brother and thinks, i wish i were born second, not first. but certainly with william and harry they re sort of new generation of young, active, adrenaline-addicted royals. reporter: and they indulge that wild, wandering danger-loving streak whenever they can. but for harry this everest mission, the arctic trek are about much more than thrills and spills and impressing the ladies. i was with harry and the team from walking with the wounded just before christmas. very genuine sort of friendship there. and i think harry wants to do everything he can to basically support these guys and throw a bit of light on their dangerous mission. keeping wounded soldiers in the forefront of everybody s minds. because otherwise it s going to get forgotten about. it s very, very important. reporter: nick watt, abc news, london. and it s all for a good cause. he s doing it for charity. that s a good thing. the climb s going to take place in the spring. good for harry. and like he suggested als
to have flame-red hair. fast motor bikes. fast women. fast helicopters. he s unleashed on the taliban, walked across the arctic. and now he s headed for the world s highest mountain. with the same bunch of wounded soldiers. harry, ice ax in hand, will spend a week at the top of the world flanking this majestic mountain that kills 1 in 10 of those who conquer her size. i think if you were a royal protection officer you d probably just have your head in your hands with harry. i think the only person that could say to harry, right, stop risking your life on all these adventures, would be his grandmother, the queen. and she s not likely to say that to harry. reporter: because she s head of the british armed forces. she can t let other s grandkids flirt with danger and go to war and keep wee harry home. harry s going back to afghanistan in his apache attack helicopter later this year. william, the heir to the throne, is more mollycoddled. there must be times when william looks at his
and later this half hour, the member of the royal family who loves to flirt with danger. his everyday job is full of adventure, and now prince harry is going to new heights, and not everyone thinks it s a good idea, including rob nelson. mm-hmm. but first, mitt romney s on the defensive this morning over the tax breaks that he s getting by putting millions of his money offshore. and there are new signs that the controversy over his finances may be hurting him in the polls. we begin with abc s chief investigative correspondent, brian ross. reporter: mitt romney s big money supporters say his wealth is a sign of success. he s what we aspire to be. hi there. reporter: but his wealth, how he made it, and the relatively low tax rate he admitted he pays on it closer to the 15% rate than anything. reporter: have become a big campaign issue. his personal finances are a poster child of what s wrong with the american tax system. reporter: for example, abc news has found t
ask your doctor if lunesta is right for you. then get lunesta for $0 at lunesta.com. there s a land of restful sleep. we can help you go there on the wings of lunesta. well, prince harry has made many a young girl nervous in his appearances around the globe. one look and the girls just about pass out. yeah. but his latest adventure is making british officials nervous. and it just might make the queen pass out. our own nick watt gives us the details from london. reporter: if they ever made an action man prince, he d have