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Privacy NoticePrince William was all smiles as he appeared with David Beckham to celebrate a milestone event in his royal duties – while Prince Harry also made a charity appearance in the city just hours before. The appearance was in honor of London’s Air Ambulance charity, where the two gathered to celebrate the addition of an essential new helicopter for the air service. Prince William, 42, gave football superstar David, 49, a personal royal tour of the cockpit, after previously sending him a personal invited to be part of the charity’s campaign to fund the new helicopter. Becks revealed that he was invited over the phone by the future king, sharing: “It was just an honour to be invited by Prince William to be involved with this.”
Prince William gave David Beckham a tour of the new helicopter, funded by their charity efforts together
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David explained, referencing his London roots: “I know what this means to Prince William… and the moment he called and asked me, yeah I had to hide my excitement a little bit because like I said, I’ve been a fan of the London Air Ambulance for a long time, being an East End boy” He added: “These guys rely on public funding, donations, so the fact I could get involved so that we could raise the money that we raised and bought one of these incredible helicopters! So it’s nice to help in a small way.” William and David were seen to share a joke or two as Becks climbed into the cockpit at the meeting in Northolt, West London. They went on to leave their mark, literally, on the new aircraft, by writing a personal message each on the helicopter. Sign up to OK!’s royal newsletter to get updates sent to your inbox for free
The Prince and David shared a joke at the charity event in West London
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William, sporting his recent controversial stubble for the occasion, wrote “Back in the middle” on the helicopter, while David expressed his gratitude, penning: “Thank you. Fly Safe… Love David Beckham.” The ‘Up Against Time’ initiative to fund two new life-saving helicopters raised a staggering £16 million, and the new addition is vital to the charity’s mission to provide emergency medical services to across the city.
Prince William sported his new stubbly look for the event
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The meeting comes just hours after Prince Harry attended the WellChild Awards, also in London. The event for the charity, of which he is the dedicated patron, saw the Duke of Sussex meet with inspirational children, teens and families honored by the awards. During the event at London’s Royal Lancaster Hotel, Harry played with the children and even revealed a little-known detail about Princess Lilibet. Though the royal brothers may be in the same city, it seems they have no plans to cross paths during the visit, however, with King Charles even apparently deeming a meeting “unlikely”. Story SavedYou can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnPrince WilliamRoyal FamilyDavid BeckhamPrince Harry
