Prince Harry Celebrates His 26th Birthday

LONDON (CBS/AP) Britain's Prince Harry turns 26 years old today, and like most twenty-somethings, he's working on his birthday.

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The redheaded Harry, known in the military as Lt. Harry Wales, is in training to become an Apache attack helicopter pilot in Britain's Army Air Corps. He began an eight-month course in July and has repeatedly said he hopes to get back to the front lines in Afghanistan.

Harry served as a battlefield air controller in the country's restive southern Helmand province during a secret 10-week tour in 2007 and 2008.

A spokeswoman in Harry's office at St. James' Palace said Wednesday the prince would be continuing his training on his birthday.

The prince served in Afghanistan in 2008 as a battlefield air controller until his time was cut short by a media leak.

Harry is the younger son of Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales, and third in line to the British throne.

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