'He's loud but very good looking!' Doting dad William gushes about his baby son as he reveals plans to leave the RAF, move his family to London and take George to Australia

• William announced he will cease duty as search and rescue pilot next month
• Confirmed he and Catherine would move to Kensington Palace, London
• The couple will take George to Australia next year on first official visit
• Called Anglesey 'immensely special' and said he'd return to visit in future
• First solo appearance since birth of son on 22 July

By Rebecca English Royal Correspondent
Prince William today announced he was to leave his RAF pilot job on Anglesey and return to London with Kate and baby Prince George.
William said he and Kate would leave their 'immensely special' first home when the search and rescue role in North Wales ends next month.
On an official engagement close to his Anglesey home, the new father also disclosed that he and wife, Kate, were planning to take their first baby to Australia for his inaugural foreign royal visit next year.
Speaking to Max and Maxine Davies, from Victor Harbor near Adelaide, he said: 'George is doing really well, thank you. We are all very hopeful of coming to Australia next year.

Prince William took part in a falconry display at the Anglesey Show, which is thought to be one of his last visit to the North Wales area he once called home

He also spoke about baby George's first few days, saying his son was 'loud but good looking' and compared his first days as a father to his arduous work as an RAF pilot.
'Catherine is sorry that she cannot be here today at the County Show,' he told the crowd.
'But she and George would have loved to have been here.
'He’s pretty loud but of course very good looking!
'I have to say that I thought Search and Rescue duties over Snowdonia were physically and mentally demanding, but looking after a three week-old baby is up there!' 

Doting dad William gushes about baby son Prince George

The show is just a few miles from the home he shares with wife Catherine and new son Prince George and also his place of work, RAF Valley

William's visit to the Anglesey Show, a vast two-day agricultural event in North Wales that attracts almost 60,000 people, was his first official engagement since his son's birth

Mr and Mrs Davies, aged 77 and 75 respectively, said they were thrilled at the news.

  'I know that both of us will miss it [Anglesey] terribly when my Search and Rescue tour of duty comes to an end next month and we have to move elsewhere'

Prince Williams, speaking in Anglesey today

'We are on holiday here and can't believe we got to talk to him. How wonderful that the family will come to Australia to visit,' Mrs Davies said.
'He said he was very hopeful of coming next year with the family.'
William's late mother, Princess Diana, broke royal tradition when she insisted on taking her baby son to Australia with her in 1983 when he was nine months old.
William's visit to the Anglesey Show, a vast two-day agricultural event in North Wales that attracts almost 60,000 people, was his first official engagement since his son's birth. 
William has been based on Anglesey since January 2010, working as a Search and Rescue pilot at RAF Valley.

 

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For the last two years he and Kate have shared an isolated rented farmhouse, relishing the privacy the island has afforded them.

Speaking to Max and Maxine Davies, from Victor Habour near Adelaide, he said: 'George is doing really well, thank you. We are all very hopeful of coming to Australia next year

William's visit to the Anglesey Show, a vast two-day agricultural event in North Wales that attracts almost 60,000 people, was his first official engagement since his son's birth

But they are, reluctantly, having to leave when his posting ends early next month.
William was keen to visit the show today as a way of saying thank you to the island's people - and gave an emotional speech summing up their feelings.

 

'We are all very hopeful of coming to Australia next year'

Prince William, on visiting Australia with his family

Much of his speech was in Welsh, which prompted huge cheers from the crowd - although one local declared his accent 'atrocious'.
A royal aide said William - a future Prince of Wales - had some basic knowledge of the language such as 'hello, good morning and thank you'.
'The Duke hasn't been having lessons but he has been brushing up with the help of Welsh-speaking friends to prepare for the speech,' they said.
Addressing his cheering audience, William said: ' It is a great pleasure to be here. I am so proud to have lived on Anglesey, the Mother of Wales. I have even learned a little Welsh!
'My Welsh pronunciation is bad but it is slowly getting better, I hope.'
After telling the crowd he would be leaving the island next month, he concluded: 'I know that I speak for Catherine when I say that I have never in my life known somewhere as beautiful and as welcoming as Anglesey.
'The views across the Menai Straits are undoubtedly among the most stunning in the British Isles. 
'I know that both of us will miss it terribly when my Search and Rescue tour of duty comes to an end next month and we have to move elsewhere.

