Prince Harry’s Las Vegas shenanigans made headlines, infuriated the royal family, and have now earned him a new nickname.
The Prince has become the King in the eyes of US marines in Afghanistan — they have nicknamed Harry Elvis, likening him to the legendary singer after his much-publicised Las Vegas holiday and the nude scandal that made it famous.
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Officially known as Captain Harry Wales, the Prince has been deployed in Afghanistan where he is currently serving as a co-pilot gunner and winning the hearts of his fellow soldiers.
“Harry has become a real celebrity around the camp,” a U.S. military source told the Daily Star newspaper.
“At first the marines thought he would be a sit-at-home soldier, but were shocked when he just kept on notching up the missions.
“He had been on some hair-raising runs, but refuses to be treated any differently from the rest of the lads.”
The troops are reportedly keen to get Harry back to Vegas, planning a trip once their service is done.
Following his last trip, in which the Prince was photographed nude at a hotel room party with other, also naked, females, the royal family is unlikely to give a return to Vegas their blessing.
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Prince Charles was reported to have given Harry a very stern talking-to after the images emerged and the scandal was splashed across front pages of newspapers all over the world.
On his Australian tour, the Prince of Wales gave a speech in which he expressed how proud he was of his son’s service in Afghanistan, telling Royal Australian Navy servicemen Harry had been phoning home regularly.
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