Prince Harry honored, salutes wounded war vets at D.C. dinner

WASHINGTON. May 9. KAZINFORM A Washington think tank celebrated Prince Harry on Monday night for his humanitarian efforts, with the British royal deflecting the praise by offering his own salute to wounded war veterans.

Harry was among the guests of honor at the event marking the 50th anniversary of the Atlantic Council, which describes itself as a "nonpartisan institution devoted to promoting transatlantic cooperation and international security," Kazinform refers to CNN.

The grandson of Queen Elizabeth II arrived around 6:15 p.m. at the Washington Ritz-Carlton in a black tux, with photographers yelling his name and a few girls shrieking as he walked inside.

Less than two hours later, former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell took the stage to formally present Prince Harry with the council's Distinguished Humanitarian Leadership Award, an honor most recently bestowed on U2 frontman and activist Bono.

Third in line to the British throne, Harry is a captain and Apache helicopter pilot in Britain's Army Air Corps. Powell, himself a longtime soldier and one-time U.S. Joint Chiefs chairman, was quick to point that out. He also joked that thanks to the 27-year-old royal, "We have a record number of young, single women attending (the Atlantic Council awards dinner) this year.

 

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