On 7 January, 2008, an Australian magazine reports:

Prince Harry has joined his regiment on a covert mission to Afghanistan and his unit has already seen front line action.

Not seen in public since the middle of December, New Idea can exclusively reveal that despite opposition from senior members of the British government and the royal family itself, Harry now joins his uncle Prince Andrew as a royal who has been to war.

As one commenter said on 10 January, 2008:

It seems that a ‘hot’ news story is more important than the secrecy needed to protect lives. Shame on you!

New Idea is only read by a couple of million people. Luckily, if you believe the publishers, they are celebrity-obsessed Australian women. Who said they can’t keep secrets?

Harry’s deployment was also safely laid out on the Internet, free from the attention of Al Qaeda assassins (Brisbane chapter). See above.

And then…this happened. Yes, an American webpage for news junkies gave everyone permission to do what an Aussie webpage for – well – women (god bless them) couldn’t.

Ever wondered if it could be any clearer?