While lots of youngish people might well do things that they subsequently regret, I suspect that very few have, or will, ever get involved in a game of 'strip pool'.
Prince Harry, at the age of 27 and employed as an officer in Her Majesty's army as allowed himself to be caught, literally with his trousers down, cavorting with a naked woman in some hotel room following such a game. It's reported that he was accompanied by some fellow officers and had picked up a number of young women in a bar of the hotel; presumably these young women were well aware of Harry's identity and were not averse to a bit of naughties with this eligible Prince. One wonders if they were not even present for the specific purpose of 'undoing' our young hero.
That Harry was up to such games says much about his own naivety and lack of maturity. For a man af his age and in his position to be engaged in such sordid activities must be a considerable disappointment not to say embarrassment to his family. He has, as well, brought his Regiment into disrepute by his actions and will surely find himself subject to some sort of disciplinary action when he returns to duty; to claim that this was just a few soldiers letting off steam may be an adequate excuse for his companions but Harry's position and responsibilities are different. He inhabits a very different world to the rest of us, with a lifestyle and privileges we can only dream of.
Harry always has been one of the least bright members of his family and this behaviour is hardly a surprise. However, the boy needs a severe talking to and, perhaps, a quick posting to somewhere where he will be out of sight for a while; 6 months inside the Arctic Circle, for instance. That should cool him off.
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