Fresh terrorism fears emerge after Harry’s boast of killing 25 Taliban fighters in his memoir Spare

The Duke of Sussex has put British troops’ lives in danger and plastered a target on his own back, after boasting about his 25 Taliban kills.

The Duke of Sussex has put British troops’ lives in danger and plastered a target on his own back, according to war heroes and retired military chiefs, after boasting about his 25 Taliban kills.

Writing in his new autobiography Spare, Harry claimed to have killed 25 Taliban fighters during his two tours of Afghanistan in 2012 and 2013.

“My number is 25. It’s not a number that fills me with satisfaction, but nor does it embarrass me,” he wrote.

He did not think of the 25 as “people” but rather “chess pieces” that had to be taken off the board – and candidly describes the insurgents he killed as “baddies eliminated before they could kill goodies”.

Prince Harry sitting in the cockpit of an Apache Helicopter in Afghanistan's Helmand Province in 2012. Picture: AFP

The exact body count is known because cameras on his chopper recorded the kills after each mission and he would view the footage when he got back to base.

The revelations shone a light on his time in the military, however the Duke of Sussex has been warned the details could incite fresh terrorist attacks within the UK and the runaway Royal also stands accused of plunging the Royal Family into a fresh security nightmare.

SAS hero and best-selling author Andy McNab warned Harry’s account will put “people in danger” and royal security will now be reviewed, according to The Sun.

Former British Army Commander Colonel Richard Kemp said it “will rekindle jihadist animosity against him and incite some who want to take revenge”.

Senior royals including the King and Queen Consort and the Prince and Princess of Wales are set to embark on tours around the world following the Coronation.

Insiders say Harry’s confession has significantly heightened security concerns for the entire Royal Family.

Colonel Kemp said: “His accusation that the British Army trains its soldiers to see their enemies as chess pieces to be swept off the board, in other words dehumanising them, will also feed into jihadist propaganda, potentially encouraging wider attacks within the UK.

“It undermines his personal security. He has shot himself in the foot.

“This will incite some ­people to attempt an attack on British soldiers anywhere in the world. The impact on his own personal security is even greater.”

Prince Harry on patrol through the deserted town of Garmisir close to FOB Delhi (forward operating base), in Helmand province in Southern Afghanistan, on January 02, 2008.Picture: AFP

Former Royal Marine commando Ben McBean — an old pal of Harry’s — said: “He’s already got a big target on his back and maybe it’s grown a bit more.

“But he’s in America, he’s got security. Here in the UK they could think ‘we can’t get to Harry but we could go to his old barracks’. You’re always a target anyway, but I just think flaring things up and bringing numbers out doesn’t really help.”