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Article: Gun- toting Prince William to battle the cocaine pirates of the Caribbean; (1) FIREPOWER: A Harpoon anti-ship missile is fired from HMS Iron Duke. The Prince will see the full range of the Type 23 frigate's armoury during his five weeks on board (2) LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON: Prince William, in his sub-lieutenant's uniform, is emulating Prince Charles, inset, who served in the Royal Navy from 1971 to 1976.
- Article from:
- The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- June 1, 2008
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Byline: Christopher Leake
PRINCE WILLIAM is to join the Navy tomorrow and will play a frontlinerole in the war on the international cocaine trade.
The Prince's two-month detachment will take him to the Caribbean to huntdrug-runners.
And he may be issued with a handgun or a rifle for his own protection if hejoins boarding parties, who use highspeed launches to raid suspicious boats.
After three weeks of basic sea training, Sub-Lieutenant William Wales - as hewill be known - will serve for five weeks on the Type 23 frigate HMS Iron Duke,the latest stage in a military career that has seen him deployed in all threeArmed Services.
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