Well Said Button Mushroom
A. Bisporus,
Well said; sounds like a bunch of sour grapes from some very jealous posters. the young man can't help it if his parents are fabulously wealthy. He didn't ask to be born, and if he is given the opportunity to achieve his goal in life, why shouldn't he? I come from a very poor family, but I was luckily enough to be chosen to swear my loyalty to Her Majesty, in return for which I was able to achieve my goal of becoming a helicopter pilot. I served with Prince Charles many years ago, when I was back doing a stint as a mud Marine and he was one of the pilots on 845 NACS on HMS Hermes. I found him to be a delightful man, great fun and always wanting to join in the fun (when senior officers would allow him). I never flew with him, but he seemed to be well esteemed by his contemporaries on the squadron. I for one, was happy that, like his father, he had chosen to spend some time in the service of his country. It should be remembered that Prince Philip joined the Royal Navy in 1939 having been born Prince of Greece and Denmark in Corfu in 1921, and saw active service throughout the Second World War, rising to the rank of Lieutenant. He was present in Tokyo harbour when Japan surrendered. It is sad that present-day Royal advisers are listened to far too much and that those young Royals who wish to serve their country like their predecessors, are too often not allowed in harms way. This is probably due to the gutter press being too ready to splash their whereabouts to all and sundry, making them a tempting target for terrorists.
I, for one, am pleased to see that another young member of the Royal family wants to be part of the UK military and see at first-hand exactly what they do. I wish him every success if he has what it takes to make the grade and hope that he will be allowed to serve in the front line if he gets through.