We're going commando... Facebook group strips in support of Prince Harry after naked Las Vegas photos furore



Almost 12,000 people have joined the group 'Support Prince Harry with a naked salute!'

Soldiers serving in Afghanistan have showed their support




When military strategists talk about a frontal assault, this isn’t quite what they usually mean.

Thousands of British soldiers have stripped off in a show of support for their comrade Prince Harry, currently in trouble over nude photographs taken in Las Vegas.

From the scorching frontline in Afghanistan to rain-swept barracks in the UK, troops and supporters of the Armed Forces have followed his lead – and then posted the results on the internet, infuriating the top brass.

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What's all the Huss? Soldiers from D Squadron The King's Royal Hussars pose in front of tanks

Sock it to 'em, lads: This woman shows more than just her support, while two jokers wear just socks and wig

Many of the servicemen and women are completely naked, using their hands or strategically placed guns, caps or rucksacks to protect their modesty.

In one photograph, men from D Squadron The King’s Royal Hussars posed nude in front of two Mastiff armoured patrol vehicles in Helmand. In another, a naked soldier salutes in front of an Army vehicle with only a plastic bottle to preserve his modesty.

Despite protests that the troops are merely joking around to ease the stress of battle, senior officers are understood to be unimpressed with the near-the-knuckle pranks. By last night more than 16,000 people had joined the Facebook group ‘Support Prince Harry With A Naked Salute!’.

This is for fighting: These lads aren't afraid to show off their weapons

Suited and booted: Just footwear protects this man's modesty, while this young lady may need a bigger uniform

Guns 'n poses: These troops keep themselves camouflaged... just about It has become so popular that military personnel from around the world, including Israel and the US, have posted photos of themselves in the nude. The page was set up by ex-soldier Jordan Wylie, 28, from Blackpool, after grainy pictures emerged of a naked Prince Harry – along with two nude girls – taken during a game of strip billiards in his £5,100-a-night suite at the Encore Wynn Hotel in Vegas. Mr Wylie said: ‘It was outrageous [that] Harry was criticised for his antics in Las Vegas because he is just one of the lads. ‘He might be a royal but he is also a hard-working Apache helicopter pilot and he wants to have some fun. I’m sure Harry will be quietly smiling about the Facebook group.’ He may, however, be less amused by claims yesterday that a video of the romp exists.

Peace offering: These girls are willing to show their loyalty to the third in line to the throne



The 27-year-old royal, a captain in the Army Air Corps, is expected to be reprimanded for his behaviour when he returns from leave in a few weeks’ time.

As for his brothers (and sisters) in arms, a source close to the Army said it would be up to the commanding officers of individual soldiers in the photographs to decide if disciplinary action would be taken.

‘Everyone sees the funny side but there are people at senior levels in the Army who do not consider this to be appropriate. They will be thinking, “Does this really show us in the professional light we want to be seen [in]?”

‘It’s unlikely anyone will get the book thrown at them.’

The press watchdog has received 3,600 complaints after the Sun became the first British newspaper to print the naked photographs of Prince Harry.

All came from members of the public. None came from St James’s Palace or any other representatives of the Royal Family.

The Facebook page that has been set up in support of Harry has more than 15,000 members

Infamous holiday: Prince Harry seen at a Las Vegas pool party before the photographs of that game of strip billiards went public

Hats off to them: To cap it all off, these two beauties flash some cleavage for Harry