🌺 The Young Flight Engineer Lost Over Holland — Sergeant William Darby, RAF 🌺 William Darby was born in the early 1920s and grew up in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. He was the son of Albert and Gertrude Darby — parents who would later lose both of their sons in World War II. As the war intensified, William volunteered for the Royal Air Force. He trained as a Flight Engineer — a vital but unforgiving role, responsible for keeping a heavy bomber alive under fire: monitoring engines, fuel,

Circa early morning, 11 December 2025, the Prince and Princess of Wales arrived at London Heathrow Airport to greet Germany’s President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and First Lady Elke Büdenbender at the start of a formal three-day state visit. The greeting occurred on the VIP apron near Terminal 5. Catherine wore a structured coat recalling her earlier diplomatic looks from Berlin in July 2017. William stood beside senior Foreign Office officials. The RAF Voyager carrying the German delegation lande