM The Queen HRH The Duke of Edinburgh HRH The Prince of Wales HRH The Duchess of Cornwall HRH The Duke of Cambridge HRH The Duchess of Cambridge HRH Prince George of Cambridge HRH Princess Charlotte of Cambridge HRH Prince Henry of Wales HRH The Duke of York HRH Princess Beatrice of York HRH Princess Eugenie of York HRH The Earl of Wessex HRH The Countess of Wessex HRH The Princess Royal
HRH The Duke of Gloucester HRH The Duchess of Gloucester HRH The Duke of Kent HRH The Duchess of Kent HRH Prince Michael of Kent HRH Princess Michael of Kent HRH Princess Alexandra

War in Afghanistan

Prince Henry of Wales, KCVO (Henry Charles Albert David; born 15 September 1984), familiarly known as Prince Harry, is the younger son of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales. At the time of his birth, he was third in the line of succession to succeed his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, but is currently fifth in line after his father, his elder brother Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and William's children, George and Charlotte.

After an education at schools in the United Kingdom and spending parts of his gap year in Australia and Lesotho, Harry chose a military career, undergoing officer training at RMA Sandhurst. He was commissioned as a cornet into the Blues and Royals, serving temporarily with his brother, and completed his training as a troop leader.

In 2007–2008, he served for 77 days in Helmand, Afghanistan, but was pulled out following publication of his presence there by an Australian magazine. He returned to Afghanistan for a 20-week deployment in 2012–2013 with the Army Air Corps. He left the army in June 2015.

Harry launched the Invictus Games in 2014, and remains patron of its Foundation. He also gives patronage to several other organisations, including the HALO Trust, the London Marathon Charitable Trust, and Walking With The Wounded.