Prince William has been forced to cancel a planned work commitment today due to the weather.
The Prince of Wales had been due to meet troops and their families from the Army Air Corps (AAC), arriving at the Wattisham flying station in Suffolk in a Wildcat Helicopter. William has been the AAC’s Colonel-in-Chief since May 2024, when the King officially handed over the role at the Army Aviation Centre in Middle Wallop.
A statement from Kensington Palace read: “With regret, this engagement has been postponed as a result of poor weather which would have significantly restricted the planned programme.
“The Prince of Wales sends his sincere apologies to those who he had been due to meet and hopes to reschedule his visit at the earliest convenience.”
The AAC holds a special connection to the royals – it’s Prince Harry’s old unit and where he served ass an Apache helicopter commander in Afghanistan in 2012.
As we previously reported, the King’s decision to hand the role over to William was seen as a huge snub to Charles’ youngest son when it Wass announced in 2023.
William’s planned visit today came after a busy day yesterday. We reported that the Prince of Wales tipped his hat to fellow Aston Villa supporters in a Birmingham Wetherspoons pub on Wednesday, ahead of their mid-week match against Everton. The future king joined eight supporters round a group of tables pulled together as they had a chat about their beloved club ahead of the away match.
The Prince spent more than 30 minutes with the season ticket Villa fans, before they headed to the match. William had earlier attended the College of Paramedics inaugural emergency and critical care conference in Birmingham. William had been named the college’s patron earlier and in his speech paid tribute to the nation’s paramedics working in “highly stressful and often distressing circumstances”.
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