He had waited two years to take part in his first live helicopter search and when he did, Prince William rescued a heart attack victim.

Richard Moran, of Fishwick, Preston, had been working at an off-shore gas rig in Morecambe Bay last weekend when he suffered a heart attack. The father-of-three was rushed to hospital by an RAF Sea King helicopter co-piloted by Prince William in his first ever rescue flight. The dramatic rescue came just 2 weeks after the prince’s graduation as a fully-qualified helicopter co-pilot.

Richard, a catering team leader for contracting company Aramark, said he vaguely remembered waving his thanks at the departing helicopter but today said “thank you” to the young Royal and his RAF crew.

“It was just an ordinary day at work I started suffering from what I thought was heartburn,” he said of his heart attack. “I went to see the medical officer at work and he gave me some heartburn relief medication. It never occurred to me that it could be a heart attack, as I had always been healthy and well and am active and eat healthily.”

“I knew there was a chance Prince William could be on the helicopter as I knew he was with the RAF,” Richard continued. “But to be honest, at that point, it was the last thing on my mind. I saw Prince William as I was coming off the helicopter, but did not realise it was him until later. Everything was a bit hazy, but I remember waving my thanks to the pilots as I came off.”

Richard has been booked in for heart bypass surgery later this month and has been told to take it easy and not do anything strenuous.

“It is great that Prince William is a normal person who is not afraid to get his hands dirty and I want to thank him and everyone else on the crew.”

Article: Daily Mail

Prince William’s Wedding Promise to Kate Middleton

Another weekend non-story.  Don’t even know where the writer got the “10 year” figure…

Reluctant royal groom Prince William has promised his long-suffering girlfriend Kate Middleton he will announce their wedding plans within months.  Kate and William, both 28, this week began their tenth year together after meeting as students at St Andrews University in Scotland.

One friend said: “She can hardly believe that all those years have slipped by and she’s still uncertain about the future.  Kate does not want to be still waiting around on their tenth anniversary next October. It’s a cliché but she really has dedicated the best years of her life to William. Most of her friends are married and starting their families. Kate loves William but the longer this goes on, the stranger he seems to her.”

William’s aides say the prince already thinks of himself as “privately engaged”. One said: “His view is that he’s protecting her from the pressure his mother Princess Diana suffered in the public eye.”

Article: Daily Star

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