He will not take part in the exercise, sources have said, but will observe military personnel learning how to survive, operate and fight in extreme cold weather and mountainous environments
Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex is to fly to the Arctic Circle to join Royal Marines who are being trained to survive and fight in the extreme cold, as he becomes the first member of the Royal family to be involved in an annual exercise designed to protect against Russian invasion.
The Duke will spend Valentine’s Day with British troops in northern Norway as part of Exercise Clockwork, a 50-year-old winter training exercise based in one of the world’s most demanding environments.
Set 200 miles (322km) inside the Arctic Circle, more than 16,000 Royal Marines and Royal Navy sailors and airmen have taken part since 1969.
