Britain's army chiefs are reviewing plans to send Prince Harry to Iraq amid fears he could be targeted, officials said Thursday.

The Ministry of Defence said the 22-year-old's imminent deployment was under "constant consideration," after a newspaper report said army bosses were reviewing the decision amid a spike in British deaths in Iraq.

The Sun newspaper said the second lieutenant could be stopped from being sent to southern Iraq because insurgents might try to kidnap or kill him, putting fellow troops in extra danger.

Such a decision would likely infuriate the prince, third-in-line to the British throne, who has said there would be "no way" he would train to become an officer then sit around while his soldiers fought.

"He would be extremely disappointed but to say he would quit is way too strong."

April has been one of the deadliest months for British forces in Iraq since the US-led invasion of March 2003.

To date 11 lives have been lost, including a corporal doing Harry's armoured reconnaissance troop leader job.

An MoD spokesman told the weekly: "The bad guys know that he's coming and we expect that they will consider him a high-profile scalp."

I know Harry's a soldier and he signed up for this, but I really hope he won't be sent to Iraq. I don't see what the point is. His mother already died and if anything happened to Harry, Prince William and Charles and everyone would be devastated.

It's just too risky.

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