He’s a helicopter pilot with a queue of beautiful blondes beating down his door, but Prince Harry is jealous of his brother William’s marital bliss.
Harry revealed his envy of William’s relationship with Kate in a candid interview to mark the end of his 20-week tour of duty in Afghanistan.
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“Before coming out here I was very jealous of my brother, Harry said.
“Back home he gets to go home to his wife and dog, whereas out here we don’t. We’re stuck playing PlayStation in a tent full of men.”
But Harry, 28, admitted the jealousy goes both ways. William, he says, is frustrated his position as future king prevents him from seeing frontline service.
Instead, William must be satisfied with his current job, flying search and rescue missions in the UK for the RAF, while Harry on active duty in Afghanistan, something the younger prince wishes his brother could do too.
“I think there is a bit of jealousy, not just the fact that I get to fly this, but obviously he’d love to be out here,” Harry said.
“And to be honest with you, I don’t see why he couldn’t. His job out here would be flying the IRT [Immediate Response Team], or whatever, doing Chinook missions. Just the same as us — no-one knows who’s in the cockpit.
“Yes, you get shot at, but if the guys who are doing the same job as us are being shot at on the ground, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with us being shot at as well.
“People back home will have issues with that, but we’re not special. The guys out there are, simple as that.”
Harry also spoke about his joy at the prospect of becoming an uncle, but said the news that William and Kate were expecting their first child hasn’t made him feel pressured to settle down and start a family of his own.
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“I don’t think you can ever be urged to settle down,” he said. “If you find the right person and everything feels right, then it takes time, especially for myself and my brother.
“You ain’t ever going to find someone who’s going to jump into the position that it would hold, simple as that.”
