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Prince Harry Marijuana is illegal in Britain and the drinking age is 18. So when the 17-year-old son of Prince Charles admits to having smoked pot and gotten drunk with friends, it's headline news. And those headlines are bedeviling Britain's royal family. NPR's Julie McCarthy has more.

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Marijuana is illegal in Britain and the drinking age is 18. So when the 17-year-old son of Prince Charles admits to having smoked pot and gotten drunk with friends, it's headline news. And those headlines are bedeviling Britain's royal family. NPR's Julie McCarthy has more.