British King Charles III handed over a high military position to his son, Prince William, in a ceremony this Monday (13).
The event marked a rare joint appearance for the pair as the royal accelerates his return to public duties following his cancer diagnosis.
Charles presented William with the title of Colonel-in-Chief of the Army Air Corps, a position the 75-year-old monarch held for 32 years.
The ceremony took place in front of an Apache helicopter, and was observed by service personnel from the Army Flying Museum in southern England.
“He’s a really good pilot,” Charles said of his son, a former search and rescue helicopter pilot in the British Royal Air Force.
The visit was Charles' last engagement since he returned to work at the end of April, nearly three months after Buckingham Palace announced he was being treated for an unspecified type of cancer.
William, 41, also took a break from official duties for several weeks in March and April this year, choosing to spend more time with and care for his wife, Kate Middleton, after she revealed she was undergoing chemotherapy for cancer.
He said Friday that she was “doing well.”
At the dedication ceremony, Charles said he was saying goodbye with “sadness” but that the Army Air Corps would go from strength to strength under his son’s command.
“Take care of yourselves and I can’t tell you how proud I am to have been involved with you all this time,” Charles said.
The title transfer was announced last August, following Charles' accession to the throne. William spent time with the Corps, seeing training, equipment and listening to Soldiers on Monday.
Source: CNN Brasil
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