LONDON, Oct. 21 (Xinhuanet) -- Britain's Prince William will join his brother Prince Harry in the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst after gaining admission to the officer training academy.

    William said he was "absolutely delighted" at the news, Sky news reported on Friday.

    He took his Regular Commissions Board tests, which include an assault course, physical tests, a planning exercise and interviews,with some 20 other candidates over the past four days.

    "I am absolutely delighted to have got over the first hurdle, but I am only too well aware, having spoken so much to Harry, that this is just the beginning," he said, adding he is "looking forward to taking my place alongside all the other cadets at Sandhurst."

    William, who is maintaining a lengthy tradition of military service within the royal family, has previously insisted that he wants to fight for his country.

    Like Harry, his choice of the Army differs from the majority ofhis relatives. Their father, Charles, the Prince of Wales and heir to the throne, had been trained to be a pilot with the Royal Air Force and got his wings in 1971. He had also signed up to the Royal Navy.

    William's grandfather, the Duke of Edinburgh, began his naval career in 1939. The Duke of York was in the Navy for 22 years.

    William, who is second in line to the throne,could one day take on the role of Head of the Armed Forces when he becomes King. Enditem