Caption: The Duchess of Cambridge is now a patron of the RAF Air Cadets
THE Duchess of Cambridge has taken over from the Duke of Edinburgh as patron of the RAF Air Cadets - her first military appointment.
During an audience at Buckingham Palace today after the Royal Family's pre-Christmas lunch, Philip, 94, relinquished his role as Honorary Air Commodore-in-Chief, bringing to an end his 63-year association with the Air Training Corps.
Kate, 33, is now Honorary Air Commandant of the Air Cadets, which comprises both the Air Training Corps and the Combined Cadet Force.
She represents an organisation of 42,000 air cadets aged from 12 to 19, and 15,000 adult volunteers at more than 1,200 units across the UK and abroad. Click link for full post from EXPRESS.
