Kate and William winning hearts on royal tour of Pakistan

Prince William and Kate Middleton’s plane couldn’t land in Pakistan because of severe weather, forcing the pilot to abort two landings.

Footage has emerged of a plane carrying Prince William and Kate Middleton shaking and bouncing amid a severe thunderstorm before it aborted landings at two airports in Pakistan.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were aboard the Voyager, a Royal Air Force jet, en route to Islamabad during their five-day tour of the country when the plane was caught in a vicious storm, New York Post reports.

The video filmed inside the plane below, obtained by Sky News, shows the plane shaking as it flies through the violent weather.

In the footage, passengers can be seen clutching the headrests in front for support.

This footage shows Prince William and Kate's plane shaking and bouncing around after getting caught up in a thunderstorm over Pakistan.

The plane was in the air for more than two hours for a 25-minute journey due to the bad weather.

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Prince William, a former search-and-rescue chopper pilot, said he and his wife were fine and joked that the problems had been caused because he was behind the controls of the plane, according to Reuters.

Kate said she was “hugely grateful” for the safe landing.

“We were looked after so wonderfully by the RAF who did a great job,” the Duchess of Cambridge told reporters on Friday. “Hugely grateful to everyone.”

“I think it was quite an adventure really, it was really bumpy up there,” Middleton continued. “We were looked after so wonderful by the RAF who did a great job liaising with everyone and got us home safely.”

The pilots also tried to land in the nearby city of Rawalpindi, but aborted again and returned to Lahore, where the royal couple had spent the day, according to the report.

The royals pictured during their visit to Lahore Mosque. Picture: Getty Images

A Reuters photographer aboard the rocky flight said there had been no issues before the plane took off, but turbulence began to affect the plane when it was about to land.

“If I’m honest … that was the most nervous I’ve ever felt in a plane,” ITV royal correspondent Chris Ship said, according to Agence France-Presse.

A senior civil aviation official in Lahore said the couple could try again to fly to Islamabad later on Thursday if weather permitted, or else they would remain in Lahore.

Earlier in the day, Prince William — who is second in line to the throne, and Kate had joined locals in a cricket match in Lahore.

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are set to follow in the footsteps of Princess Diana later today when they visit poor and sick children in a cancer hospital in Pakistan.

According to The Sun, William and Kate will visit the capital of Punjab — situated close to Pakistan’s border with India and considered one of the Commonwealth country’s more colourful and cultural cities.

They arrived this morning on the RAF Voyager to kick off the fourth day of their tour.

Kate wore a white shalwar kameez made by the Pakistani brand Gul Ahmed and matched it with a shawl by Maheen Khan and tan shoes by Gianvito Rossi.

Diana, the Princess of Wales, during her official visit to Pakistan in 1991. Picture: Getty Images

Wills and Kate are continuing her work.

Her outfit was embroidered with a design of jasmine flowers, Pakistan’s national flower.

Their itinerary on Thursday began with a birthday party at SOS Children’s Village, a charitable organisation in the heart of the city established in 1977.

Kate spoke in Urdu at the event, which involved games, music and traditional Pakistani cakes.

It will be her first speech of the week, following the duke’s address on Tuesday evening.

Kate, Duchess of Cambridge meets Pakistani students during her visit at the Pakistan Cricket Academy in Lahore. Picture: AP Photo/B.K. Bangash

Prince William and his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge pose with Pakistani students during their visit at the Pakistan Cricket Academy. Picture: AP Photo/B.K. Bangash

Next up was a visit to the National Cricket Academy, where the couple will join youngsters for a game of Pakistan’s national sport.

Both Wills and Kate got stuck in with a game.

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Sana Mir, captain of the Pakistan women's cricket team helps Britain's Kate, Duchess of Cambridge to hold a bat as Pakistani bowler Shaheen Afridi looks on. Picture: AP Photo

Kate plays cricket during her visit at the Pakistan Cricket Academy in Lahore. Picture: Ian Vogler — Pool/Getty Images

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visits the National Cricket Academy during their royal tour of Pakistan on October 17, 2019 in Lahore, Pakistan. Picture: Ian Vogler — Pool/Getty Images)

Prince William got stuck into the action as well as Pakistani bowler Shaheen Afridi and captain of Pakistani women cricket team Sana Mir look on. Picture: AP Photo/B.K. Bangash

Prince William though perhaps looked more at ease when he stepped up to the crease, managing to score a six off one ball.

The children are participating in the British Council’s DOSTI program — Dosti meaning friendship in Urdu — which promotes sport as an integral part of child development.

The royal couple also met some of Pakistan’s cricketing heroes and learned about the program.

Kate laughs and gestures about her cricket skills before what will be a more serious visit to a hospital where children are being treated for cancer. Picture: AP Photo/B.K. Bangash

Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge visit with Grand Imam, Abdul Khbeer Azad at the historical Badshahi mosque in Lahore. Picture: AFP

The couple met a number of Pakistan’s cricketing legends, having already had lunch with former international cricket Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday.

William and Kate then took a tour of the Badshahi Mosque, the most historic Islamic site in Lahore, set in the heart of the Walled City.

Prince William will be following in the footsteps of both of his parents with the visit. His mother Diana, Princess of Wales visited the site in 1991, and it was also included in the 2006 royal tour of Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall.

This article has been edited and republished from The Sun with permission.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at the historical Badshahi mosque. Picture: Chris Jackson/Getty Images