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King Charles officially gives heir Prince William his colonel-in-chief role despite it being Harry’s old Army regiment – as row breaks out over ‘who was avoiding whom’ during duke’s flying visit to Britain

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King Charles today held his first joint engagement with Prince William since 2022 and gave him command of Prince Harry’s former Army regiment just as the Sussexes landed in the UK from Nigeria.

His Majesty has made his eldest son and heir Colonel-in-Chief of The Army Air Corps – the combat aviation arm of the British Army – at a ceremony at the Army Aviation Centre in Middle Wallop, Hampshire this afternoon.

Father and son laughed as Charles handed William

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Prince William’s ready for action! Royal looks the part as he dons camouflage military gear before riding in an armoured vehicle during first visit to Mercian Regiment since King appointed him Colonel-in-Chief

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Prince William threw smoke grenades and manned the gun of a 25-tonne Warrior as he took part in a mock attack on an enemy position today.

The Prince of Wales, 41, got involved in the exercise on Salisbury Plain as part of his first visit to the 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment after he was appointed its Colonel-in-Chief.

William rode in the gunner position of the middle of four Warrior armoured vehicles as they sped across a field at up

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