Prince Harry to Spend 2 Months in the U.S.!

Celebrity News August 19, 2011 AT 11:54AM
Prince Harry to Spend 2 Months in the  U.S.! Credit: Jim Clarke - WPA Pool/Getty

Harry's goin' back to Cali, Cali....

Like his big brother William and sister-in-law Kate, Prince Harry is set to visit California -- for two months!

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Harry, 27, will be spending time in the Golden State plus Arizona for a series of Apache helicopter training courses, his spokesman confirms to Us Weekly. The exact locations and dates of the "spare heir's" visit have yet to be disclosed. Called "Exercise Crimson Eagle," the California and Arizona training features "environmental training, live firing and tactical exercises," the rep explains.

 After Harry's training, he'll be a full-fledged Apache pilot -- and could be re-deployed to the front lines of Afghanistan.

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In June, the Telegraph reported that Harry will likely fly a 40-million pound helicopter in operations against insurgents in Afghanistan in summer 2012. (Apaches are two-man helicopters designed to hunt and destroy tanks.)

Harry was pulled out of service in 2008 after foreign media reports compromised his position. But last year, he said he had a "real determination" to return to service, particularly Afghanistan, adding that his "heart was in the Army.

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Added a spokesman for Clarence House in a statement: "Harry is an Army pilot and will deploy wherever the Army chooses to send him. His course finishes in 2012 and after that his deployment will be a matter for the Army chain of command."

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  • August 21, 2011 - 4:30pm Jean Kirkpatrick

    @ Kevin D Dell- A pound is the British money! It's worth 40 million pounds.. doesn't weigh that..

  • August 21, 2011 - 2:59pm Kevin D Dell

    Do we really mean a 40-million pound helicopter?!? That's about 2000x heavier than the advertised take-off weight of an Apache! Please edit the article.

  • August 19, 2011 - 7:37pm Nabz Man

    He`s really a brave little man, i mean little prince harry.

  • August 19, 2011 - 3:24pm Kristie Wilson

    prince harry is a very brave man.

  • August 19, 2011 - 1:27pm Karla Craig Dishon

    I bet he will be at Camp Pendleton in Southern California. You can see them fly the Apache's from the 5 freeway.

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