Kate smiles her way down cliff face but William looks slightly less comfortable

Prince William looked somewhat worried as he was slowly dropped down the side of a cliff.

The Prince and Princess of Wales were once again put to work as they joined the Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team in the South Wales Valleys today.

Not going easy on the pair, the team ordered the royals to abseil down a cliff in the wet and windy area of the Bannau Brycheiniog near Merthyr Tydfil.

When asked by instructors if he had abseiled before, William confessed: ‘It’s been a while.’

Before heading over the edge Kate attempted to soothe her husband, telling him: ‘We’re not racing.’

Following their descent, the pair also pretended to rescue people, with Kate radioing in for a help kit during a simulation exercise.

Ever the hero, William hastily handed her the lifesaving kit, before they both helped put it together so they could evacuate the mannequin.

They also engaged in other training activities such as medical support exercises and watched a search dog rescue demonstrations, while hearing from current and former team members about their experiences spanning the organisation’s six-decade history.

The Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team covers the central area of the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park which includes Pen y Fan, the highest point in southern Britain, and the Ystradfellte waterfalls, and has been keeping the surrounding communities safe for 60 years since 1963.

They also engaged in other training activities such as medical support exercises and watched a search dog rescue demonstrations, while hearing from current and former team members about their experiences spanning the organisation’s six-decade history.

The Prince is patron of Mountain Rescue England and Wales, and worked closely with such teams during his time as an air ambulance pilot.

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