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FRIDAY MAY 29. 2009 POUGHKEEPSIE JOURNAL Prince Harry paying official visit to the states TourofWTC on the agenda United States for having deployed alongside U.S. forces in Afghanistan," said Alan Collins, the British consul general in New York. Third in line to the British throne, the red-haired prince is a much-watched member of the royal family on both sides of the Atlantic His party-boy image, romantic escapades and brushes with scandal regularly make newspaper headlines. Several years ago, Harry had to apologize for wearing a Nazi swastika armband to a friend's costume party.

But the younger son of the late Princess Diana and Prince Charles plans, no doubt, to be on his best behavior rep in line for the throne behind his older brother, William, and his father, Charles. At midday today at the World Trade Center site, Harry is to meet with relatives of four people who died in the Sept 11, 2001, attacks. They'll be joined by New York Go David Paterson and officials of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the agency that oversees development at ground zero. "It's a testament to our loved ones that royalty from another country is coming and expressing interest," said Monica Iken, who lost her husband, Michael, a 37-year-old bond broker. Later today, the prince will formally name the British Garden in downtown Hanover Square to honor the 67 British victims of the terrorist attack.

Harry also will visit the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Manhattan, where he will tour the prosthetics facilities and a post-traumatic stress disorder clinic He will be joined by Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans. On Saturday, Harry is to participate in the only recreational event on his public schedule the Veuve Clicquot Manhattan Polo Classic on Governors Island in New York Harbor, where he'll face off against Argentinian polo player and heartthrob Nacho Figueras. The match will benefit American Friends of Sente-bale, a charity that supports impoverished children in Lesotho, Africa, where the prince has worked and produced the documentary film "The Forgotten Kingdom." resenting his country's crown during his two-day New York visit His grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, is paying privately for Harry's travel and that of his staff, easing the young prince into his royal role. He's 8A METRO NEW YORK He's a 24-year-old Londoner whose grandmother offered to pay for his trip to New York. Today, Prince Harry will start his first official visit to America, with plans including a stop at the World Trade Center site, meetings with wounded veterans and a polo match.

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