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King Charles III is giving Prince William command of the British Army unit in which his brother Prince Harry once served, in a round of military appointments before the anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s death.
In an announcement Friday, Buckingham Palace confirmed that William will now become colonel-in-chief of the Army Air Corps—the combat aviation arm of the British Army in which Harry served as a helicopter pilot in Afghanistan. “The new appointments will continue to reflect the close relationship between the Armed Forces and the Royal Family in His Majesty’s reign,” the statement read.
William’s wife, Kate Middleton, was also given three new roles, including commodore-in-chief of the Fleet Air Arm. That title used to belong Prince Andrew, but he was stripped of the role when he was accused in civil sexual assault case that he reportedly paid millions of dollars to settle.