Prince William and Kate Middleton arrive in Islamabad on Friday, after turbulence forced the couple to stay overnight in Lahore in a change to their tightly-choreographed itinerary.
A Royal Air Force plane carrying the Duke and Duchess was forced to abort a landing in Islamabad twice, after being caught in a severe thunderstorm, the night before.The RAF Voyager plane tried to land twice, at Rawalpindi air base and Islamabad international, before it decided to return to Lahore
William, who has previously worked as a search and rescue helicopter pilot, told reporters after they landed that he and Kate were fine, joking that the problems had been caused because he was flying the plane.Thursday’s aborted flight was described by a Reuters photographer on board as one of the most turbulent he had experienced in 25 years of regular flying
The couple stayed at Lahore’s Pearl Continental Hotel on Thursday evening, along with journalists, Kensington Palace staff and foreign ministry officials.
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