London - Prince William was splashed across almost every British newspaper yesterday but the once-feared "Royal Ratpack" had been excluded.
The young prince is nearing the end of a 10-week adventure training trip to Chile but royal press handlers decreed that only the Press Association and Independent Television News should provide the reports.
The result showed the 18-year-old chopping wood, scrubbing a lavatory floor, carrying a child on his shoulders and acting as a disc jockey on a local radio station.