Twenty one days’ worth of soap, toilet paper and towels; these are the features of Captain Harry Wales’ accommodation in the Army Barracks during his Australian deployment, so to say the Prince is receiving the royal treatment would be a slight overstatement.
However, these supplies are replenished every seven days when the room is cleaned. What luxury.
As Prince Harry’s official duties kicked off on Monday – and in light of his sighting in WA – The Weekly have looked into the Royal’s living conditions.
He will be staying in a Captain’s room during his official duties, an Australian Defence Force spokesperson has confirmed, meaning the Prince won’t be required to share a room with other officers.
The Prince will also have been asked to bring his own toiletries and will be provided with the three-weeks’ worth of soap, toilet paper and towels according to the Defence Housing Australia (DHA) website.
The DHA website states they cannot take requests for VIP rooms. And we’re guessing rooms of the royal sort, too.
Prince Harry recently visited Wuggubun, a remote Aboriginal community in WA with NORFORCE, taking photos with pleasantly surprised locals.
Barry Trust, a Wugguban community member told the ABC Captain Harry Wales was a “real delightful chap.”
“We’ve invited him back again sometime,” Trust said.
“He said he’d love to live out this way, to get away from all the media.”
Captain Harry Wales with locals in Wuggubun, WA. Image taken by Barry Trust.
As well as staying in Darwin with NORFORCE, the Royal is attached to units in Perth and Sydney.
In Sydney he will be attached to the Holsworth – based 6th aviation regiment with the Australian Army.
“Prince Harry has trained and served alongside Australian Armed Forces on operational tours to Afghanistan; he has met them during the Invictus Games; and even trekked to the South Pole with a couple of Australian Soldiers. Those experiences reinforced the huge admiration and respect he already had for Australian servicemen and women and has stoked his enthusiasm even more to build on those relationships in the next four weeks,” a Kensington palace spokesperson told The Weekly upon the Prince’s arrival.
“He knows he will learn a huge amount from his Australian colleagues during this attachment and he is grateful to the ADF for producing such a varied and interesting programme for him.”
