Queen visits Prince William at RAF base

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, right, view a Sea King search and rescue helicopter with their grandson Prince William during a visit to RAF Valley, on Friday, April 1, 2011, in Anglesey, north Wales.

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Queen Elizabeth II is greeted by her grandson Prince William during a visit to RAF Valley, where William is stationed as a search and rescue helicopter pilot, on Friday, April 1, 2011, in Anglesey, north Wales.

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Prince William greets his grandparents Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, right, during their visit to RAF Valley in Anglesey, north Wales, on Friday, April 1, 2011. William is stationed at the base as a search and rescue helicopter pilot.

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Prince William looks on as his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II leaves after being shown a Sea King helicopter during a visit to RAF Valley in Anglesey, north Wales, on Friday, April 1, 2011.

Queen Elizabeth II is greeted by her grandson Prince William during a visit to RAF Valley in Anglesey, Wales, on Friday, April 1, 2011.

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Queen Elizabeth II holds on to her hat in high winds during a visit to RAF Valley where her grandson Prince William is stationed as a search and rescue helicopter pilot, on Friday, April 1, 2011, in Anglesey, north Wales. The Queen toured the airbase, met the staff and families and was given a guided tour of a Sea King search and rescue helicopter by William.

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Queen Elizabeth II holds on to her hat in high winds as she is greeted by Group Capt. Bruce Headley during a visit to RAF Valley where Prince William is stationed as a search and rescue helicopter pilot, on Friday, April 1, 2011, in Anglesey, north Wales.

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Queen Elizabeth II arrives with her husband (not pictured) Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, at windy RAF Valley in Anglesey, north Wales, to visit their grandson Prince William at the base, on Friday, April 1, 2011. They saw William for the first time in his working environment as he gave them a personal tour of an RAF search and rescue helicopter at the base.

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In this image provided by the Ministry of Defense, Prince William is seen during a briefing at RAF Valley in Anglesey, north Wales, before a training exercise at nearby Holyhead Mountain, on Thursday, March 31, 2011.

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In this image provided by the Ministry of Defense, Prince William is at the controls of a Sea King helicopter at RAF Valley in Anglesey, north Wales, on Thursday, March 31, 2011.

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Prince William at the controls of a Sea King helicopter with Flight Lieutenant Alan Connor during a training exercise on Thursday, March 31, 2011, at RAF Valley in Anglesey, north Wales.

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Prince William at the controls of a Sea King helicopter during a training exercise at Holyhead Mountain, having flown from RAF Valley in Anglesey, north Wales, on Thursday, March 31, 2011.

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Sergeant Ed Griffith is lifted by a winch from a Sea King helicopter, piloted by Prince William, during a simulated rescue of a stranded hiker, at Holyhead Mountain, having flown from RAF Valley in Anglesey, north Wales, on Thursday, March 31, 2011.

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Britain's Prince William disembarks a Sea King helicopter at RAF Valley in Anglesey, north Wales, after taking part in a training exercise at nearby Holyhead Mountain, on Thursday, March 31, 2011.

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From left, Sergeant Ed Griffith, Prince William, Flight Lieutenant Alan Connor and winch operator Sergeant Paul Jones pose in front of their Sea King helicopter at RAF Valley in Anglesey, north Wales, after a training exercise at nearby Holyhead Mountain, on Thursday, March 31, 2011.

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