William’s job with the spies

PRINCE William has praised the secret services after spending three weeks working behind the scenes at MI5, MI6 and GCHQ.

Details of his hush-hush assignment were revealed by Kensington Palace at the weekend after he completed his final day.

At MI6 he learned about risks to national security, while at MI5 he saw counter-terrorism teams analysing intelligence and conducting investigations.

Finally he worked at GCHQ, the Government listening centre in Cheltenham, which monitors communications to look for potential security threats.

William said: ‘These agencies are full of people from everyday backgrounds doing extraordinary work to keep us safe.’