<b>By Tudor Lickspittle
Royal Editor</b>

Thousands of women have taken to climbing up Suffolk's dangerous mountain ranges in the hope of being saved by Prince William.

The dashing Royal is now in training with the East Anglian Air Ambulance, preparing to take up full-time operations this summer after the birth of his second child.

But his new role as a helicopter air ambulance pilot has sparked strange behaviour from legions of female admirers.

Many have taken to wandering mountainous areas near Lavenham, known as the 'Suffolk Alps', in the hope of getting into difficulty and being rescued by a handsome prince.

Others have begun swimming off the Suffolk coast, just out of their depth, while yet more have taken to going out for long walks along the county's sticky mud flats.

There have already been two incidents where local women have had to be picked up by William in the Air Ambulance, only for them to make remarkable recoveries.

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One woman was found with an alleged bad back after stumbling on Mount Thehorsey, Suffolk's highest peak. Wearing only a red dress and matching hat, the elderly lady (pictured above) was found to be in good health and not apparently in need of the ambulance after all.

A spokesman for the air ambualance said: "While of course we are delighted that the Duke of Cambridge is currently undergoing training with us, it has presented a few local difficulties with the over-eager female population of Suffolk.

"We take it all in good spirit, however. It's nice that the locals are taking an interest, and that can only help our fund-raising activities."

A spokesman for Prince William said: "We would not normally comment on such things. However, Kate is a little jealous - or maybe that's just a pregnancy thing."

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