William was keen to visit the show today as a way of saying thank you to the island's people - and gave an emotional speech summing up their feelings

'From the bottom of my heart, thank you for making my wife and me so welcome when we arrived here, as you do thousands of visitors each year.
'This island has been our first home together, and it will always be an immensely special place for us both. Catherine and I look forward to returning again and again over the coming years with our family. '
William began his visit with a stop to watch the gun dogs in action.
'A lot has happened lately, we've been busy,' he told well-wishers.
The prince also referred to his and Kate's working cocker spaniel pup, adding: 'I should have brought Lupo to this - he would have been off in the grass straight away.'
Frank Morrey, chairman of countryside pursuits, said afterwards: 'He said he was Lupo by name, Lupo by nature.'
As he walked through the crowds, William was handed dozens of toys and gifts for George, including three cuddly toy owls, t-shirts and babygros.

He also spoke about baby George's first few days, saying: 'Catherine is sorry that she cannot be here today at the County Show, but she and George would have loved to have been here'

He was also given a replica 'Little Grey Fergie' 1954 tractor by Danny Evans, 67, and joked: 'George will love playing with this. And my brother will too!'
Next stop was the falconry arena, where he even donned a protective leather glove to handle a Harris Hawk and a Common Buzzard.
He also bumped into teenager Sharon West, whom he rescued when she was caught in a rip tide close to his base last year.
In a light-hearted exchange, William told her he remembered the rescue well as its swiftness set a new base record of just 38 seconds.
He said: 'Was it you on the beach, you and your sister. How are you. Are you alright?'

Next stop was the falconry arena, where he even donned a protective leather glove to handle a Harris Hawk and a Common Buzzard

She replied; 'I just want to thank you.'
He told her jokingly: 'No not at all, I am glad you made a full recovery. 'A lot of time you never meet up with anyone after you've done it.
'Hopefully you'll be aware of the dangers next time!
'It was a very memorable shout for us, just 38 seconds. I'm just glad we could help.'
Making his way to the judging arenas, William met grandmother Joan Roberts from Caernarfon who asked him how George was doing.
'Great. All we have got to do now is to get him to sleep through the night... Please,' joked William, raising his eyes heavenwards.
Before he left, the prince visited  the cattle judging area, including a Young Handlers competition for children aged three to 14.

Media and guests look on as Prince William, Duke of Cambridge arrives at Anglesey agricultural show on his first official engagement since the birth of his son Prince George of Cambridge

Today's show featured a collection of livestock of up to 300 cattle and 800 sheep. There were also 350 trade stands featuring agricultural products, clothing, crafts and vehicles.
'Prince William has enjoyed his day job as a search and rescue pilot and just being one of the guys,' said Robert Jobson, the Evening Standard's Royal Editor.

'But there is now pressure on the Duke going forward and he must decide where his career goes next.'

It has been reported that William is unlikely to continue his duties with 22 Squadron in Anglesey for another deployment.

Today's show featured a collection of livestock of up to 300 cattle and 800 sheep. There were also 350 trade stands featuring agricultural products, clothing, crafts and vehicles

It has been reported that William is unlikely to continue his duties with 22 Squadron in Anglesey for another deployment

He could be relocated to another search and rescue base in the UK or cease to be an active member of the Armed Forces altogether in order to focus full-time on his royal duties.

'The most important factor is that the Queen, aged 87, and the Duke of Edinburgh, aged 92, are now going to be slowing down quite dramatically, so there'll be a need for William and the Duchess to take on a greater role,' Mr Jobson added.

During his time in Anglesey, William has taken part in a number of dangerous attempts and also undertaken a six-week deployment to the Falkland Islands.

The new father disclosed that he and wife, Kate, were planning to take their first baby Down Under for his inaugural foreign royal visit