. Prince set to be Gurkha Harry By JAMIE PYATT July 09, 2007 SOLDIER Prince Harry has joined one of the most fearsome units in the British Army — the Gurkhas. Harry, an officer with posh cavalry regiment the Blues and Royals, is doing a spell with the legendary fighters to learn their killer expertise. Yesterday he was driven to the Brecon Beacons in Wales with men of the 3rd Battalion, Royal Gurkha Rifles for a four-day exercise. He will take part in every aspect of the operation and an insider said: “To all intents and purposes he will be a Gurkha.” He joined the tough men from Nepal — who have struck terror into Britain’s enemies for 200 years — looking ready for action kitted out in full camouflage gear. At the end of the exercise Harry, a 22-year-old 2nd lieutenant whose own unit has gone to Iraq without him because of fears for his safety, will be presented with an honorary kukri — the curved knife of the Gurkhas. An insider said: “Harry will be told that when the kukri leaves its sheath it can never be returned without blood being drawn.” The Gurkhas’ terrifying reputation stems from the early 1800s, when they were recruited as allies to British forces in India. In jungles during World War II they were said to have crept in among sleeping Japanese to slit the throats of every man but one — leaving him to wake and spread panic. In the Falklands, Argentinian soldiers reportedly fled their positions as soon as they heard the Gurkhas were coming.