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his book "Spare", King Charles's younger son recounts his two
tours of Afghanistan, first as a forward air controller in
2007/08 and again in 2012, when he was a co-pilot gunner in
Apache attack helicopters, and the number of people he had
killed.
British newspapers, who he heavily criticises in his book, and
some senior former British military figures have attacked his
decision to make public the figure of those he had killed,
saying it could put him and others at risk of reprisals.
Speaking to U.S. chat show host Stephen Colbert on "The Late
Show", he said he had only done so to reduce the number of
suicides by military veterans.
"Without doubt the most dangerous lie that they have told is
that I somehow boasted about the number of people that I killed
in Afghanistan," he said, saying the press had spun his words to
take his disclosure out of context.
"I made a choice to share it because having spent nearly two
decades working with veterans all around the world, I think the
most important thing is to be honest and be able to give space
to others to be able to share their experiences without any
shame."
On Tuesday, the publisher of Harry's book said it had become the
UK's fastest selling non-fiction book ever and its intimate
personal revelations about his life and other royals, and his
accusations about how they had worked with a hostile press, have
dominated the British media for days.
"I'm not going to lie the last few days have been hurtful and
challenging," Harry said.
(Reporting by Michael Holden; Editing by Conor Humphries)
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