 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Prince Harry was on a private break with friends over the weekend 
 
 St James's Palace has confirmed it contacted the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) over the possible use of naked photos of Prince Harry. The holiday has already cost the prince dearly, having raised serious questions about his judgment and his ability to represent the Queen as a senior royal statesman. Bernard Hogan-Howe, the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, said: “Royal protection officers are there to protect him for security reasons they are not there to regulate his life.” 
 
 The prince is expected to receive a dressing down from the military when he returns to his Army base in Wattisham in Suffolk within the coming days. The photos were shot on the the same wild weekend that saw Harry take on U.S. Olympic swimming champ Ryan Lochte in a boozy impromptu race in a Vegas hotel pool overflowing with bikini-clad women.
– Let the royal fallout begin. Prince Harry has flown back to London to an angry queen after the frisky party boy stripped in his Las Vegas hotel suite, and photos ended up in the US press, reports the New York Daily News. The royal family was scrambling yesterday to do damage control, and contacted the Press Complaints Commission in London in a bid to block publication of the shots—which appeared to be enough to keep them out of British newspapers, reports the BBC. Because the game of strip billiards took place in Harry's $8,000-a-night VIP suite, the 27-year-old prince had a reasonable expectation of privacy, and publication of the photos could be an illegal invasion of privacy under British law. It's not clear who took the photos of a naked Harry cupping his genitals, and giving a nude young woman a bear hug. TMZ reportedly purchased the photos for $15,000. The antics have raised serious questions about Harry's judgement and his ability to effectively serve as a representative of the queen, reports the Telegraph. They've also hurt his image in the British military. He'll likely get a dressing down by superiors, and may be officially censured. Military codes of conduct require officers to maintain high standards of professionalism "both on and off operations." Says a military source: "His commanding officer will probably have a word, but I imagine his family might be even more annoyed at his stupidity."