Prince William graduates from military academy

By Afp, Sandhurst
15 December 2006, 18:00 PM
Prince William
All eyes were on Prince William Friday at a parade marking his graduation from Britain's elite Sandhurst military academy, in a new coming of age for the second in line to the throne.

The 24-year-old was among 227 officer cadets passing out of the academy, southwest of London, in a ceremony watched by Queen Elizabeth II and the rest of the royal family.

Following his graduation William is set to undergo another four months training in an armoured reconnaissance unit whose soldiers have to show their "patience, nerve and cunning," according to the Ministry of Defence.