英国王子以身作则投身抗洪救灾_BEC初级作文

英国王子以身作则投身抗洪救灾

'They were very keen to help with the flood relief effort and thought that joining the military would be the best way.'

A Buckingham Palace spokesman told MailOnline: ‘They joined the Household Cavalry this morning from 6am and they have been helping to build walls of sandbags.’

William and Harry later left the office of Datchet Parish Council and got into a car alongside military personnel to continue the relief effort.

Parish clerk Graham Leaver said: 'They were very involved and wanting to know what was going on. They have been in Datchet and the area and I think it's gone down very well. That is my assessment.

'They were very natural. To be honest, they could have walked in among people here and nobody would have recognised them looking at the way they were dressed.

'They were particularly interested in talking to the troops. The support we have received from the Army has been absolutely excellent and if they hadn't come into Datchet we as a parish would have been overwhelmed.'

While the floodwaters have receded since their peak earlier this week, 2in of rain was set to fall today with more tomorrow, raising the possibility of homes and businesses facing fresh horror over the weekend.

The princes helped by unloading sandbags from military trucks onto freight trains which would then take them to areas where they are most needed.

They are no strangers to working in disaster zones and providing emergency relief - William has worked as a rescue helicopter pilot, while Harry has served two tours of duty in Afghanistan.