Prince William, known as Flight Lieutenant Wales in the RAF, has been presented with a graduation certificate and Search and Rescue Force badge by the Group Captain at RAF Valley along with six fellow students. The Prince has also received his squadron badge from the Officer Commanding 22 Squadron. The graduation is the culmination of seven months of training with the Search and Rescue Training Unit and the Sea King Operational Conversion Unit. 

Prince William completed 70 hours of live flying plus 50 hours of simulator training and learnt how to maneuver the Sea King helicopter to the high standards expected of Search and Rescue helicopter pilots. The course ended with a series of assessed exercises designed to test the students' ability to work as fully-integrated members of the Search and Rescue Force. 

Flight Lieutenant Wales said, "I am really delighted to have completed the training course with my fellow students. The course has been challenging but I have enjoyed it immensely. I absolutely love flying, so it will be an honor to serve operationally with the Search and Rescue Force, helping to provide such a vital emergency service." 

Prince William was commissioned into the Household Cavalry from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in December 2006. He also served on attachment to the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force, before training to become a full-time pilot with the RAF Search and Rescue Force.