Prince William and his bride Catherine were settling down to normal life on Tuesday at their secluded home as he returns to work as a helicopter pilot before they take their honeymoon. The new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were returning to Anglesey, northwest Wales, where William was to resume his day job as a search and rescue pilot with the Royal Air Force (RAF).
Life back on the rural island will seem a world away from Friday’s fairytale wedding in Westminster Abbey, which was watched by an estimated one million people on the streets of London and two billion on television around the world. “They will be returning to Anglesey this week and the duke will be going back to work at RAF Valley,” said a spokeswoman for Clarence House, the office of William’s father Prince Charles.
The newlyweds spent a short private break in Britain, having flown out of Buckingham Palace by helicopter on Saturday afternoon. Clarence House said it would not be announcing where they had spent the weekend. The couple chose not to depart immediately for their honeymoon, which will be abroad. Details will not be announced in advance, though the newlyweds “planned the honeymoon together” Clarence House said.
