Would you want to work with an officer that attracted so much attention?
I'm sure the people that the UK military face put absolutely no value on the fact that they are members of the Royal Family. And consequently will in no way target the unit that the young Royals may serve with.
And do not give me that bull about Andrew in the Falklands. Flying a helicopter in the South Atlantic does in no way equal a ground pounder (Tanked up or not) on the ground in Iraq or Afghanistan. Not many insurgents in the Oggin….