Tom Cruise says his “mission impossible” was leaving his infant daughter and fiancee Katie Holmes to promote his new film, “Mission: Impossible III,” in Rome.
Cruise showed up in the middle of a news conference Monday that he hadn’t been expected to attend. The premiere of “Mission: Impossible III” was scheduled later that night.
“My mission impossible was to be here today,” the 43-year-old actor told reporters.
“I didn’t want to come. My daughter was just born and I didn’t want to leave her and her mother.”
His daughter, Suri, was born Tuesday.
“I’m going to be here for a few hours, and then I’m going to get on a plane and go back to Katie and Suri,” Cruise said.
Prince Harry would see combat if unit goes to Iraq
Prince Harry would be involved in “the fullest range of deployments” if his unit is sent to Iraq, but he might be kept out of situations where his presence would jeopardize his comrades, the Ministry of Defense said Monday.
Harry, the 21-year-old second son of Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana, recently completed his training at Sandhurst military academy and is a second lieutenant in the Household Cavalry.
The Mail on Sunday newspaper, quoting unidentified sources, reported that Harry had threatened to resign from the army if he is held out of combat roles.
It’s unclear, however, when the question might arise.
The prince will soon start a five-month training course leading to becoming a platoon commander in an armored reconnaissance role. The Ministry of Defense said Harry’s unit, the Blues and Royals regiment of the Household Cavalry, will not go to Iraq in the rotation next month, and no date has been set for a possible deployment.
“The intention is for him to undertake the fullest range of deployments” with his unit, said a spokeswoman at the Ministry of Defense, speaking on condition of anonymity.
However, she added, there might be occasions when the presence of a member of the royal family would increase the risk of attack against Harry’s comrades, and he could be withheld from those situations.
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