Britain's Prince Harry's fellow soldiers have bought ginger wigs to wear in Iraq, in a comical bid to stop insurgents identifying the young royal. The prince's Blues and Royals colleagues purchased 12 ginger wigs as a joke, and Harry, 22, is said to have found the prank hilarious. According to Britain's The Sun newspaper, redheaded Harry was genuinely touched by the humorous show of support, after questions were raised about the safety-implications surrounding his deployment in the war-torn country.

Soldiers from Britain's Princes William and Harry's Army regiment are reeling in shock after a thief stole their war medals. The culprit forced open more than 15 lockers at the Household Cavalry's Windsor Comberemere Barracks, escaping with six medals earned by soldiers who bravely fought the Taliban last year.

While British sailors were being held by Iran and the world pondered if London would send in Special Forces to recover them, the Irish Army launched a rescue of their own. The Army helped six government ministers escape a faulty elevator in the Irish Parliament building which held them hostage for about 30 minutes.

Altering the centuries old tradition, nine female soldiers have reportedly been posted at Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle in London on Sunday, a ceremonial role that was earlier reserved exclusively for men. Five women from the Kings Troop Royal Horse Artillery and four more women from the Army Air Corps reported for duty at the palace for the first time ever thus marking a breakthrough for women in the British Army.

A man claiming to be the love child of Britain's Princess Margaret will take his claim to London's High Court on Tuesday. Robert Brown - a 52-year-old accountant from Jersey - insists he was born following an affair between the late princess and a man she was once in love with, Group Captain Peter Townsend, making him Queen Elizabeth's illegitimate nephew.