Prince William on Caribbean Naval patrol

[trekz 7]

Prince William on Caribbean naval patrol

Reuters - Saturday, May 31 10:08 pm

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Prince William could be chasing Caribbean drug runners when he joins the Royal Navy for a two-month training course.

 

The second in line to the throne may also be called on to provide humanitarian relief if a hurricane hits during his deployment in the region on the frigate HMS Iron Duke.

 

Defence officials said on Saturday that William, preparing for his future role as head of the armed forces, would start his Royal Navy attachment next week.

 

William, 25, is following in a royal tradition -- his father, uncle and grandfather all served in the Royal Navy.

 

Rear Admiral Robert Cooling, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff, said the attachment would be rigorous.

 

"It will be a real thrill and privilege - not a pain in the *butt* - for the ship's company," he joked.

 

"If we treated him like some super VIP and tailored a programme for him and walked around on egg shells, then that would be difficult," he told reporters.

 

"But he's not, he's going to come just like any other young officer and do all the things that young officers get involved in."

 

Prince Harry was hastily pulled out of Afghanistan in February after just 10 weeks on the frontline when an Australian magazine broke a global media blackout on his deployment.

 

(Reporting by Paul Majendie, Editing by Robert Woodward)

[Kor37 9]

Oh please! They are making it sound like William is bound for some real duty when in fact, he is just going on a Caribbean cruise.......... :blink:

[TJ Phaserman 2]

he probably gonna go hunt for pirates

[Theunicornhunter 2]

I wonder if they're going to paint a target on the ship and announce "Prince William is here" - the Caribbean may be friendlier than the mid East - not that the drug trade is a laughing matter - but still do they really need to announce his location?