James Blunt Concert lack of Afghanistan

Instead, international stars James Blunt and Katherine Jenkins to look kind of problems of soldiers on their way to and from the battlefield faced as they were stranded for 15 hours at the airport East Midlands.

Blunt, a former officer of the Guards of life, said his friends in the confusion was due to "bad management at the edge of incompetence."

The singer joined 160 soldiers at the airport Leicestershire 7.00 for a flight aboard a chartered aircraft Helmand is often used by the military to transport troops.

Blunt said recently that he was "World War III" to avoid by refusing to Order from the United States, the attack of Russian troops while serving in the Army during the Kosovo conflict.

He had gone only a little less ambitious hopes for the holiday shopping trip, promising to "sing" the Taliban to lay down arms. "

However, the flight out was a struggle, including missing some parts, food shortages, problems with the radar and error RAF after passengers.

For morality, Jenkins gave an impromptu performance of Silent Night.

Because of delays, missed his starting slot, the aircraft if the crew exceeded the limit of their working time and the mission was aborted. Singers and promised to return next year.

Source of Defence admitted that the "air bridge" was to transport troops in Afghanistan a "stumbling block".

The representative Jenkins said: "Catherine was disappointed because all I wanted to do it there because the troops to sustain her passion."