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The Duchess of Cambridge has had a steady stream of royal engagements in the past few weeks.
The year ahead is going to be busy for Catherine and William with a tour of India and Bhutan in the northern Spring as well as attending the Queen's 90th birthday celebrations. They will also be joined in France by Prince Harry, Prince Charles and his wife Camilla in late June to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Somme.
Recently Catherine attended her first engagement in her capacity of Patron of the Air Cadets. This patronage was passed to the Duchess by Prince Philip who is slowly reducing his patronages as he ages.
As the first female Honorary Air Commandant of the RAF Air Cadets, Catherine took part in a church service at the RAF church, St Clement Danes, followed by a reception at the Royal Courts of Justice.
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The Express newspaper wrote about Catherine divulging son George's love of aeroplanes:
She told cadet Lucinda Conder, 19, that she had shown
George, who is two and a half, pictures of Spitfires after a royal
engagement.
"He is now obsessed with the air cadets and
wants to join," said Ms Conder, a medical student from Hammersmith in
west London, who was the top female cadet of 2015. "We are going to have
to push that one when he gets to age 12."
George's love of aviation is not surprising given that he has flying in his blood from both sides of the family:
- Before having children, the Duchess's mother Carole was a flight attendant with British Airways and father Michael worked as ground staff for the airline.
- Michael's father Peter flew with the RAF
- Prince William has flown both fixed wing aircraft and helicopters in the RAF and is currently a pilot with East Anglia Air Ambulance.
- Prince Harry flew helicopters with the RAF and did stints in Afghanistan twice.
- Prince Charles also flew aircraft in the armed services as did his brother Prince Andrew, most notably RAN helicopters in the Falklands War.
And since helicopters are a frequent mode of transport for the royal family, George will no doubt see them coming and going from Kensington Palace and the Sandringham Estate.
