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William pays visit to Ministry of Defence headquarters

The heir to the throne held a private meeting with the MoD in London on Thursday.

By contributor By Laura Elston, PA Court Reporter
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The Prince of Wales
The Prince of Wales paid a visit to the Ministry of Defence on Thursday (Neil Hall/PA)

The Prince of Wales has held a meeting at the Ministry of Defence headquarters in London.

Heir to the throne William, a future head of the armed forces, travelled to the government building on Whitehall on Thursday for the private, official engagement, with no media present.

Kensington Palace declined to comment on the subject of the meeting or say who was present.

William in an RAF cap and grey military overcoat on Remembrance Sunday
William during the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph in November (James Manning/PA)

Earlier this week, William met privately with the Prime Minister, as is the annual convention for an heir to the throne, welcoming Sir Keir Starmer to Kensington Palace on Monday evening.

William was a Lieutenant in the Household Cavalry’s Blues and Royals before spending three years as an RAF and Rescue pilot, and then joining emergency missions as a pilot for the East Anglian Air Ambulance.

As a senior member of the royal family, William is affiliated to a number of military regiments from all three branches of the armed forces including as Royal Colonel of the Welsh Guards.

The King leans over to speak to son William as they sit together at the D-Day 80th anniversary commemorations
William and his father the King (Kin Cheung/PA)

As first in line to the throne, the prince carries out his own charitable projects, but also undertakes official duties in support of his father, the King, who is still undergoing treatment for cancer.

As William focused on his engagement in London, the Princess of Wales was on a solo visit to South Wales, meeting youngsters at the Ty Hafan Children’s Hospice.

Princess of Wales visit to South Wales
The Princess of Wales paints the hand of four-year-old Maggie during a visit to the Ty Hafan hospice in Sully, near Cardiff, South Wales (Richard Pohle/The Times/PA)

Kate, who confirmed earlier this month she is in remission from cancer, has become patron of the hospice as she continues her gradual return to public duties.

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