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Prince William to leave armed forces Prince William to swap armed forces for royal duties
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The Duke of Cambridge is to leave the military after more than seven years of service, Kensington Palace has announced. Prince William is to leave the military after more than seven years of service, Kensington Palace has announced.
Prince William completed his final shift as an RAF search and rescue pilot on Tuesday. The Duke of Cambridge completed his final shift as an RAF search and rescue pilot on Tuesday.
He will now focus on royal duties and charity work, a palace spokesman said. He will now focus on royal duties and charity work together with the Duchess of Cambridge, a palace spokesman said.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince George are expected to move from their Anglesey home to Kensington Palace within the next few weeks.The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince George are expected to move from their Anglesey home to Kensington Palace within the next few weeks.
The BBC's royal correspondent, Peter Hunt, tweeted that royal officials said the next 12 months would be "transitional" for Prince William. He will not become a "full time royal" at this stage, they said.
The duke will continue to support the work of the Queen and the Royal Family through a programme of official engagements - both at home and overseas - with the Duchess of Cambridge, the palace added.
He will work closely over the next year with the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry.
The palace spokesman said: "He will expand his work in the field of conservation, particularly in respect of endangered species."
"The duke will continue to work with his charities on issues relating to children and young people, veterans and serving members of the armed forces."
Prince William is currently considering a number of options for public service, the palace added, with a further announcement to follow in due course.
'Immensely special'
Tuesday's final RAF shift brought to an end a three-year posting on Anglesey for the prince.
In a speech at Anglesey Show in August, the duke thanked the island's people for being so welcoming to him and his wife.
"I know that I speak for Catherine when I say that I have never in my life known somewhere as beautiful and as welcoming as Anglesey," said the duke.
"I know that both of us will miss it terribly when my search and rescue tour of duty comes to an end next month and we have to move elsewhere.
"From the bottom of my heart, thank you for making my wife and me so welcome when we arrived here, as you do thousands of visitors each year."
He said the island had been their first home together and would always be an "immensely special place for us both".