Prince Harry Saved Gay Soldier From Homophobic Attack In 2008

Prince Harry is being hailed as a hero by a former squadmate who says the Prince saved him from a homophobic attack back in 2008.

In his new book "Out In The Army," excerpted by the Daily Mail, Trooper James Wharton recalls the day he told the Prince of how six soldiers threatened to beat him because of his sexuality.

Wharton said that he couldn't stop the tears from welling up in his eyes when he told the Prince, who was then his tank commander, he thought he was going to be "murdered by the infantry."

“Right I’m going to sort this shit out once and for all," Prince Harry told Wharton before climbing out of the tank to confront the soldiers. According to Wharton, the Prince returned 10 minutes later and told him the problem had been "sorted," and that he told the soldiers to "back the fuck off."

Wharton, who quit the Army earlier this year, told the Daily Mail, "I will always be grateful to Harry and I will never forget what happened. Until he went over and dealt with everything I was on track for a battering." (source)