"There's no greater feeling than saving/ending somebody's life"

From The Daily Mail:

He may be second line to the throne, but Prince William has described his job as a search and rescue pilot as his greatest calling in life.

The Duke of Cambridge has spoken movingly about the emotions of saving lives as an RAF helicopter pilot in never-before-seen footage of him on duty.

Documentary Helicopter Rescue, which is being broadcast tonight, captures footage of Prince William performing daring missions as a Search and Rescue captain in some of the country's most inhospitable regions.

Flt Lt Wales as he is known in the RAF said: 'There's no greater feeling than when you've actually done some good and saved someone's life.

From The Daily Mail:

Prince Harry has been wowing the crowds as part of an Army attack helicopter display team.

Harry, known as Captain Wales in the Army, was part of the Apache Attack Helicopter Display Team  among the aircraft at today's popular RAF Cosford Air Show, in Shropshire.

The 28-year-old, a co-pilot gunner, serves with the RAF's 662 Squadron of the Army Air Corps (AAC) from which the display crew-members have been selected this year...

Harry was among crew selected given his experience in the deadly Apache helicopter, which has seen combat most recently in Libya and Afghanistan.

Fun Online Poll Results: Prince Harry's video diary

On a good turnout of 137 votes in four days, the results are:

Have you ever used the word 'Paki'?
Yes - 83%
No - 17%

If you take the trouble of watching the NOTW footage, presumably filmed on a mobile 'phone, you'll notice that Ahmed Raza Khan was a) asleep and b) several yards away when the fatal words were uttered.

What had made me uneasy was the thought that as Prince Harry is Third In Line To The Throne, it would have been a bit awkward for Ahmed (had he neither been asleep nor out of earshot) to hit back with something along the lines of "Give my regards to your mother, you lanky ginger twat. And your half-brother!" However, in the NOTW footage somebody off-camera asks Prince Harry at 3 min 11 sec "Are your pubes ginger too?" to which he answers "Yes, they are".

Having sorted that out, I hope that we can now turn our attention to the rather more pressing matter of where President-elect Barack Obama was born - his Inauguration is next Tuesday, don't forget.

Fun Online Poll: Have you ever used the word 'Paki'?

Much faux outrage has been spewed on the topic of young Prince Harry (pictured) using the P-word. I'd be interested to know how many people have done the same, I can confirm that I once did (and was carpeted for having done so, even though I was merely reporting reported speech).


Vote here or in the sidebar.

"Harry 'bitterly disappointed' ...

... as his £1m charity gives Aids orphans just £84,0000".

This may be a disappointment to Him but it's hardly a surprise, is it? That's how charities operate nowadays.