Prince William Lands Military Aircraft at Kate Middleton’s Home
You know, when you’re dating a Prince, you expect the royal treatment.
Kate Middleton got it this weekend, when Prince William landed a $16M military Chinook helicopter in her family’s lawn, sparking plenty of controversy in Britain. And last week, Wills flew brother Harry to their cousins bachelor party in a different Chinook. (The British media calls a bachelor party a “stag do,” and I’m totally going to use that in the future.)
Says a member of the British military: “At a time when the Armed Forces are short of money and there is a lack of kit in Afghanistan and Iraq this is a total waste of money. He uses a Chinook to land in his girlfriend’s garden then travels to a stag party in one. Where will it end?”
And, more importantly, what the hell is “kit”? I totally don’t speak British.
Says a different military force: “This is an absolute waste of training hours on the Chinook helicopter that the military are hard-pressed to afford. No other pilot at Prince William’s stage of training would be allowed anywhere near the left-hand seat of a Chinook. It’s like a learner driver being given the keys to a Formula One car just because his father owns the racing team.”
Eh, whatever. He’s a prince. If he wants to land a military aircraft on his girlfriend’s lawn, let him. It’s the closest thing we have these days to a knight on a white horse. I want to live my fairy tale through Kate Middleton, dammit!
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April 20th, 2008 at 11:11 pm
Kit is the essentials that each solider carries like water, rations, ammunition (I think), first aid, techno things to find each other etc.
April 20th, 2008 at 11:28 pm
What is even more ridiculously offensive is that the Chinook is a MASSIVE helicopter. Probably one of the biggest.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinook_helicopter
April 21st, 2008 at 12:51 am
Kit, a slang reference to the type of gear, weaponry, tools or ordnance used by military forces, police or security personnel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kit
April 21st, 2008 at 2:56 am
The real tragedy here is how Wills looks more and more like his father each year. Sigh.
April 21st, 2008 at 4:22 am
Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag and smile, smile, smile…in the Air Force, BTW, the plane/helicopter is generally more valuable than the pilot. It costs more. In this case, maybe not so much.
April 21st, 2008 at 6:05 am
Their kit actually refers to their boots/uniform and all the other bits they should carry with them!
April 21st, 2008 at 7:19 am
if i was a prince I would fly my helicopter to the corner store if need be. All that crap the queen does for fun…I be damned if I didnt get te perks.
April 21st, 2008 at 10:34 am
You don’t speak British??? Nobody does… it’s called english. idiot
April 21st, 2008 at 11:30 am
Ah, jeeezzz, the kid hardly gets to fart without somebody having a friggin opinion about it! So, yeah, it is maybe the most expensive, maybe even irresponsible way to impress your girl. So.
He doesn’t bomb whole cities to impress his father, like some people we know.
April 21st, 2008 at 12:26 pm
Regarding youreamoron’s post, I’ll never understand the people that visit this site and have no understanding of basic humour or sarcasm.
Regardless of all that, how much do you love her coat?
April 21st, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Showoff. Why couldn’t he just borrow his father’s Corvette, like every other college-aged bloke.
April 21st, 2008 at 1:43 pm
kit = stuff
‘kit’ doesnt necessarily refer to military equipment, it can be anything
April 21st, 2008 at 2:18 pm
eh, wot you on about? ano you fink its hard to speak british but its defo easy ~ just remove 70% of your brain.
April 21st, 2008 at 3:24 pm
I think “kit” has been defined sufficiently, thanks.
April 21st, 2008 at 3:59 pm
kit = a talking car. You people are so farking stupid. Lern 2 speek Breetush!
April 21st, 2008 at 5:42 pm
Persistent,
Thank god someone here has their priorities in order. That coat is Fabulous!
April 21st, 2008 at 7:13 pm
Even American’s speak English - they just b@stardise it.
He DOES look like Charles more and more each day - well said!
That coat looks like a snowman with those heavy tights and boots, urgh. Why didn’t her stylists give her better footwear for this even?
He should actually get a job where he can work - the army would never risk the first in line in battle, so he’s getting away with doing the minimum. lazy so and so.
April 21st, 2008 at 7:30 pm
i think this is great. and flying his bro to a BACHELOR PARTY is the best way to infuriate the fundamentalist MUSLIM SCUMBAGS. they hate our way of life and we should flaunt it in there faces and maybe they will flatulate themselves to death. GO INFIDELS.
May 13th, 2008 at 3:33 am
What a son of a b*tch..
Like you couldn’t spend your money for a better cause!
There is war out there and young kids are starving in third wold country’s and mister pothead is having fun in his Chinook..
Urgh, huge stick is in his ass!
August 11th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
wow
what a waste of army equipment
and to think this guy is one day going to be my countries king
and to the person which said this
“ano you fink its hard to speak british but its defo easy ~ just remove 70% of your brain.”
1 ) please do me a favour and learn to spell
2) as a british person i would just like to say fuck you your implying people that talk british are stupid well no actually there not , I dont offend your country and its many different accents
thats all