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LONDON — Britain’s Prince Harry has thanked the army for keeping him out of trouble and has called for national service to be brought back.

In an interview published in the Sunday Times, the 30-year-old prince also revealed that he’s content being single and reflected on how the army gave him a chance to “escape the limelight.”

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“Definitely, without a doubt, it does keep you out of trouble,” he said. “I dread to think where I’d be without the army.”

Harry, who is completing a decade-long military career, voiced support for national service as he spoke of the transformative effects on men he knew in the army. He even encouraged his nephew and niece, George and two-week-old Charlotte, to be involved in the military one day.

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“It’s done no harm, just good, for me and I know it’s the same for William,” he said, referring to his older brother. “Bring back national service.”

The prince said he hoped William and Kate’s children would learn to cope with the pressures of growing up in the royal family.