Prince Harry can be 'too much army' at Warrior Games – and not embarass anyone (+video)

There's nothing like a ginger-haired bad boy prince to bring a little buzz.

The fourth Warrior Games opened in Colorado Saturday, and the appearance of Britain's Prince Harry made sure the paparazzi came along. The third in line to the British throne joked with Olympic swimmer Missy Franklin at the opening ceremonies, he charmed state officials at formal gatherings, and he even played an exhibition round of sitting volleyball with British troops – with American Olympic champion Misty May-Treanor on the other side of the net.

Not a bad day's work for the house of Mountbatten-Windsor – particularly as Queen Elizabeth pulls back from public events and leaves more of the royal duties to her son and grandsons. At least there were no pictures of the prince cavorting naked with women, as there were the last time he came to the US.

"It was probably a classic example of me probably being too much army, and not enough prince," he said of the incident in Las Vegas.

Saturday, Harry could be every bit army and prince – and give Buckingham Palace no reason to flinch.

The event plays right to the prince's strengths. He's charming, and as a member of the British armed forces who has deployed to Afghanistan three times, he has a deep affection for the military and those who serve.

"I don't think yet we've seen the full potential of Harry. I think that's still to come but my goodness, he's doing a pretty good job at the moment," former press secretary to the queen, Dickie Arbiter, told the BBC.

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