KEVIN COLEY'S THOUGHT 4 THE DAY- IS IT SAFE FOR PRINCE WILLIAM?

Prince William is to fight in the war against South American drug barons in the Caribbean. Not because they are his personal enemies but because the future heir to the throne must be seen playing his part in the armed forces. If that’s the case why not send William to Iraq or Afghanistan? Of course that would be too dangerous. In the Middle East William would be an easier target for al-Qaeda. But ‘the Caribbean on a Royal Navy warship is an ideal tour as it has operational potential and it works diplomatically’ said a senior military source. No soldier is one hundred percent safe in any conflict. The senior military source sounds complacent if not condescending. It will be a total waste of a Royal and a greater shame should our Prince be taken out by mere drugs cartels. History teaches us that you can’t hide a king safely in any battle. Whether King Harold was shot in the eye with an arrow or cut down by Norman Cavalry in 1066 makes no difference. It was a fateful day for the English and the Royal Family. Other royals have perished in armed conflicts too. Lord Mountbatten, a World War 2 hero died unexpectedly in 1979. Thirty four years after the war. The Earl thought he was safe when he holidayed in his summer home in County Sligo. He went sailing in a thirty-foot wooden boat. No one knew that the IRA had fitted it with a radio controlled fifty-pound bomb which was detonated before the boat reached Donegal Bay. Take heed William. Death often stabs people in the back whilst they are facing their enemy.