Prince William to head to Oman in final leg of Gulf tour

British royal leaves Kuwait for Muscat on Tuesday afternoon

Prince William (C), Duke of Cambridge, listens as he attends the Exercise Desert Warrior between British and Kuwaiti forces at Sheikh Salem al-Ali al-Sabah Camp, about 40 kilometres north of Kuwait City. AFP

Kuwaiti and British soldiers take part in the Exercise Desert Warrior, attended by Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (unseen), at Sheikh Salem al-Ali al-Sabah Camp, about 40 kilometres north of Kuwait City. AFP

Prince William (C), Duke of Cambridge, looks on from the window of a building as Kuwaiti and British soldiers outside take part in the Exercise Desert Warrior at Sheikh Salem al-Ali al-Sabah Camp, about 40 kilometres north of Kuwait City. AFP

Prince William (C), Duke of Cambridge, speaks while attending the Exercise Desert Warrior between British and Kuwaiti forces at Sheikh Salem al-Ali al-Sabah Camp, about 40 kilometres north of Kuwait City. AFP

Britain's Prince William talks to troops after observing joint training exercises between Kuwait Armed Forces and British Army, in Subiya, Kuwait. REUTERS

Prince William (C), Duke of Cambridge, speaks with soldiers while attending the Exercise Desert Warrior between British and Kuwaiti forces at Sheikh Salem al-Ali al-Sabah Camp, about 40 kilometres north of Kuwait City. AFP

Kuwaiti and British soldiers take part in the Exercise Desert Warrior, attended by Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (unseen), at Sheikh Salem al-Ali al-Sabah Camp, about 40 kilometres north of Kuwait City. AFP

Prince William (C), Duke of Cambridge, is seen through the window of a building overseeing Kuwaiti and British soldiers taking part in the Exercise Desert Warrior at Sheikh Salem al-Ali al-Sabah Camp, about 40 kilometres north of Kuwait City. AFP

The Duke of Cambridge completed his tour of Kuwait by watching a military exercise between British and Kuwaiti troops before landing in Oman on Tuesday afternoon.

Prince William was greeted by an Omani military guard at Khasab air base after a short flight from Kuwait.

Earlier in the day, William joined 120 troops from the British Mercian regiment at the Sheikh Salim Al Ali National Guard camp in the Kuwait desert for the bi-annual Desert Warrior exercises.

Earlier in the visit Prince William took part in a beach-cleaning exercise, telling his hosts that his team were all carrying metal, reusable water bottles, and that he and his wife recycled “as much as we can”.

"I hate plastic bottles now and I look at them and I literally think it’s the enemy,” he said.

After a lunch with Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Sabah, Prince William took part in a desert camp experience on Monday.

He was shown local handicrafts and falcons, and spoke to young entrepreneurs in a tent majlis.

William will now head for Oman, where he will have a similar programme of wildlife and environmental sightseeing, meeting young people and strengthening military links.

It is his first official visit to both countries, following in the footsteps of his father and grandmother.