The Queen has knighted her grandson Prince Harry just weeks before he's due to leave the army.
Buckingham Palace announced that the 30-year-old had become a Sir on Thursday evening (Friday morning AEST).
"The Queen has been pleased to make the following appointment to the Royal Victorian Order: to be a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, HRH Prince Henry of Wales," the palace said in a short statement.
The honour was presented privately at Buckingham Palace. No photographs were released.
The Royal Victorian Order is given by the Queen to people who have served her or the British monarchy "in a personal way".
Recipients include family member, officials of the royal household or British ambassadors who've helped organise a state visit to a particular country.
Prince Harry, who's fifth in line to the throne, plans to spend the northern hemisphere summer working with animal conservation groups in Africa after completing his decade-long army career.
The announcement he'd been knighted came just hours after the release of more private letters from Prince Charles to government ministers on topics ranging from historic buildings to hospital food.
The letters were the subject of a lengthy legal battle that pitted Charles' right to privacy against the public's right to know.
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