To say the British monarchy is having a trying few weeks is an understatement.

Now, the latest headline in a string of royal-related news is that Prince Harry will remain deployed in Afghanistan, despite a Taliban-led attack on the base where he is stationed.

"We attacked that base because Prince Harry was also on it and so they can know our anger," Taliban spokesman Qari Youssef Ahmadi told the Associated Press by telephone following the attack. "Thousands more suicide attackers are ready to give up their lives for the sake of the Prophet."

Harry was not harmed in Friday's attack, but it occurred only a mile away from the section where he was stationed at Camp Bastion. Despite this development, the British military says it has no plans to send the young royal, who turned 28 today, home.

Two U.S. Marines died in the attack. Prince Harry's four-month tour in Afghanistan began earlier this month and is his second tour of duty in Afghanistan. He was forced to leave the region between 2007 and 2008 after 10 weeks because of a media breach.