Prince William forced to cancel royal engagement as palace issues statement 🔽

Prince William forced to cancel royal engagement due to ‘bad weather’
It comes after the prince had a very busy day yesterday

Prince William has pulled out of a royal engagement today as a statement on his absence is released – just hours before it was meant to start.

As the Colonel-in-Chief of the Army Air Corps (AAC), William was supposed to visit the regiments at Wattisham in Suffolk today (January 16).

Prince William became Colonel-in-Chief in May 2024 when King Charles officially handed over the role at the Army Aviation Centre in Middle Wallop.

Prince William engagement today cancelled due to ‘bad weather’
During William’s visit, he was scheduled to meet service personnel and observe elements of regular training. But unfortunately, he was forced to pull out of his visit due to the weather.

The Prince of Wales sends his sincere apologies to those who he had been due to meet.

As the bad weather continues, it seems the plans for Prince William’s trip today had to be halted.

A statement was released on behalf of William to inform everyone about the cancellation. And it emphasises that he hopes to reschedule.

A Kensington Palace spokesperson said: “With regret, this engagement has been postpones as a result of poor weather which would have significantly restricted the planned programme.

“The Prince of Wales sends his sincere apologies to those who he had been due to meet. And he hopes to reschedule his visit at the earliest convenience.”

The AAC is the combat aviation arm of the British Army, which many recognise thanks to their blue berets.

It aims to seek out, overwhelm and defeat enemy forces by utilising Wildcat Battlefield Reconnaissance and Apache Attack helicopters.

In the last 12 months, AAC regiments have been deployed to countries like Norway, Finland, Sweden, Estonia and Germany.

Prince William’s trip today would have followed a very busy day yesterday (January 15) for the royal.

Prince William hangs out in Wetherspoons with football fans
The royal travelled to Birmingham to attended the inaugural Emergency and Critical Care conference, meeting with senior leaders and speakers.

It has been announced that William has become the new Patron of the College of Paramedics.

After the conference, as a huge football fan, William headed to meet some fans.

William spent time in a Wetherspoons pub, surrounded by Aston Villa fans. And it seems he even bought them one round of drinks – living up to his nickname ‘One Pint Willy’ given by Mike Tindall.

During his time at the pub, he chatted to fans about the sport, desperate to stay in the know. So it does seem his love for football is very real.

The fans that got to meet him gushed about how polite he was and explained he wanted to stay connected to his favourite team