Prince Harry Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Officer cadet wales as he was known at sandhurst was one of 220 cadets passing out at the sovereign s parade taken by her majesty the queen who was accompanied by the duke of edinburgh.
Prince harry royal military academy sandhurst. Prince harry today was commissioned as an army officer having completed 44 weeks of training as an officer cadet at rma sandhurst. He was commissioned as a cornet into the blues and royals serving temporarily with his brother prince william. He then underwent officer training at the royal military academy sandhurst. The present day royal military academy sandhurst denies that idi amin and muammar gaddafi attended the rmas.
Along with prince william and prince harry the military academy has provided officer training for every duke earl and baron to serve in the british army for the past 200 years not to mention countless european arab and african royals heads of state and political leaders. Prince william was admitted to the royal military academy sandhurst in january 2006. It was the army which offered harry his first taste of life away from being a royal. Prince harry duke of sussex fn 2 kcvo adc is the younger son of charles prince of wales and diana princess of wales and is sixth in the line of succession to the british throne.
He spent parts of his gap year in australia and lesotho. Harry was educated at wetherby school ludgrove school and eton college. Britain s prince harry second from right grins and his grandmother queen elizabeth ii smiles as she inspects the sovereign s parade at the royal military academy in sandhurst england wednesday april 12 2006 prince harry was on of the cadets passing out as a commissioned officer and will join the blues and royals part of the household cavalry and one of britain s oldest army regiments. During the 44 week training course in camberley surrey prince harry was known as officer cadet wales.
In particular there are so many generals and victoria cross holders from the former royal military college sandhurst that a full list would be immense. Sandhurst is as royal as it gets. After training at sandhurst harry was commissioned as an officer in the household cavalry s blues and royals in. After completing a period of work experience prince harry entered the royal military academy sandhurst in may 2005 to begin his training as an officer cadet.