Royal Honorary Air Commodore for RAF Coningsby title is a nod to Captain Peter Middleton who was a pilot during the Second World War
The Princess of Wales has taken on her first Royal Air Force (RAF) role in a move which honours her grandfather’s years of service.
She has been announced by Buckingham Palace as the new Royal Honorary Air Commodore for RAF Coningsby in what marks her first senior role for the RAF.
The Princess’s new role is a nod to her grandfather, Captain Peter Middleton, who was an RAF pilot who served during the Second World War and who flew alongside the late Prince Philip during his two-month flying tour of South America in 1962.
The news comes amid the wider announcement of a reshuffle of military appointments in the Royal family following the King’s ascension to the throne last September.