Prince Harry To Receive New Honor After Military Academy Top 200 Alumni Snub

Prince Harry is set to receive a new honor next week, shortly after reports claimed he got snubbed in a book naming the top 200 military alumni from Sandhurst.

The Duke of Sussex will be recognized among those who made significant contributions to aviation or aerospace at the 21st annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards. Per a press release, Meghan Markle's husband joins the other honorees, Fred George, Marc Parent and Steve Hinton.

Prince Harry served as a helicopter pilot during his military service in the British Army. He also did a few training missions in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia. Additionally, the royal prince used his skills in combat missions in Afghanistan, People reported.

Prince Harry received his Flying Wings in 2010 after he completed an eight-month Army Pilot Course with the Army Aviation Centre. During his training, he learned to fly the Firefly fixed-wing aircraft and the Squirrel helicopter, with accumulated flying hours of approximately 220 hours.

Prince Harry spent three and a half years in training and operational service with the Apache Force during his time with the Army Air Corps.

The award is not the first recognition of Prince Harry for his piloting skills because he won the prize for best co-pilot gunner during training and became a fully operational Apache pilot in February 2012.

The Living Legends of Aviation has also acknowledged Prince Harry as the founder of the Invictus Games, the Paralympics-style sporting competition for wounded service personnel and veterans.

Prince Harry's new honor came shortly after he made headlines for allegedly failing to land the list of Sandhurst's top 200 military alumni in the book "They Also Served" by author Vaughan Kent-Payne.

Former British Army Colonel Richard Kemp said he would personally include Prince Harry "on balance." However, he clarified that he wasn't disappointed that he wasn't on the list that included his big brother Prince William. The Prince of Wales also penned the book's foreword.

"I don't think he did anything particularly notable during his service, but he was certainly a significant person to go to Sandhurst. I suspect the recent disharmony between him and the Royal Family has led them to decide against having him," Kemp said.