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Prince Harry ends role as helicopter pilot

In this image released on January 21, 2013, Prince Harry, shows a television crew his flight helmet as he makes early morning checks as he sits on an Apache helicopter at the British controlled flight-line at Camp Bastion on December 12, 2012 in Afghanistan. John Stillwell /Getty Images

TORONTO – Prince Harry has ended his role as helicopter pilot to take up a staff officer job with the army in London, Kensington Palace said on Friday.

Harry, 29, spent just over three years in training and operational service with the Apache Force during his attachment to the Army Air Corps.

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“Captain Wales has reached the pinnacle of flying excellence as an Apache pilot, particularly in Afghanistan,” Lieutenant Colonel Tom de la Rue said in a statement. “In the process, he has proved to be a real inspiration to the many Army Air Corps officers and soldiers who have come to know him so well over the last two years.”

Harry’s responsibilities in his new role will include helping co-ordinate new projects and commemorative events involving the army in London.

The prince became a fully operational Apache attack helicopter pilot in February 2012 and undertook a five-month operational tour of Afghanistan in September 2012.

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