It's Harry: palace confirms nude photos, gags media

The man dubbed the 'Playboy Prince' has seriously rocked the boat.

The royal office has confirmed that nude photos leaked to a celebrity gossip site are in fact Prince Harry.

The part about him being a Prince is of course what makes the story, but in this day and age are royalty on such a pedestal that they can't behave like human beings?

They are yet to release a statement or comment on the images, which show Harry stark naked clutching his crown jewels, but they are reportedly meeting to discuss the scandal.

Woah woah, scandal, you say? It sure is.

Even here in New Zealand, half way around the world, we are fascinated with his antics.

But what exactly are the said antics? A 27-year-old man stripped off inside the privacy of his hotel room whilst playing pool amongst his friends in Las Vegas.

Prince Harry has admittedly taken his partying too far in the past - swastika armband, anyone? - but he's been the perfect example of a well-behaved royal recently.

His actions will always make the news whether it's worthy of coverage or not, but the idea of him being sat down and told off like a naughty child is absurd.

What is understandable, however, is the dressing down he will get from the military when he returns home.

Prince Harry is an Apache helicopter pilot and a former instructor at the Royal Military Academy said he should expect a serious warning.

It looks like the only person who will come out smiling from this is the person who copped a sweet £10,000 from two photos snapped on a cellphone.