Britain’s Prince Harry arrived in the United States on Friday for military training that will prepare him to return to combat in the Middle East.  He and 19 other men from the British Army Air Corps will spend  two months learning to pilot Apache helicopters in desert conditions that are similar to those in Afghanistan.

Harry and his squadron will split their time between the El Centro Naval Air Facility and the Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Air Field in Arizona.  They will learn to handle the large aircraft in mountainous desert conditions, deploy its weapons systems, and “crew judgment” – the ability to distinguish civilians from the enemy on the ground, and act accordingly.

The younger brother of Prince William should not expect to receive any special treatment due to his royal status, says British Army Lt. Col. Peter Bullen.

“He is treated exactly the same as any other student on the course, and he wouldn’t want to be treated any differently.”

Following the U.S. training course, Capt. Harry Wales – as he is known in the military – will return to England to complete his Apache training.  He has said that he intends to return to  serve in Afghanistan, where he was on the front line until news of his deployment was leaked in February 2008.

Harry’s stint at El Centro Naval Air Facility lends a bit more celebrity panache to a locale that had already had its own brush with fame:  much of the iconic 1986 movie Top Gun was filmed there.

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Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating today, September 15th, including:

Tommy Lee Jones, 65
Oliver Stone, 65
Dan Marino, 50
Josh Charles, 40
Julie Cox, 38
Sophie Dahl, 34
Tom Hardy, 34
Dave Annable, 32
Amy Davidson, 32
Prince Harry, 27
Heidi Montag, 25
Chelsea Kane, 23

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The just-about two month relationship between Prince Harry and Florence “Flee” Brudenell-Bruce has come to an end.

The third-in-line to the British monarchy is saying goodbye to Flee so he can focus on his military responsibilities.

If he is sent back to Afghanistan, Harry may miss part or all of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, celebrating her 50 years on the throne.

“Harry has a lot on his mind at the moment,” an insider revealed. “He is concentrating on his Apache helicopter training. After that, he’s expecting to return to Afghanistan.”

The 26 year-old is keen to be single and free again, having a good time without restrictions.

“Harry enjoyed spending time with friends over the summer, but he doesn’t want to be tied down in a relationship when training, so he called time on Flee.”

Harry spent some downtime in Majorca last month and was spotted in the company of friends and perhaps a bikini-clad gal who was not Flee.

I would imagine dating a lingerie model would make it challenging for any guy to concentrate.

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Prince Harry may not have been able to beat his older brother, Prince William in the charity polo match this weekend, but he did show off his Royal hotness at the event.

Harry, dressed in white, showed off that sexy, devilish grin and hot body and won the unofficial which-brother-is-hotter cup.

In the charity tournament, the Duke of Cambridge took the opposing side of his younger brother at the Sentebale Polo Cup at Coworth Park Polo Club near Ascot in Berkshire and his team defeated Harry’s despite the downpour of rain and strong winds.

Sentebale is the organization Prince Harry set up with Prince Seeiso of the small African nation Lesotho, to help children who are poverty stricken and orphaned because of HIV/AIDS.

After the match, Harry hosted a private fundraiser for the charity and spoke of his time in the landlocked country.

“Talk of orphans and vulnerable children seems a million miles away from where we are tonight, in the glorious setting of Coworth Park,” Harry began.“But, even now, just talking about this, I have the clearest picture in my mind of a young herd boy called Tholo. William and I met him one night last summer when we were in Lesotho together.”

“He was seven-years-old. He had walked on his own through the cold and darkness for five miles,” Harry recalled of the young boy who wanted to learn to read and write and become a doctor.

Sentebale means ‘forget-me-not’ and is a tribute to Harry’s mother, Princess Diana, and Prince Seeiso’s mother Queen Mamohato.

Both Harry and William were at the Trooping the Colour parade on Friday (see photos here.)

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The annual Trooping The Colour parade when Queen Elizabeth‘s birthday is officially celebrated, took place today in London and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge took part in this ceremony.

This was Kate Middleton‘s first time to participate as a member of the Royal Family and she shared a carriage with Prince Harry, Prince Andrew and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.

Catherine was as stylish as ever in a soft white suit with black fascinator. She looked elegant and poised. Kate seems to have the hang of this fashionable young Royal thing!

Prince William rode a gray horse next to his father, Prince Charles, as part of the military procession before joining his wife and the rest of the family on the balcony. William also wore the traditional bearskin hat and the Irish Guards uniform he wore on his wedding.

Although the Queen’s birthday is April 21st, the celebration takes part in the summer when the weather is better for the outdoor activities.

Even though Queen Elizabeth’s actual birthday was over a month ago (she turned 85 this year) her husband, Prince Phillip celebrated his 90th yesterday and received a new title. The Duke of Edinburgh is now also Lord High Admiral of the navy.

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Prince Harry was tested by a wily war veteran earlier today when the young Royal was attending the annual Founder’s Day parade at London’s Royal Hospital, where the Chelsea Pensioniers reside.

His brother, Prince William‘s wedding to Kate Middleton has left many wondering about Harry’s future. He has been dating the Zimbabwean born Chelsy Davy on and off for over 4 years and she accompanied him to the nuptials. Today, he was asked about his marriage plans.

As Harry greeted the elderly vets, 85 year-old William Titsmarsch got the question out everyone has been dying to ask.

“When are you getting married?” he quizzed the Prince. Harry took it in stride, replying “Not for a long time,” laughing, he added: “Who put you up to ask me that?”

