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Prince Harry makes a surprise return to Afghanistan for Remembrance Day

Prince Harry travelled back to Afghanistan on the weekend to commemorate Remembrance Day.
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Prince Harry travelled back to Afghanistan on the weekend to commemorate Remembrance Day.

The fourth in line to the throne, who is a captain in the army, attended a service at an airfield in the city of Kandahar.

The 30-year-old royal was representing his grandmother, The Queen, to pay tribute to the fallen soldiers.

Harry gave a reading and laid a wreath, which had a message attached: “There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. They will never be forgotten. Harry.”

The prince served in Afghanistan as an Apache co-pilot.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, along with Prince Charles and Prince William marked the event in London, attending the annual Remembrance Sunday Service at the Cenotaph at Whitehall.

Prince Harry joins British troops and service personal remaining in Afghanistan.

Prince Harry poses with pilots of a RAF Tornado following a Remembrance Sunday service.

Prince Harry speaks as he joins British troops and service personal remaining in Afghanistan.

Harry lays a poppy wreath at the service.

Prince Harry is accompanied by Major General Ben Bathurst and Brigadier Darrell Amison as he arrives to meet British troops.

Prince William, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles attend the annual Remembrance Sunday Service.

The Queen was dressed in a black coat and matching hat for the sombre occasion.

Queen Elizabeth II lays a wreath.

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