Prince Harry A gay soldier has revealed Prince Harry stepped in to prevent him from being bashed in a homophobic attack by soldiers from another regiment. When Trooper James Wharton was confronted by six soldiers threatening to ‘batter’ him, he told the Prince, who was his tank commander. “Right I’m going to sort this shit out once and for all,” Harry replied, before confronting the soldiers and telling them they would be severely disciplined unless they left Wharton alone. The incident happened in Canada during a training exercise in 2008, and is revealed in Wharton’s book about his ten years in the service, Out In The Army, which the Mail on Sunday has published extracts from. Wharton also shares an anecdote where Harry stated he’d been told he and brother William were gay icons. “I laughed and told him that I didn’t think that was the case. He became really adamant saying, ‘What? What? We are! Our press people told us.’ “Harry then asked if he couldn’t be a gay icon because he was ginger. It was all very funny.”
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First published: Monday, 10th June 2013 - 10:44am