Monday, February 27, 2012

Prince William Has SAS Protection While In The Falklands

Britain's Prince William will deploy to the Falkland Islands for six weeks in February and March of 2012, the U.K. Ministry of Defence has confirmed. (Phil Noble/Reuters)

SAS Ring Of Steel Protects William: Falklands Guard As Tensions Rise Ahead Of Anniversary -- Daily Mail

A team of Special Forces troops is providing a ‘ring of steel’ around Prince William in the Falklands amid mounting tensions with Argentina over the islands.

At least 20 servicemen from the Special Air Service and Special Boat Service are on the South Atlantic archipelago to assess – and counter – any threat of Argentine action.

One of their prime roles is to identify any threat posed to the Duke of Cambridge, whose deployment at the time of the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War has caused outrage in Buenos Aires.

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Update #1: Falklands: SAS place 'ring of steel' around Duke of Cambridge -- The Telegraph
Update #2: Prince 'protected by SAS on Falklands' -- Defence Management
Update #3: SAS 'ring of steel' protects Prince William -- NZHerald

My Comment:
Prince William gets the SAS, Prince Harry gets the Gurkhas.

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