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Prince Pilots Chopper to Gal Pal's Home

Military defends 'royal heir farce'

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 20, 2008 5:50 AM CDT

(Newser) – British officials have defended allowing Prince William to land a military helicopter on a field next to the home of his girlfriend’s family after the media blasted it as “ridiculous and inappropriate,” the BBC reports. “This was a routine training sortie"... Read full story »

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