William and Kate delay honeymoon

William and Kate delay honeymoon

The new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge aren't leaving immediately for their honeymoon after all, royal press officials said Saturday.

Instead, after spending the weekend "privately" in the UK, Prince William will return to work as a search-and-rescue pilot next week at his RAF base in north Wales. The couple live in a rented farmhouse on Anglesey off the coast. The honeymoon will be overseas, the palace said, but neither their weekend nor their honeymoon destination will be be disclosed in advance.

"The couple have asked that their privacy be respected during the coming weekend and during their honeymoon," the palace pleaded. The couple departed early Saturday, when a helicopter picked them up at Buckingham Palace.

The palace Twitter feed showed a picture of William and Catherine dressed in casual clothes (he in khakis and a jacket, she in a blue dress and espadrilles) heading for the helicopter, stopping to shake hands with staff members before boarding.

Possibilities for an overseas honeymoon include scuba-diving in Australia, a private island in the Caribbean, a jaunt to Africa or a stay on the Greek island of Corfu where grandfather Prince Philip was born. Talk that they might go to Jordan to visit the ancient ruins of Petra seemed more far-fetched in light of recent unrest in the Middle East.

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