Royal Ruffles Feathers Down Under

Britain's Prince Harry has started a three-month trip to Australia, but as CBS News Correspondent Richard Roth reports, his visit is causing some grumbling Down Under.

The prince's first stop in Australia was a zoo. The photos may be warm and furry , but the hard fact is that Australia will spend about $500,000 for extra security while Harry is visiting.

While some officials claim the dividend will be a boost to tourism, others in the former colony find the trip is opening old wounds. They resent the fact that they're still subjects of the British monarch, in this case, Harry's grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, and are complaining about the cost to taxpayers.

Harry will mostly be playing polo, it's said, which he's done a lot of at home, and may help care for sheep and horses, to get some work experience. But the trip's mainly described as a "jaunt," and the work he's planning to take up when it's over isn't veterinary but military.

Harry's passed the first stage of the selection process for the rigorous royal military academy at Sandhurst. The idea is he's destined to be an officer and a gentleman. And right now, Australia is his last chance to simply be a teenager.

He already has a reputation as a royal with a bit of a wild streak. The expression is: he's experimented with drink and drugs. This leaves some Australians asking whether they're paying for security to protect Harry from a threat, or to protect him from himself.