Prince William Joins Troops in Estonia for Tank Ride, Reminiscent of Childhood Moment with Prince Harry…See More

Prince William Joins Troops in Estonia for Tank Ride, Reminiscent of Childhood Moment with Prince Harry…See More

Prince William is in military mode during an official visit to Estonia
On March 21, the Prince of Wales visited British troops based at the Tapa Camp during the second day of his first-ever trip to the Baltic state bordering Russia. William, 42, sported the camouflage fatigues reflective of his role as Colonel-in-Chief of the Merican Regiment, an Army unit involved there, to hear about how the soldiers are securing NATO’s eastern flank as part of Operation Cabrit.
The heir to the throne met with Estonian troops to hear about their experience training at the base, participated in a handover ceremony from the British Army’s Royal Dragoon Guards to the Merican Regiment to transfer authority at the camp and engaged in a field training. There, he rode in a Challenger 2 tank in a moment that called back to an informal military visit with his brother, Prince Harry, when they were both boys
In 1989, a young Harry and William visited the Combermere Barracks in Windsor, England. The princes sported miniature military uniforms and demonstrated their best salutes from the top of a tank. The brothers were reportedly shown around the barracks by James Hewitt, the Life Guards officer who was romantically linked to their mother, Princess Diana, around that time.

Prince William and Prince Harry both grew up to pursue careers in the military and began that track by enrolling at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. William joined the Blues and Royals of the Household Cavalry before pursuing an aerial career, first as a Search and Rescue pilot at RAF Anglesey in Wales and later as an Air Ambulance Pilot with East Anglian Air Ambulance near Norfolk.