William's RAF rescue role to end

The Duke of Cambridge's days as an RAF Sea King pilot are numbered following confirmation that Britain's search-and-rescue helicopter service is to be privatised.

The £1.6 billion deal with US-headquartered Bristow Helicopters ends 70 years of a service run by the RAF and Royal Navy squadrons and spells the end of the use of Sea King helicopters in search-and-rescue (SAR) work.
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