It has just been announced that Prince William is to be in charge of a NATO force being sent to the Isles of Scilly. There has been rising tension on the Islands over the past few months regarding the siting of the new waste incinerator plant, and feeling are running high amongst the native population. A force of two thousand men will be landed on the Islands under the cover of darkness, these being reinforced if the situation worsens, by six Lynx helicopters. Two navy destroyers have also been deployed to blockade the harbour of St Marys to stop any further protesters infiltrating the Island in the guise of twitchers.
    A spokesperson for the Travel Association said the situation on the Islands had become quite volatile over the last few days, and contingency plans were being drawn up to evacuate visitors if the situation became untenable. We are getting reports of sporadic skirmishes between rival factions, and in one particularly nasty incident a tourist had his anorak sleeve torn in two places.
     The main bone of contention seems to be the siting of the incinerator chimney. At present it stands on a piece of high ground just above the harbour and is clearly visible as something to aim at for the fishermen coming back after a day at sea. The new chimney would be sited two miles inland and as such the Island fishermen would be in serious danger of landing their hard-earned catch in Padstow.
     This will be the Prince`s first command since completing his training and is seen both by the Government and the Royal Family as a very tough and dangerous assignment. Most of the soldiers will be billeted in a tented encampment on Castle Rock, the only large area of flat land on the main island. For security reasons Prince William will be staying at the five star Castle Hotel. We wish him and his men a successful campaign and a safe return....