Happy Birthday Prince Harry!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY FAVORITE ROYAL! 

Twenty-eight years ago today, Prince Charles and Princess Diana welcomed Prince Henry Charles Albert David into the world at 4:20 p.m. at St Mary’s Hospital in Central London. Weighing in at 6lb 14oz, the red-headed baby prince (better known to all of us as “Harry”) became the cutest thing in Britain and not much has changed since.

Although Prince Hottie has been known to throw down at wild parties over the years, he is spending his 28th birthday in a completely different world – fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan. Today marks the Apache helicopter pilot’s second full week on his second tour of duty and instead of tequila shots and a bevy of blondes, Captain Wales rang in his birthday with an horrific attack on his base, Camp Bastion. The Taliban has claimed the violent attack, which killed two U.S. Marines, was aimed at the birthday boy.

So for your 28th birthday, Prince Harry, I send wishes of safety and pray that you return to home to the UK in four months completely unharmed. Oh, and shoot down some bad guys..like, a lot of them.

Prince Harry Takes on the Taliban

In case you have been living under a royal rock, it was announced this morning that Prince Harry has landed in Afghanistan for his second tour of duty. The 27-year-old Apache helicopter pilot (and third in line to the throne), has abandoned the comfort of Kensington Palace for the next four months to call Camp Bastion in the Helmand province his temporary home.

 Although Harry’s stint on enemy soil was cut short four years ago after news of his whereabouts was leaked, there is clearly no media blackout this time around. After being named the best co-pilot gunner in his class this February, Harry enters this round fighting against the terrorists on a different playing field. The young royal will be flying high in the sky most of the time, but here’s hoping that when he’s wandering around celebrating his 28th birthday next week he covers that red hair with a helmet and has perfected his American accent.

Now Harry’s headline-grabbing Las Vegas getaway makes a little more sense – clearly a pre-deployment blow-out with his bros. I realize I have yet to address the scandalous Sin City antics on my blog…that is on purpose and I intend to keep it that way. But I will say this – to those of you who think this deployment is a form of punishment, an exile to the enemy, you’re a little nuts. It has been discussed for quite some time that he would go back this year/early next, the exact date was just a question mark. Furthermore, the army does not operate like that.

As Ingrid Seward said on Good Morning America this morning, “It’s Harry the hero, not Harry the playboy Prince.”

Thoughts and prayers are with my favorite royal over the next four months. Now, after Will & Kate’s tour what ever will I do for material? Think it’s time to start filling out those Reiss dresses Kate..if you know what I mean. #royalbabywatch

 Kick some terrorist butt, H!