Originally Posted by iglu (Post 34497914)

No really.

It was another "reality" show staged for Harry's benefit. We are eagerly waiting for him to come back to Chelsea and boast about his "real" fighting experience.

Did you see him playing with an automatic machine gun, in front of the filming crews? How cool is that going to be to be replayed in Mahiki in front of the Chelsea birds, with psychedelic music, visual effects and all that. I hear Guy Pelly is setting up a replica in Mahiki, for him to demonstrate to the birds how bravely served his country.

Originally Posted by Nugget (Post 34497802)

kronas, I'm sorry but this has to be one of the dumbest things I've read for a long time. Perhaps people choose to join the armed forces to serve their country, or to defend their country in times of need.

The fact that our forces have been sent to places like Afghanistan under a (pretty obvious) political motive is neither here nor there - they are doing the job that they signed up to do, train bloomin' hard to do and, by the way, aren't particularly well-paid to do.

To suggest that people sign up just so they can 'shoot people legally' is facetious at best, and morally corrupt at worst. As much as you are entitled to your opinion (which you probably wouldn't be under a regime like the Taliban, by the way), I have to say that, in this instance, your opinion is wrong :shrug:

Oh, and fair play to Harry for wanting to go out in the first place :tu:

Originally Posted by iglu (Post 34497914)

No really.

It was another "reality" show staged for Harry's benefit. We are eagerly waiting for him to come back to Chelsea and boast about his "real" fighting experience.

Did you see him playing with an automatic machine gun, in front of the filming crews? How cool is that going to be to be replayed in Mahiki in front of the Chelsea birds, with psychedelic music, visual effects and all that. I hear Guy Pelly is setting up a replica in Mahiki, for him to demonstrate to the birds how bravely served his country.

Originally Posted by RizzyKing (Post 34497918)

Iglu ffs they were publicity shots yes taken as part of the deal with the media in return for thier cooperation in the news blackout. He wasn't sitting playing with a .50 cal allday everyday for gods sake actually try to go beyond the pictures before commenting.

Originally Posted by foreverwar (Post 34497920)

Nice to people stating opinions and speculation as facts - or do you have evidence to back these statements up?

Originally Posted by iglu (Post 34497949)

FACT: It was on BBC, ITV and SKY, our Harry firing with a machine gun.
Not so FACT2: click on my "replica" link ;)

Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 34497958)

Yes, nice well balanced site that one, that provided nothing but speculation and hearsay, I can see why you like it as that is all you can provide.

Please keep on posting as with every post you provide you continue to discredit yourself further.

You clearly know nothing of substance of either the Royal family or the military

Originally Posted by Damien (Post 34497983)

The media were there in exchange for the news blackout. The idea being if the media were not going to get the story about him being deployed, they would after his service was over:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/theeditors/

Originally Posted by Damien (Post 34497983)

The media were there in exchange for the news blackout. The idea being if the media were not going to get the story about him being deployed, they would after his service was over:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/theeditors/

Originally Posted by Xaccers (Post 34498019)

Similarly when they were younger and on skiing holidays etc, a photo oppertunity was given to the media in exchange for not being pestered.
Appears that some people do indeed have a problem understanding that.