Will and Kate to visit Wales in May
PRINCE William and Kate will be returning to Wales for a royal visit next month.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be visiting Caernarfon Coastguard Search and Rescue Helicopter Base and their former home of Anglesey on Wednesday, May 8.
The royal couple lived in Anglesey for several years when William worked as an RAFD search-andrescue pilot between 2010 and 2013.
Both were last due to visit Wales as a couple for the Wales v France Six Nations match in Cardiff in 2018 but were forced to pull out due to snow.
North Wales Live reported that the couple will view the Coastguard’s new Sikorsky S92 helicopters, and meet members of the search-and-rescue team, many of whom previously worked alongside the duke at RAF Valley.
The duke and duchess will then join a discussion with crew members about the mental health challenges that result from working as first responders.
They will also meet staff from the Wales Air Ambulance, which operates next door to Caernarfon Search and Rescue.
From Caernarfon, the royal couple will travel to visit Halen Mon Anglesey Sea Salt– a local business which won the Queen’s Award for Sustainability in 2017.
Here, they will see the salt-making process from hand harvesting to packaging, and will learn more about Halen Mon’s involvement in community initiatives.
The news was announced in a series of official tweets published by Kensington Palace.