Prince Harry tells fan: 'Selfies are bad'

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Jenni Ryall
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It's official, Prince Harry isn't a fan of the selfie.

The prince told a girl to stop taking selfies as he arrived in Australia for a month-long exchange program with the Australian Defence Force. The fourth-in-line to the throne shunned the waiting fan's request for a photo, as he visited the Australian War Memorial in Canberra -- telling her to turn the camera around.

"I hate selfies, seriously, you need to get out of it," the prince said, jokingly. "I know you are young, selfies are bad. Just take a normal photograph."

The prince has spoken, people. Move away from the selfie stick.

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After his selfie declaration, the ginger-haired royal ran over to introduce himself to two red-haired kids holding up a sign that said "Red Heads Rule". The crowd roared with laughter.

Harry, who will be known by the name Captain Wales, arrived in Sydney in the early hours of Monday morning before being flown to Canberra, where he attended the War Memorial and was greeted by around a thousand fans. He then flew on to Darwin to begin military duty.

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Harry's grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, became a hit with the younger generation when she photobombed a selfie being taken by two Australian hockey players at the Commonwealth Games in 2014.

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Prince Harry doesn't agree with his granny on the power of the selfie, it seems.

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