LONDON—Whatever
the royal family may think of his exploits in Las Vegas, many Britons can
barely hide their support for Prince Harry, posting naked pictures of
themselves online in tribute.
A
Facebook group entitled “Support Prince Harry with a naked salute!” — featuring
people posing in various states of undress saluting the third-in-line to the
throne — has won 13,000 members and is still growing.
The
group sprang up after Harry, 27, was photographed naked with a mystery woman
during a game of “strip billiards” in a Las Vegas hotel suite.
The
images, first published on a US website last Wednesday, rapidly went viral and
caused a furore in Britain.
But
supporters have posted a flood of images of themselves saluting while in
various states of undress — often with strategically placed props including
Union Jack flags, backpacks and teddy bears.
The Sun
newspaper published photographs on Tuesday of what it said were British
soldiers serving in Afghanistan, posing naked and saluting Prince Harry.
Harry,
an army officer and a trained Apache helicopter pilot, served in Afghanistan
for ten weeks himself but was pulled out in February 2008 after a media
blackout broke down.
The Sun
is the only British newspaper to have published the nude snaps of Harry, in
defiance of orders from the royal family to respect the prince’s privacy and
restrain from printing them.
The
online show of support for Harry came as it was announced that he will be the
patron of a charity race to the South Pole between three teams of wounded
servicemen from around the world.
Harry,
who last year joined a group of injured soldiers as they trekked to the North
Pole, is supporting the Walking With The Wounded South Pole Allied Challenge
2013.
Troops
from Britain, the US and the Commonwealth who suffered physical or cognitive
injuries while serving will take part in the four-week expedition next year.
Royal
officials said it was “far too early” to tell whether Harry would join the
group for the gruelling trek.
Source: MSN.Com
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