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| Duke and Duchess of Cambridge: Royal plane aborts landing after Pakistan storms | Duke and Duchess of Cambridge: Royal plane aborts landing after Pakistan storms |
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| A Royal Air Force plane carrying the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge aborted a landing in Pakistan after being caught in a severe thunderstorm. | A Royal Air Force plane carrying the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge aborted a landing in Pakistan after being caught in a severe thunderstorm. |
| The RAF Voyager twice tried to land in Islamabad - at Rawalpindi air base and the main airport - before returning to Lahore, from where they had departed. | The RAF Voyager twice tried to land in Islamabad - at Rawalpindi air base and the main airport - before returning to Lahore, from where they had departed. |
| Prince William and Catherine are on a four-day official visit to Pakistan. | Prince William and Catherine are on a four-day official visit to Pakistan. |
| The aircraft was on a 25-minute journey but stayed in the air for more than two hours due to the thunder and lightning. | The aircraft was on a 25-minute journey but stayed in the air for more than two hours due to the thunder and lightning. |
| A passenger described the incident as a "pretty serious storm" and the turbulence on the flight as a "rollercoaster". | A passenger described the incident as a "pretty serious storm" and the turbulence on the flight as a "rollercoaster". |
| Another passenger said: "The plane was making large jerking movements as we tried to battle through the wind." | Another passenger said: "The plane was making large jerking movements as we tried to battle through the wind." |
| The duke and duchess had spent the day in Lahore, joining in a cricket match and touring the Badshahi Mosque. | The duke and duchess had spent the day in Lahore, joining in a cricket match and touring the Badshahi Mosque. |
| They also went to the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, where Prince William's mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, had visited a year before her death in 1997. | They also went to the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, where Prince William's mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, had visited a year before her death in 1997. |
| The plane shook and bucked | The plane shook and bucked |
| By BBC royal correspondent Jonny Dymond | By BBC royal correspondent Jonny Dymond |
| The first sign of any trouble was a delay, then an announcement - the royal flight back from Lahore to Islamabad would wait for storms above the capital to clear. | The first sign of any trouble was a delay, then an announcement - the royal flight back from Lahore to Islamabad would wait for storms above the capital to clear. |
| Then there was a descent - and steadily building turbulence. Quite a bit of turbulence. Seat belt signs went on, the plane pulled up. Some calm returned. | Then there was a descent - and steadily building turbulence. Quite a bit of turbulence. Seat belt signs went on, the plane pulled up. Some calm returned. |
| Then came a second attempt at landing; this time the plane shook, bucked and fell in the stormy air; seasoned flyers on board were gripping armrests and the seats in front of them. | Then came a second attempt at landing; this time the plane shook, bucked and fell in the stormy air; seasoned flyers on board were gripping armrests and the seats in front of them. |
| But after the aborted landing Prince William was in good spirits and joked about the flight. | But after the aborted landing Prince William was in good spirits and joked about the flight. |