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Prince William is set to become Colonel-in-Chief of Prince Harry's old army unit in a meeting that highlights the dramatic change in their circumstances. The Prince of Wales , who is the heir to the throne, takes on the role representing the Army Air Corps, in which Harry once served as an Apache helicopter pilot that earned him a reputation as a war hero for his actions attacking the
Taliban in Afghanistan. After spending three and a half years of his life in the
British Army's airborne wing and serving a tour of duty in
Afghanistan between September 2012 and January 2013, its likely that Harry may have one day hoped to become Colonel-in-Chief of the corps. Read More Related Articles Harry and Meghan's 'celebrity status' solely comes from spilling royal secrets, expert claims Read More Related Articles King Charles' remark to Harry shows 'no angst' in marriage to Meghan, lip reader claims However, a decade on Harry has been stripped off all his honorary
MILITARY appointments after quitting royal duty and William has been given the leading role instead.
Prince Harry served in the Army's airborne wing for three and a half years (Image: JOHN STILLWELL/AFP/Getty Images) The Duke is instead preparing to play polo in
Singapore after attending a sports conference in Tokyo which was organised by one of his main sponsors, the Express reports. Joe Little, a longtime royal watcher as managing editor of Majesty magazine, said Harry would possibly have been in the running for the role of Colonel-in-Chief of the corps if he had remained in the royal family. He said: “It’s quite feasible. Had Harry still been around he might well have had more appointments going his way too.” Under an even bigger shake-up of military appointments by the King, William, 41, now also becomes Colonel-in-Chief of The Mercian Regiment and Royal Honorary Air Commodore of RAF Valley in Anglesey, North Wales, where he once served as an RAF search and rescue helicopter pilot. His wife
Kate Middleton will take over from William as Royal Honorary Air Commodore at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire. The Princess of Wales has also taken over disgraced Prince Andrew’s role as Commodore-in-Chief of the Fleet Air Arm and become Colonel-in-Chief of the 1st Queen’s Dragoon Guards, which King Charles represented when he was the former Prince of Wales. King Charles personally took on eight of the late Queen's military posts (Image: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images) The monarch has bestowed over eight of his mother's former honorary posts himself, including sponsor of the Royal Navy's fleet flagship, the aircraft carrier HMS
Queen Elizabeth as well as sharing some of his own affiliations now that he is King. Royals latest news Queen gave Louis higher title not Archie Meghan corrects Harry after rare comment Kate's 'fingers turned white' Meghan has 'crossed picket line' Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, has been appointed to another of Andrew's former roles after he was forced to step down following the settling of a multi-million pound civil
Sexual Assault trial;. The duchess is now is now Colonel-in-Chief of The Royal
Irish Regiment. Meanwhile Queen Camilla went on to fill a position previously held by the late Queen which is the Patron of The The Royal Army Chaplains’ Department. Get the latest celebrity gossip and telly news sent straight to your inbox. Sign up to our daily Showbiz newsletter here . Story Saved You can find this story in My Bookmarks. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Follow Daily Record
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