The wheelchair-bound pensionier joked afterwards saying “They’ll shoot me in the morning.”

The 26 year-old Prince got a jab in at his brother after the 300 residents marched by.

“I find it terrifying that your drill is so much better than my brothers’, but it doesn’t surprise me.”

He then joked that he expected to be chastised by those before him, adding: “I fully realise that afterwards, in my brother’s defence, I am going to be gripped, not by one, but 216 Sergeant Majors, all at once.

“All I can say is that it would be an honour and a privilege.”

Prince Harry was moved by the men and women at the hospital and told them he understood why the Hospital was so important.

“I do have some experience of soldiering. The comradeship that comes with it is one of the things I treasure most in life. The Army, for me and thousands like me, is a family. In that respect, for veterans coming here, it must be like coming home.”"That is why this place matters, and always will.”

The Hospital was set up in 1682 as a place for veterans and the Prince is the first serving officer to review the parade since 1974.

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Gathering together again, the 2011 Epsom Derby brought out quite a few members of The Royal Family as they watched Queen Elizabeth‘s horse run the racecourse.

Prince William and Kate Middleton came with Prince Harry and sister Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie joined their cousins in the afternoon sun.

William, 28, and Harry, 26, both looked very dapper in their classic coattails and top hats and Kate, 29, chose a cream colored outfit with taupe colored fascinator for the racing day.

Speaking of fascinators, Princess Beatrice who received so much criticism for her choice of head covering at the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, chose a much more conservative frilly white and ivory floral number this time around.

Her younger sister, Eugenie, wore a white hat with wide brim and black trim. Both sister looked very chic.

The Queen’s horse, Carlton House, placed third and Kate Middleton’s parents, Michael and Carole Middleton were also on hand as they had a horse in the race as well.

Prince Andrew and his father, Prince Phillip watched the races too with their family in the Royal box.

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One of the most talked about fashion statements at the April 29th wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton (after Kate’s dress, of course) was Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie’s choice of dress and hats.

The younger cousins of William and Prince Harry had entire facebook pages devoted to how much people loathed their choices in wedding wear. Beatrice’s fascinator, in particular, was the ire of many a Royal Wedding watcher.

Don’t believe me? See the comments attached to our post – that’s just a small fraction of the outright hate that was transmitted across the web.

British milliner and designer of said hats, Philip Treacy, doesn’t give a flying fig what anyone’s opinion is to the contrary. The Princesses put their faith in his hands as he’s designed many fascinators for them before.

“No, they didn’t tell me [what they wanted] because I’ve known them for a long time and I wanted them to look gorgeous and beautiful,” the designer said.

“They trusted me to make them. Gorgeous and beautiful can be open to interpretation … I thought they looked gorgeous and beautiful. But no one is crying if anyone didn’t.”

I love that attitude.

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Who hasn’t heard this story before:  best man and maid of honor hook up at a wedding.  It’s happened in reality, for sure.  When they’re the siblings of the bridal couple, though, it starts to sound like it was lifted out of a Jane Austen novel…. especially when the sisters are from a middle class family and the brothers are noblemen. Or princes.

Pippa Middleton was reportedly “not amused” with Prince Harry‘s toast to his brother, Prince William, and her sister, Kate Middleton.  However, that didn’t stop the younger siblings from leaving the evening wedding reception together.  Even though the party, hosted by Prince Charles, didn’t break up until nearly 3:00 am, Pippa and Harry were seen leaving together around 1:30 am.

It’s no mystery where they went:  they headed to the Goring Hotel, where many of the wedding guests, including Pippa and her family, were staying.   Perfect, right?  Another few years, another Royal Wedding, happily ever after and all that.  But of course no Austen novel would be complete without a twist – usually a romantic entanglement from the past.  And that twist, in this case, is named Chelsy Davy.

But of course… Harry’s on again, off again girlfriend was present all day – from the wedding ceremony to the receptions at Buckingham Palace, and the apparent after party at the Goring.  Where Harry and Chelsy were seen “acting like a couple” and kissing “in front of everyone.”    They left together, at 6:00 am.

Guess they’re back on again.  I’m kind of thinking, though, if you had to choose between Pippa and Chelsy just based on the wedding day, I would think most guys would want to go with Pippa.  She looked incredible!  Chelsy looked like she’d slept in her clothes, rolled out of bed and ran to the wedding.  A little used up, if you ask me.  Then again maybe Harry likes his women that way!

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Giving a memorable toast to Prince William and Kate Middleton was Prince Harry’s real duty yesterday.

Yes, of course he had to be there for his brother and support him in every way he could, and the youngest son of Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana did just that.

But let’s face it, all eyes and ears were waiting for Harry’s Best Man speech at the reception for 300 close friends and family. No phones or cameras were allowed but Harry did a fantastic job.

“[Harry] was brilliant. We all wished he could have just carried on. It was perfect. He was very nice,” a guest reported to US Weekly.

The pal added that the 26-year-old prince “was the model brother [and] said all the things he needed to say. It was perfect. He was a dude.”

Harry may have been a bit off with his jokes in Pippa Middleton’s eyes:

“Last night joker Prince Harry struck again with a quip about his grandfather the Duke of Edinburgh being dwarfed by Kate Middleton, who stood tall in three-inch heels alongside her prince.

His stunning second sister-in-law Pippa, 27, did not appear amused – but she will need to get used to Harry’s humour.”

Whether Pippa was upset or not, many other guests left the night happy and feeling that Harry did a great job.

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