King Charles arrived by chopper contiguous for a peculiar ceremonial with Prince William wherever helium volition officially manus implicit bid of Prince Harry's erstwhile regiment.
The 75-year-old monarch volition bestow the prestigious presumption of Colonel-in-Chief of The Army Air Corps to his heir astatine the Army Aviation Centre successful Middle Wallop, Hampshire.
William volition correspond the Army's airborne wing, including his brother's erstwhile portion - 662 Squadron.
The Duke of Sussex served successful the regiment arsenic an Apache chopper aviator successful Afghanistan with it wide thought helium would person taken the relation until helium made the determination to measurement backmost from royal life.
It comes connected the aforesaid time the estranged royal is jetting backmost from his 'quasi-royal' circuit successful Nigeria with his woman Meghan Markle.
Charles arrives by chopper astatine the Army Aviation Centre successful Middle Wallop, Hampshire, today
King Charles volition contiguous conscionable Prince William astatine a peculiar ceremonial wherever helium volition manus implicit bid to his heir of Prince Harry's erstwhile regiment (Pictured present successful Sandringham connected Christmas Day 2023)
It comes connected the aforesaid time the estranged Duke of Sussex volition pitchy backmost from his 'quasi-royal' circuit successful Nigeria with his woman Meghan Markle
The Sussexes will head backmost to their Montecito mansion successful California following their 'rock star' tour.
Buckingham Palace announced past week The King would person a associated engagement with William to walk connected the relation helium held for 31 years to his eldest son.
Charles announced successful August William would beryllium appointed arsenic Colonel-in-Chief, portion besides granting the Princess of Wales 3 caller roles.
A Palace spokesperson said: 'At the Army Aviation Centre successful Middle Wallop, His Majesty The King volition officially manus implicit the relation of Colonel-in-Chief of the Army Air Corps to His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales.
'In August 2023, pursuing His Majesty's Accession, The King was pleased to denote subject appointments including that The Prince of Wales would go Colonel-in-Chief of the Army Air Corps.
'The relation was antecedently held by His Majesty The King, arsenic Prince of Wales, for 31 years.'
It came conscionable 2 hours aft Harry's spokesperson said the King was excessively engaged to spot his youngest lad during his whistlestop travel to the UK to observe the tenth day of the Invictus Games.
The Duke of Sussex was successful London for 3 days past week but# owed to the King's engaged docket was incapable to conscionable his father.
Harry's spokesperson confirmed that it was 'unfortunately not possible' for the brace to conscionable 'due to His Majesty's afloat programme', arsenic helium returns to nationalist duties aft undergoing attraction for cancer.
Following overmuch speculation implicit whether the Duke would popular successful to sojourn his father, who helium past saw successful February pursuing his shocking diagnosis, Harry's spokesperson confirmed determination was nary clip for a reunion.
William antecedently spent 3 years astatine the basal connected Anglesey, taking portion successful 156 hunt and rescue missions and redeeming 149 people. Pictured: The then-Duke of Cambridge astatine RAF Valley successful Anglesey successful 2012
The Prince and Princess of Wales person some been fixed 3 caller subject appointments each by King Charles. Pictured: William and Kate connected the balcony of Buckingham Palace for the RAF centenary
William is taking implicit as Colonel-in-Chief of The Army Air Corps, which would springiness him bid implicit Harry's erstwhile unit, 662 Squadron. Pictured: Prince Harry astatine the Founder's Day Parade astatine Royal Hospital Chelsea successful 2019
One royal commentator has claimed Prince Harry could person been successful enactment for the relation of Colonel-in-Chief of The Army Air Corps earlier quitting arsenic a moving royal. Pictured: Harry successful his apache chopper successful Afghanistan successful 2012
'In effect to the galore inquiries and continued speculation connected whether oregon not The Duke volition conscionable with his begetter portion successful the UK this week, it unluckily volition not beryllium imaginable owed to His Majesty's afloat programme,' helium said.
'The Duke of people is knowing of his father's diary of commitments and assorted different priorities and hopes to spot him soon.'
Last night, Harry and Meghan completed the past limb of the circuit of Nigeria with a travel to Lagos.
The couple, visiting Nigeria unneurotic for the archetypal time, stood connected a reddish carpet and applauded and gasped arsenic they were greeted with a accepted dance.
In scenes reminiscent of a statesmanlike visit, their fourteen car convoy - implicit with instrumentality guns mounted connected trucks - swept from the airdrome to a hoops tribunal wherever they met children from a section school.
They were past guests of honour astatine the State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu's house, earlier rounded disconnected the three-day circuit by attending a foundation polo match.
The Sussexes are visited Nigeria arsenic portion of a promotion of Harry's Invictus Games, the sporting lawsuit helium founded for wounded subject veterans.
The mates arrived past Friday successful the superior Abuja wherever they visited a schoolhouse to unfastened an lawsuit connected intelligence wellness for students determination successful a travel that besides saw the prince conscionable wounded Nigerian soldiers.
One royal commentator claimed past August Harry himself could person been successful enactment for the relation arsenic Colonel-in-Chief.
Harry and Mgehan attending the polo fundraiser lawsuit successful Lagos yesterday portion connected their circuit of Nigeria
There were respective ample photographs of Harry and Meghan connected show
Meghan Markle glowed successful a stunning yellowish formal yesterday arsenic she and Prince Harry arrived astatine the State Governor location successful Lagos
Meghan ditched her neutral benignant successful favour of a vibrant reddish formal successful bid to 'fit in' with Nigeria 's 'incredible fashion'
Mr Sanwo-Olu presented Harry and Meghan with a statue of an Eyo masquerade - which represents the spirits of the dead
Meghan appeared to beryllium wearing an outfit made of aso oke - a hand-woven cloth from south-west Nigeria - which she had been talented astatine a lavish luncheon erstwhile the mates arrived successful Lagos
Harry and Meghan were swept from the airdrome to a hoops tribunal wherever they met children from a section school
Joe Little, managing exertion of Majesty magazine, told the Mirror it was 'quite feasible' that if helium hadn't discontinue beingness arsenic a moving royal - thing that saw him stripped of his honorary subject appointments - helium mightiness person been fixed the title.
He said: 'Had Harry inactive been astir helium mightiness good person had much appointments going his way.'
William has besides go the Royal Honorary Air Commodore astatine RAF Valley successful Wales - helium antecedently spent 3 years astatine the basal connected Anglesey, taking portion successful 156 hunt and rescue missions and redeeming 149 people.
The Prince belonged to the RAF's 202 Squadron with colleagues regarding him arsenic an outstanding aviator and arsenic 'one of the family'.
Though hunt and rescue operations were privatised successful 2016, RAF Valley remains a grooming installation for accelerated pitchy pilots and crews.
He has besides added Colonel-in-Chief of The Mercian Regiment to his increasing database of subject commitments.
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