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He may only be third in line to the throne, but Prince Harry’s visit is still exciting news.

NBC4 reports that the son of Prince Charles and brother to Prince William will be in D.C. on May 7 to receive an award from The Atlantic Council for his work with wounded soldiers. Adds the Press Association:

The 27-year-old is being [recognized] for his efforts championing Forces charities like Walking With The Wounded, ABF The Soldiers’ Charity and Help For Heroes.

St James’s Palace said in a statement: “Prince Harry will use the award to pay tribute to British and American veterans’ charities for their achievements in helping to rehabilitate wounded servicemen and women and to reintegrate those who have served in the Armed Forces into civilian life.”

The last royal to visit our fair city was Charles himself, who visited an urban farm in LeDroit Park last year.

Harry will no doubt marvel at how far along D.C. has come over the years. Well, in every way except basic democratic representation, where it remains much like the U.S. did under British rule.

UPDATE, 5:45 p.m.: I updated the title of the post to make it more clear that while Prince Harry will be visiting D.C., he won’t likely be commenting on the city’s lack of voting rights. (It would be awesome if he did, though.) The title and the final paragraph were an attempt to humorously draw links between British colonial rule, the American revolution and the state D.C. finds itself in. It goes without saying, really—the very taxation without representation that motivated Americans to throw off their British colonial masters is still alive and well in D.C. If that’s not irony, I don’t know what is. (My guess is that Prince Harry would agree.)