Royal Couple visits Pak Army Canine Centre in Islamabad.

ISLAMABAD -- Britain's Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived back in Islamabad Friday after spending an unexpected night in Lahore when thunderstorms forced their pilot to abort two landing attempts in the capital, reporters travelling with them said. Prince William and his wife Kate ended up staying the night at a hotel in Lahore, Pakistan's cultural capital, before finally flying back to Islamabad Friday morning, according to British royal correspondents on board their plane. There has been no statement yet from Kensington Palace on Thursday's midair drama, which reportedly saw the Royal Air Force pilot circle for an hour during one of the fierce thunderstorms that periodically hit Islamabad in October, before finally abandoning the attempt...

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