Prince William visits British troops in Kenya, trains with them

He joined more than 100 soldiers in the bush for military drills.

FILE: Britain's Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge. Picture: AFP

Reuters | 378 days ago

NNANYUKI, Kenya – Prince William visited British troops in Kenya on Sunday, participating in a training exercise north of the capital Nairobi.

The second in the line to the throne - who served in the British military from 2006-2013 ending his career as a Royal Air Force rescue helicopter pilot - visited in combat fatigues in his role as Colonel General of the Irish Guards, a British Army infantry unit.

He joined more than 100 soldiers in the bush for military drills.

“For us today is really about an Irish guards officer visiting the Irish guards in his capacity as colonel of the regiment. He’s always welcome and its lovely when he comes to see us,” said Lt. Col Jonathan Palmer, commander of the 1st Battalion Irish Guards, stationed in Nanyuki, some 200 km from Nairobi.

The Duke of Cambridge, Colonel of the @Irish_Guards, joined Number Two Company for a training session at the Laikipia Training Area in Kenya 🇰🇪 pic.twitter.com/9EaUte08k9
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) September 30, 2018

At @BATUKOfficial in Kenya, The Duke of Cambridge met Kenyan Defence Forces soldiers as he was formally welcomed to the country. pic.twitter.com/w3MTj7ZnMT
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) September 30, 2018

William meets Prince William — The Duke of Cambridge met his namesake at Kinamba, before presenting him with an @AVFCOfficial shirt #PartOfThePride pic.twitter.com/FW3VgWtHgn
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) September 30, 2018

Thank you to the people of Kinamba for the fantastic welcome for The Duke of Cambridge at @BATUKOfficial’s Community project in Kenya 🇰🇪 pic.twitter.com/XrABdVLccN
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) September 30, 2018

William also met Kenyan military officials, local politicians and ranchers. He visited a school where he was greeted by dancing schoolchildren and played soccer with pupils.

Kenya is the last stop of a tour of Africa for William, which also included visits to Tanzania and Namibia.

His Royal Highness, The Duke of Cambridge visited Laikipia today, to see how British and Kenyan troops are training together

During his visit, HRH met with local politicians from Laikipia and Samburu, where @BATUKOfficial train

🇬🇧🇰🇪 pic.twitter.com/tlTwYAlHXG
— UK in Kenya (@UKinKenya) September 30, 2018

The Duke of Cambridge met local schoolchildren at @BATUKOfficial’s Kinamba Community project in Kenya, bringing with him some footballs for a kickabout ⚽ pic.twitter.com/FDAxzTTGhY
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) September 30, 2018

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