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Article: Royal Navy rite of passage that left William all at sea; (1) Better luck next time: William laughs off the training slip-up yesterday (2) Here it goes: Prince William gives the mallet a good swing.
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- June 4, 2008
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Byline: Rebecca English
GENERATIONS of his family have served in the Royal Navy withdistinction, so Prince William was no doubt anxious to impress on his big day.
Unfortunately, Sub-Lieutenant Wales found his first forays on the wateranything but plain sailing yesterday.
Instructed to slip anchor on the training ship HMS Hindostan, William washanded a 14lb mallet - known in the service as a maul - and told to give itschain a good whack.
This is to knock off a ring holding the anchor in place, allowing it to dropinto the water.
William managed to make a connection, but embarrassingly the anchor failed tobudge.
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