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Kensington Palace announced today that Prince William having completed his tour as a rescue helicopter pilot with the Royal Air Force. It was expected that he would conclude his military service at the end of his current tour. Prince William enjoyed the normalcy this job gave him. He rescued 149 people in his time as a search and rescue pilot. By living in
Anglesey, which is a small island off the north west coast of Wales, he was able to remain largely out of the glaring spotlight that followed his mother, Princess Diana. He spoke last week about his love of Anglesey last week at a country show saying, "This island has been our first home together, and it will always be an immensely special place for us both. Catherine and I look forward to returning again and again over the coming years with our family."
The decision was expected seeing and it was assumed that as he and Catherine are moving into Kensington Palace in London, he would be taking a more active role in the family firm. However, the Duke has decided to take a "Transitional Year" where he will decide where best to focus his energies. He hopes to continue and expand his current charity work and expand on his work with conservation and preservation of endangered species.
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales
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Here lies the real problem, longevity runs in the royal family. William's paternal great grandmother, Queen Elisabeth, lived until she was 101 years old. His grandmother, the current Queen is going strong at 86. His grandfather, Prince Phillip who is 92 has until the last couple of years been healthy and strong. Prince Charles, who is still waiting to take on the role he was destined for is already 61. Chances are it will be another 15 years before he becomes King and only then will William be the Prince of Wales. By then Charles will be around 76 and William 46. Assuming Prince Charles lives until his mid ninety's, William will have 30 or more years to fill until he becomes King! That's a lot of time to fill.
