London: Prince Harry, the third in line to the British throne, fresh from active service in Afghanistan, has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant. The Prince, on regimental duties at his barracks in Windsor, was elevated from second lieutenant because he has completed two years in the Army.
His salary has increased from 20,173 pounds to 24,247 pounds. If he remains in the Army, he can expect to be promoted to captain in three years, The Daily Telegraph reported today. When Prince William joined Sandhurst in January 2006 his younger brother was there to greet him.
Officer Cadet Wales, as the future King became known, had to salute Harry when the younger prince was commissioned as a second lieutenant in April of the same year. But as Flying Officer Wales he has caught up with his brother.
Senior members of the Royal family will gather at Windsor Castle on Saturday for the christening of the second child of the Earl and Countess of Wessex. They have named him James Alexander Philip Theor, the eighth in line for succession.
