Britain's Prince Harry thanked the people of Suffolk for putting up with his helicopter flights during a visit to the county show yesterday (29.0.514).
The 29-year-old royal, who delivered a short speech at the agricultural event, flew Apache helicopters on training missions nearby and praised the "beauty" of the East Anglian countryside.
He told the crowd: "I know this because I've had the pleasure of flying Her Majesty's Apaches through those skies."
The prince thanked the audience "from the bottom of my heart" for their kindness and how welcome they made him feel as a soldier.
He joked: "It's one thing to have experienced such generosity of spirit, it's quite another to have encouraged it from people who have had me buzzing over them and their animals at all hours of the night and night."
The flame-haired royal, who looked smart in a navy suit at the show, was seen earlier on in the day in his sporting gear as he took part in football and coaching sessions with children at the charity Inspire Suffolk in Ipswich.
Terry Baxter, chief executive at the charity, told the BBC: "We work in conjunction with the Prince's Trust and Harry is very interested in the way sport can engage with young people and motivate them in ways in which, perhaps, traditional education methods don't."
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