Prince William to leave the armed forces

To keep the royals in the public eye? When does the media ever cover Anne or Sophie on the charity or ribbon cutting works. William and Kate most certaintly will have them in droves. There was the time they had the queen and Philip, Charles and Diana, Andrew and Sarah to follow with cameras and put on the front pages and news daily - groan. Aging doesn't attract cameras.

At least Prince William has achieved much more than his father has in his working life and I would rather he and the Dutchess of Cambridge represent the Country when it comes to official engagements etc,they seem to enjoy their duties and are a credit to the Royal Family bringing a more modern touch to the whole Family.

Speculation, but is his section perhaps due to go somewhere risky in the near future? In view of an alleged assassination plan during which Harry was hidden out of the way, I don't suppose they want a repeat of that with his brother. He'd be more of a hindrance in such circumstances.