The British Army announced Wednesday that Prince Harry will not be going to Iraq with the rest of his Blues and Royals regiment. General Sir Richard Dannatt claimed that there were too many threats to the prince’s life to reasonably deploy him without endangering his fellow officers.

General Dannatt said, "Following a visit to Iraq last week I discovered a number of threats relating directly to Prince Harry and those around him and I am not prepared to export those risks. I know Prince Harry will be extremely disappointed and his soldiers will miss his presence in Iraq. I've asked his commanding officer to develop his future career but I won't speculate on that.

Clarence House, which speaks on behalf of the princes, issued a statement that read, "Prince Harry is very disappointed that he will not be able to go to Iraq with his troop on this deployment as he had hoped. He fully understands and accepts General Dannatt's difficult decision and remains committed to his Army career. Prince Harry's thoughts are with his troop and the rest of the battle group in Iraq."