(CNN) -- Prince Harry's last visit to the United States, in August 2012, did not end well, after photographs of him romping naked around a Las Vegas hotel suite were published worldwide -- just weeks before he began his tour of duty in Afghanistan. "I probably let myself down, I let my family down, I let other people down," he said in an interview a few weeks later. "It was probably a classic example of me probably being too much army, and not enough prince." Harry argued at the time that it happened in a private area and that he should have been able to expect a certain amount of privacy.
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Prince Harry will be touring the United States, departing Thursday
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His last trip, in August 2012 to Las Vegas, ended with naked photos published worldwide
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Harry will not be stopping in Las Vegas this time
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The prince will represent the interests of his charities and those of the United Kingdom
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