Royal people problems! Demonstrating one of the strange things can happen when your face is emblazoned on mass-produced souvenirs, it turns out Prince William once used a dish towel that had an image of himself and his wife Kate Middleton on it.
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Prince William's former colleagues teased him about washing the dishes with a towel that had his face on it Photo: Getty Images
The revelation came to light on Thursday when the royal couple returned to their former home of Anglesey, Wales for a visit. During avisit to the Prince’s former Air Base, the third-in-line to the British thronecaught up with some of his former colleagues – and Flight Sergeant Rob Linfoot recalled a timewhen the team bought William and Kate memorabilia and left them in the Air Base communal kitchen.
“Everyone getsa named cup or named badge,” said Rob. “I think people went above and beyondand got him a few extra bits and pieces. Always nice to have a bit ofmemorabilia around the room.” When questioned if that meant William would havebeen washing the dishes with his own face, Rob laughed and responded, “Yes!”
The couplealso stopped to talk with the Prince's former instructor, Master AircrewRik Maving, who said that he never went easy on William just because he wasroyalty. “I rib everybody. It doesn’t matter who you are, you’ll get it withboth barrels,” said the 55-year-old, who said it was nice to see his formercolleague again. “He hasn’t changed much apart from he’s lost a bit more hair. Buthey, we’re all getting older.”
William's RAF colleagues bought lots of William and Kate memorabilia for the communal kitchen Photo: Getty Images
The Dukeand Duchess of Cambridge were thrilled to return to their former home and tosee their friends. “It was such a special time for us,” Kate told Group CaptainSteve Bentlyey. “It was the start of our life together.”
The pairreturned to the Welsh isle to attend the Search and Rescue Force disbandmentparade. The day formally marked the end of the Royal Air Force’s search and rescueoperations, the team that Prince William used to work for.