Prince Harry ‘made himself a target’ after shocking Taliban kills confession

Prince Harry has been slammed for his “unwise” move after he spoke about killing 25 people while serving with the British army.

The Duke of Sussex opened up about his time as an Apache helicopter pilot in his bombshell memoir Spare. In the book, he said he killed 25 people while on his second tour of duty in Afghanistan. Harry explained how he flew on six missions which resulted in “the taking of human lives.”

Harry claimed he didn’t see those he killed as “people” but rather as “chess pieces” that were taken off the board. Dai Davies, a former Head of Royal Protection and a Divisional Commander in the Metropolitan Police, has now spoken out about Harry’s comments in a new documentary titled Harry – The Lost Prince.

Dai accused Harry of making himself and others a target by disclosing how many Taliban fighters he had killed. He said, “In his book, Spare, for him to disclose, as he did, that he had killed a number of Taliban was, in my opinion, totally unwise, because I was aware, as indeed he was, that the Taliban and various groups had put a price on his head.”

Dai continued, “I think that price still remains, which could form a basis for him saying, well, I need security. If you open your big mouth, as he has collectively, that book, not just on that, but given away all kinds of secrets, then it’s not surprising that some people might regard you as a potential target.”

In Spare, Harry said he watched each “kill” when he returned to base and described the insurgents as “baddies eliminated before they could kill goodies.” He said it wasn’t possible to kill someone “if you see them as a person,” but claimed the army had “trained me to ‘other’ them and they had trained me well.”

Harry added, “I made it my purpose, from day one, to never go to bed with any doubt whether I had done the right thing…whether I had shot at Taliban and only Taliban, without civilians in the vicinity.”

Harry explained he knew the exact number of his kills because of the “era of Apaches and laptops.” He added, “It seemed to me essential not to be afraid of that number. So my number is 25. It’s not a number that fills me with satisfaction, but nor does it embarrass me.”

The Duke of Sussex said he never felt guilty over his number because he always remembered watching the 9/11 attacks unfold on TV. He even later met with families of the victims.

Harry went on his first tour of duty with the army from 2007 to 2008 as a forward air controller in Helmand province. He went on his second tour in 2012 after learning to fly Apache helicopters. He was deployed to Camp Bastion in southern Afghanistan for 20 weeks.