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Britain's Catherine (C), Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge attend a reception following a ceremony marking the end of RAF Search and Rescue (SAR) Force operations during a visit to RAF Valley in Anglesey, north Wales on February 18, 2016.
The ceremony commemorates the end of 75 years of service by the men and women who over the decades have often put their lives at risk to save others.
/ AFP / POOL / Peter Byrne (Photo credit should read PETER BYRNE/AFP/Getty Images)