Prince William joins Her Majesty’s secret service with stint at MI6, MI5 and GCHQ

The name’s Windsor. William Windsor.

As one of the most recognisable public figures in the world, Britain’s Prince William would not make as effective a 007 as legendary fictional spy James Bond.

But that did not stop the heir to the British throne spending the last three weeks working with the security services, including in Bond’s own foreign intelligence unit MI6.

The Duke of Cambridge ended the top-secret attachment – which also included a week with domestic intelligence service MI5 and cybersecurity agency GCHQ – on Saturday, according to Kensington Palace.

“Spending time inside our security and intelligence agencies, understanding more about the vital contribution they make to our national security, was a truly humbling experience,” William said in a statement.

“These agencies are full of people from everyday backgrounds doing the most extraordinary work to keep us safe.”