Picton welcomes the ‘prince’ of locos to the foreshore

The Marlborough Express – December 2, 2008 - by Dee Wilson

With a huff, a hiss and a toot on its whistle, off goes the little engine chugging round miniature tracks on Picton foreshore.

The bright blue steam locomotive, grandly called Prince William, is the newest attraction at the popular Rail and Sail Centre.

WILLS: I was Wrong Over Copter Jaunts

CONTRITE Prince William

Daily Mirror – November 10, 2008 – By Victoria Ward.

Prince regrets ‘taxi’ trips.

PRINCE William admitted yesterday he was wrong for using an RAF helicopter as his own private taxi service. William, 23, was supposed to be learning to fly a £10million Chinook aircraft.

He didn’t tell officers he used it to pick up his brother Prince Harry for a stag-do and again for a friend’s wedding.

Had his RAF commander known the “true nature” of the flights, he would have cancelled them, papers showed.

Clarence House said: “Prince William has admitted he was wrong. He accepts the sorties were naive and accepts his share of responsibility for what happened.”

Charity Princes Take us for Ride Bike jaunt cost £30K

Daily Star – November 10, 2008 – By Joseph Ingram.

PRINCES William and Harry raised just £1,500 on a charity motorbike ride – and set taxpayers back £30,000.

The fun-loving Royals coughed up the minimum amount of cash for the eightday African road adventure. Yet 83 fellow riders dug deep to find an average £3,500 each – despite not having the same multi-millionaire privileges.

£86, 434 for Prince William’ s joyrides

The Telegraph – November 8, 2008 – By Sean Rayment, Defence Correspondent.

RAF was misled over Prince William’ s flights.

RAF chiefs have admitted that they were misled over Prince William’ s controversial Chinook “pleasure flights”, it can be revealed.

Breakdown of the Prince’s Chinook flights, including the cost.

Documents obtained under the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act have disclosed that neither William nor his aides informed senior officers of the “true nature” of two Chinook training flights which the Prince used to attend a stag party and a wedding.

Don’t rely on prince

The Guardian – November 7, 2008.

For all David Beckham’s Beckha allure as a vice-president of th the 2018 World Cup bid company, the ace in the pack is Prince Will William, left, the president of the bid company and of the Footbal Football Association.

William and Harry make two-day visit to Cambridge

Princes William and Harry with Professor Julian Dowdeswell at the Scott Polar Research Institute

The Cambridge News – October 30, 2008 – By John Downing.

PRINCE William and Prince Harry are on a two-day visit to Cambridge University to meet experts on the global challenges facing society, the News can reveal. 

The princes are attending a two-day seminar on the social and ecological challenges facing society. 

It is focusing on a number of global trends such as poverty, environmental limits, climate change and security. 

One’ s Doing It For Charitee, Honest

The Daily Record – October 24, 2008.

AM I supposed to be impressed because our royal Chuckle Brothers, Wills and Harry, are having a jolly in Africa ?

But, silly me, of course it’s not a jolly. Goodness me, no. Their 1000-mile motorbike bash across the bush is for charitee, innit? The trek is expected to raise £100,000.

Sooper. Almost as much moolah as the pair spend on boozing, on an average month on cocktails in Boujis. The princes say they also wanted to spend some quality time alone. They never have a minute together these days because of their jobs. Jobs?

Not that the brothers are quite alone. A few of their rich chums have come along, yah, for the ride, as well as a full squad of Royal Protection Officers.

Next time, lads, forget the engines

The Independent – October 20, 2008

By Simon O’Hagan

If all goes to plan, Princes William and Harry will be halfway through their 1,000-mile charity motorbike ride across South Africa on Wednesday this week. Here’s a suggestion for something they might do as they peel off their leathers at the end of another “gruelling” day burning up the wilderness, terrifying wildlife, and deafening the locals.

 

A real royal sickener . . .

Daily Mail – October 18, 2008

By Amanda Platell

WAS there a more sickening sight last week than that of our work- shy Prince William stumbling out of another nightclub after a rave- up with Harry into a car chauffeured by his security men ( paid for by us), out on the town with a pie- eyed Princess Beatrice ( accompanied by her own security team, paid for by us), having just left the company of so- called celebrity, that brassy little trollop Paris Hilton?

Enduro Africa 2008 in Pictures

Teens meet princes after dashing to resort / Princes charm Wild Coast.