Prince Harry(30) has been made a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO), Buckingham Palace confirmed.
A personal award given by British monarchs for service to them, the honour was given privately at the palace earlier.
The prince is to leave the Army later this month after 10 years of service, including two tours in Afghanistan.
During his military career he has publicly supported charities including Help for Heroes and ABF the Soldiers' Charity.
In March 2014 he launched the Invictus Games for injured members of the armed forces.
He also helped set up the charity Sentebale in Lesotho to help children affected by HIV and Aids
Note
Prince Harry started his full-time military duties in May 2005
Prince Harry completed his final training in 2006 and joined the Household Cavalry (Blues and Royals)
Prince Harry's Army Air Corps pilot training began in 2009 and he qualified as an Apache pilot in February 2012
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