# Is Prince Harry's rank part of his style now?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 3, 2006, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-prince-harrys-rank-part-of-his-style-now/355294 "2006-05-03T20:55:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2006, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-prince-harrys-rank-part-of-his-style-now/355294/1 "2006-05-03T20:55:49Z")

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Now that Prince Harry is a commisioned officer is his full style, Second Lieutenant His Royal Higness Prince Henry of Wales? He’ll probally use 2d Lt Wales on duty, but aren’t military ranks part of a royal style?

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**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2006, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-prince-harrys-rank-part-of-his-style-now/355294/2 "2006-05-03T20:57:57Z")

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I thought his style was a la mode Wehrmacht?

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**Author:** ![Helen\_s\_Eidolon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Helen\_s\_Eidolon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helen_s_Eidolon)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2006, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-prince-harrys-rank-part-of-his-style-now/355294/3 "2006-05-03T21:07:10Z")

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