Prince Harry Returns to Britain After Deployment Disclosed(2/2)

For ten weeks, the third in line to the throne worked as a forward air controller, a job that included calling in air strikes on Taliban targets.

But when foreign media blew Harry's cover, and the British media followed, defense officials in London activated contingency plans to get Harry out of harm's way and back to Britain.

Although the prince did not complete his tour, former palace spokesman Dickie Arbiter says it was still a successful deployment and the government's agreement with major British media to blackout coverage of Harry did work for a while.

"It did survive for ten weeks, and Harry has got his wish, been out there, at the sharp end. Done a job that he has been trained to do and come home, and come home a little bit earlier than he should have done."

The 23-year-old prince will now have a month of rest and relaxation before resuming his army life.

In comments released to the media earlier this week, Prince Harry said he liked being a normal person. He said about his service in Afghanistan that it was about as "normal" as he would ever get.

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为期10周内，这位位列第三的英国王位继承人担任前线空中交通管制员。这项工作包括传呼对塔利班目标的空袭。

但是，当外国媒体爆料哈里王子藏在前线的秘密，及英国媒体跟进之后，伦敦国防部官员启动了应急计划，以使哈里毫发无伤地回到英国。

虽然（哈里）王子没有完成服役期，但是前王室发言人Dickie Arbiter表示，这仍然是一个成功的部署，并且政府与英国各大媒体达成的全面停止报导哈里王子情况的协议的确在一段时间内起了作用。

"这个秘密保持了10周的时间，哈里王子已经实现了他的愿望，他一直呆在那里，身处险境。做了他一直为之训练的工作，然后回来了，当然比本该返回的时间点早。"

今年23岁的王子，将有一个月的时间休息和放松，然后恢复他的军旅生活。

在本星期早些时候向媒体发布的评论中，哈里王子说，他喜欢作为一个正常人。他谈自己在阿富汗的服役，称那是他曾有的最"正常"的状态。

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