A senior military source said: “Prince Harry will be totally immersed in the exercise, and he will be privy to top-secret battle plans. A palace source said: “The duke is relishing his role with the Royal Marines and taking it extremely seriously. Royal Marines started travelling to Norway on New Year’s Day from their base at Bickleigh Barracks in Devon. The prince took on the role of Captain General of the Royal Marines from Prince Philip in December 2017 after he retired as a frontline Apache pilot. The Royal Marines’ new role as the lead element of Britain’s Joint ­Expeditionary Force puts them in the front line in any potential miliary conflict with Russia.

Source: Daily Mirror January 04, 2019 21:43 UTC