Prince Harry was whisked to safety by SAS bodyguards as the Taliban launched its deadly attack on Camp Bastion. Harry had grabbed a pistol and was ready to fight but was taken to a fortified safe room on the base during the three-hour suicide bombing mission.

The SAS guarded Harry through the night, primed to take on the Taliban fighters who have vowed to kill him. An insider at the huge base in Afghanistan said, “There was no messing about. Harry was taken straight to the safe place as soon as the alarm went off.