Prince William made a candid four-word admission about his time as a search and rescue helicopter pilot during his trip to South Africa.

During his final day in Cape Town last week, William met with volunteers working for the National Seas Rescue Institute.

According to the Mirror, the 42-year-old asked how choppy the sea was, with him then joking that he should probably wear more gear not to get wet.

As he took to the water in a lifeboat, the publication said that, after being asked if he’d done any search and rescue before, William replied, “I miss this life”. As reported by PEOPLE, he also added, “Any chance to get back, I’ll take.”

William, who is next in line to the royal throne, trained as a search and rescue helicopter pilot at RAF Valley in North Wales between 2010 and 2013. He then worked as a pilot with the East Anglian Air Ambulance from March 2015 to July 2017.

Also, during his final day in Cape Town, William had the chance to meet well-wishers, telling them he’d had an “amazing week”.

Wiliam arrived in Cape Town on November 4, with the annual Earthshot Prize ceremony being held there two days later on November 6.

The royal also spoke of his wife and three children, who remained back in the UK, during the trip. He told well-wishers that the Princess of Wales, Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, nine, and Prince Louis, six, would “love to be here”.

As the royal prepared to travel home to his family, William shared that he and Kate have some travel plans in the pipeline.

The father of three also revealed that the plans are unlikely to include George, Charlotte and Louis due to one major “priority”.

He said: “Family-wise, you’ve have to wait a little bit longer because obviously they’re at school and I think that takes priority over everything else.

“But I think hopefully Catherine will be doing a bit more next year, so, we’ll have some more trips maybe lined up.”