Apr

30

UK’s Prince William on secret Afghan trip

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princewilliam_ap300_7.jpgPrince William, second in line to the British throne, paid a secret visit to Afghanistan to meet frontline British troops, his office said on Wednesday.Permission for the confidential trip on Monday had been given by his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, and his father, Prince Charles.

A spokesman said the 25-year-old prince, who was recently awarded his Royal Air Force (RAF) wings after a training course, flew a military transport plane for part of the journey to Kandahar.The spokesman said, “The purpose of the trip was for the Prince to familiarise himself with the operations of the RAF in theatre.”

William’s secret trip came after four months of training with the Royal Air Force which ended at a graduation ceremony with him being presented with his wings by his father.



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