You’re the future King of England, no need to further impress your girlfriend

Prince William lands helicopter in girlfriend’s garden

LONDON (Reuters) – Prince William landed a Royal Air Force helicopter in the garden of the parents of his girlfriend Kate Middleton but the Ministry of Defence defended his actions, saying he achieved essential training objectives.

The News of the World newspaper reported on Sunday the 25-year-old William, who is second in line to the throne, asked permission from his girlfriend’s parents to land at their Berkshire home due to a shortage of landing slots in Hampshire.

While aviation analyst and RAF-trained pilot Jon Lake told the News of the World the April 3 flight was “ridiculous and inappropriate”, the MOD said the two-hour training mission was fully authorised as part of William’s four-month RAF attachment.

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Inside Mechanical Toys

I’ve always been curious about stuffed animals that sing, dance, light up, or talk back. There must be a fascinating robot underneath the fur and fluff, right? Surely the robot hiding in the bear’s clothing, vestimentis ursum, is impressive. So: armed with my childish curiousity and the spurious excuse of ‘product design research,’ I set out to discover what, exactly, these creatures are hiding.

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