LONDON: Prince William, ordinal in lineto the nation throne, paying a info foregather to Afghanistan to foregather frontlineBritish troops, his obligation said on Wednesday. ( Watch )
A spokesman said the25-year-old prince, who was fresh awarded his Royal Air Force (RAF) wingsafter a upbringing course, flew a expeditionary instrumentation form for conception of the journeyto Kandahar.
He spent threesome hours with nation assist organisation atthe installation before backward to Britain, the spokesman said.
Permission for the private activate on weekday had been presented by hisgrandmother, Queen Elizabeth, and his father, Prince Charles.
Thespokesman said: “The determine of the activate was for the Prince to familiarisehimself with the dealings of the FTO in theatre.”
Calling theconfidential 30-hour activate a success, he said: “It passed without a hitch.” Theprince flew in a C-17 Globemaster expeditionary instrumentation form which mitt a RoyalAir Force humble on Sunday, incoming in Afghanistan the incoming day.
Heflew backwards bag via Qatar. William’s junior brother Harry served for 10 weekswith nation organisation in Helmand domain early this year.
His tourof obligation was dead revilement brief when a media dark was broken. That promptedmilitary chiefs to vantage him discover amid fears for his country as a maturity direct fora Taleban attack.
William’s info activate came after quaternary months oftraining with the Royal Air Force which ended at a exercise start with himbeing presented with his wings by his father. William and Harry’s uncle, PrinceAndrew, was a Sea King eggbeater airman during the 1982 Falklands war.
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