Prince William and David Beckham pose during royal charity visit
Get in the helicopter!
Prince William was accompanied by an old friend David Beckham Tuesday, October 1, during a royal visit to RAF Northolt in Ruislip, Greater London, where they viewed two new medical helicopters expected to provide life-saving care to patients across London.
William, 42, and Beckham, 49, posed in front of and inside the two new H135 helicopters carrying medical crews and pilots from London’s Air Charity Ambulance. William is a patron of the charity.
The royal visit marks the end of a three-year fundraising campaign to purchase new aircraft, when it became clear that the charity’s older model aircraft would be out of service within the next few years.
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The ‘Up Against Time’ campaign has raised £16 million for the new aircraft, allowing the charity to continue its vital work of responding to medical emergencies as quickly as possible.
William and Beckham looked dapper in black suits as they inspected the new plane and exchanged some banter. At one point they appeared to be joking together when William pointed at Beckham, and the pair were seen laughing.
The pair have been friends for years and Beckham and his wife, VictoriaWilliam attended and Kate Middleton‘s wedding in 2011. The former football star and his wife were also in attendance Prince Harry‘s marriage to Meghan Markle in 2018.
“Yes, I think so. It’s a very normal relationship. Also with Harry,” says Beckham said in 2012 about his friendships with the princes. “They are very easy to get along with. They love their sport. Unfortunately, William loves Aston Villa, which I obviously take him to task for.”
Last week, William addressed leaders of the United Nations, hours after his brother, Harry, spoke at the organization’s Clinton Global Initiative.
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In his speech, William urged world leaders to ‘make peace with nature’ as climate change has become an ‘existential threat’.
“If we want to keep this planet livable for our children and grandchildren, we must act urgently,” he said. “We can and must change our relationship with the natural world.”
Hours before William’s virtual speech, Harry, 40, visited the UN on behalf of his and his wife Meghan’s Archewell Foundation. The nonprofit debuted its new Parents Network at the Clinton Global Initiative. During the event, Harry spoke about the dangers of social media for children.
“If we allow the status quo to persist at a time when our lives are intertwined with technology, we cannot afford to see the online world solely as a space for profitability, competition and rapid growth” , he said. “I never grew up with a phone, but today’s kids are born into technology, technology that we may not always be able to understand. Young people are gripped by mindless, endless, numbing, scrolling, coerced content that no child should ever be exposed to. We and our shareholders must hold CEOs accountable.”
