UK's Prince Harry calls for return of national service
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'Harry, 30, fifth in line to the throne, told The Sunday Times that his 10-year career in the British Army had done "amazing things" for him.
"Bring back national service," Harry said.
"I dread to think where I'd be without the army...And more importantly to me, what I've seen the army do to other young guys."
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Harry is due to quit the army next month, having said earlier in the year that he is at a crossroads in life and explaining that taking on more royal duties he would not have the time to focus on his army job.
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He was speaking to the newspaper in New Zealand, where he has spent the last week on a tour, after previously completing a month-long secondment to the Australian Defence Force.
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Under Britain's unwritten constitution, the royal family is supposed to remain above politics, and Queen Elizabeth has kept her opinions to herself during her 63-year reign.
Harry is planning to spend three months this summer in southern Africa, pursuing his interests in wildlife and conservation.'
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pity the men of England
On the one hand, we have feminist decrying men in England as rapists and purveyors of the patriarchy.
On the other, we have the queens of England asking men to serve in wars or public service to ensure the monarchy continues.
Fuck the monarchy and fuck feminism.