Prince William's Royal Air Force Pals Staging Wedding Fly-Past

Prince William has been enrolled and served in Britain's Royal Air Force for much of the last decade, and his military mates are weighing in on the royal wedding. After Prince Charles announced last week that his son would marry longtime girlfriend Kate Middleton, Prince William's RAF pals immediately requested to stage a matrimonial fly-past...but here's why this tradition may be a little over the royal family's head.
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Prince William at St. Paul's Cathedral in London, Oct. 2009: INFDaily.com
All the world is flying high over last week's announcement that Prince William of Wales is finally engaged to his university sweetheart, Kate Middleton. Both the Prince and Middleton are 28 years old, and it's rumored their wedding will take place next April...and Will's mates in the Royal Air Force are desperate to be part of the Prince's big day.
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A report reveals that Prince William's RAF comrades have made it tradition to fly over the wedding ceremonies of their colleagues, and they feel the royal wedding should be no different. A source close to Prince William's RAF team said, "The Search and Rescue guys like to fly over the church or reception whenever one of the crew ties the knot. They take photos of their buddy and his wife and the other guests from the air, which provide a wonderful memory of the day."
At the moment it's said that Westminster Abbey will be the locale for the royal wedding, and the RAF boys want to make a splash over the UK's most famous church. The insider said, "It's something the boys all love to do and as William is such a part of the team they are determined to do it for him."
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But will the fly-past happen for Will? Without a doubt, security on the day of the royal wedding will be some of the most intense that the world has ever seen, and often when an aircraft flies overhead close to any monumental building it's considered a sign of terrorism. So will Clarence House abide by British military tradition and let Will's mates fly by? We'll have our heads up, as the source says the RAF boys have their fingers crossed: "[Prince William's] wedding will obviously be more high profile than any one else's," said the source, "but they see no reason for him to miss the tradition. He's one of the boys as far as they're concerned so they are very hopeful the stunt gets the go-ahead."
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