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This is an archive article published on June 21, 2008

Prince William in secret nuclear mission

Days ahead of joining a British Naval warship to hunt down cocaine smugglers in the Caribbean, Prince William has gone underwater.

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Days ahead of joining a British Naval warship to hunt down cocaine smugglers in the Caribbean, Prince William has gone underwater.

The second-in-line to the British throne spent almost 24 hours under the waves on secret war games inside a nuclear submarine as part of his two-month attachment to the Royal Navy in Britain.

In fact, William took part in an exercise to track down and destroy another sub.

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As soon as he boarded HMS Talent, the T-Class hunter-killer immediately submerged off the coast of Plymouth.

He spent time in the control room, beside the nuclear reactor,

and in torpedo room — which has cruise missiles.

And finally in a James Bond-style manoeuvre, William, known as Sub Lieutenant Wales, was winched off the sub by a Sea King helicopter.

According to a Royal source, Wills was “fascinated” by the experience.

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“Prince William has huge respect for what submariners do and the sacrifices and discomfort they put up with. He was very keen to see what their life was like,” British tabloid The Sun quoted the unnamed source as saying.

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