The late Queen Elizabeth said it was her grandkids Prince William and Prince Harry’s “duty” to fight in Afghanistan — because they took her “shilling.”
In the new ITVX documentary series, The Real Crown, Ex-Army General Sir Mike Jackson alleged that the monarch “was very clear” in her words, saying: “My grandsons have taken my shilling, therefore they must do their duty.”
But as for Harry, 38, “the risk was acceptable” due to him being the younger — and the “Spare” — brother. Harry, the Duke of Sussex, wound up completing two tours in Afghanistan, one from 2007 to 2008 and then again from 2012 to 2013. That same year, William became an Army officer and in 2009, he joined the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy.
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