LONDON (CP) - Prince Harry's visit to a Calgary nightclub last week became fodder for a British tabloid Sunday, which published racy photos of the royal cavorting with two women.
News of the World featured pictures of Harry being kissed by the two young women.
The tabloid posted a story and pictures on its website that refers to Harry "slobbering" over girls at a Calgary bar overnight Wednesday.
The story said Harry's night out occurred hours after Britain mourned the death of the 150th British soldier to be killed in Iraq.
Harry, third in line to the Throne and a British army officer, is training at CFB Suffield in southern Alberta near Medicine Hat.
There have been reports Harry may be deployed to Afghanistan, after British military officials decided not to allow the Prince to serve in Iraq.
The News of the World piece includes quotes of one of the women, Cherie Cymbalisty, 22, about her encounter with Harry.
Canada's Sun Media is reporting that Cymbalisty negotiated a deal to sell her story to a British tabloid for an undisclosed amount of money, attributing the information to the nightclub's manager.
Cymbalisty was quoted in Canadian newspapers last week as describing Harry as "prince charming," who kissed her on the cheek.
But she gave a far more racy account to News of the World.
The tabloid quoted her as saying that Harry asked her if she was wearing underwear and she claims he also asked her to take off her top.
"He (Harry) was obsessed about my outfit and bra top. He was very forward," Cymbalisty is quoted by News of the World.
Harry's nocturnal activities have provided the British tabloids with plenty of fodder over the years.
He has long been regarded as the wilder of Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana's two sons.
In the past there have been stories of marijuana use, underage drinking and an early morning scuffle with a paparazzi photographer outside a London nightclub.
He made headlines in 2005 when he chose a Nazi outfit for a fancy dress party.
The Prince's arrival in Alberta last week leaked out slowly in Canada last week and only started getting attention by the British media Sunday.
The more mainstream Sunday Times reported Harry is training in Alberta for possible deployment to Afghanistan.
The paper said Harry was sent to CFB Suffield to receive additional training on Scimitar armored reconnaissance vehicles.
Harry had been expected to deploy to southern Iraq in the next few weeks but Army Chief of Staff Gen. Sir Richard Dannatt said after traveling to Iraq that the situation there had become too dangerous and media scrutiny of the plans had exacerbated the situation.
Dannatt said the move was due to specific threats to the prince and risks to the safety of his fellow soldiers.
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