Britain's Prince Harry to quit armed forces after 10 years

(Reuters) - Britain's Prince Harry announced on Tuesday he will leave the armed forces after a decade of service that included two tours of duty in Afghanistan.  Queen Elizabeth's 30-year-old grandson, the fourth-in-line to the throne, said he would quit the military in June following a four-week secondment with the Australian Defence Force.

"The experiences I have had over the last 10 years will stay with me for the rest of my life. For that I will always be hugely grateful," said Harry, calling it a "really tough decision".

Known in the army as Captain Harry Wales, the prince started officer training at the Sandhurst military training college in 2005. He undertook his first tour of Afghanistan in late 2007, and then went on to train as an Apache attack helicopter pilot.

He went on a second Afghan tour as an Apache pilot between September 2012 and January 2013, but quit front-line military roles for a desk job last year.  Like his father and elder brother William, Harry has taken on more official duties as the 88-year-old queen scales back her workload.  Read More

Britain's Prince Harry to quit armed forces after 10 years