United Kingdom, March 12 -- Prince William will make his first official overseas trip of the year to Estonia next week.

The Prince of Wales will visit the Mercian Regiment in his role as their Colonel-in-Chief and join the soldiers in a field training exercise under Operation Cabrit -the UK's contribution to Nato's Forward Land Forces along the border of Russia - in order to show support for the British Armed Forces.

The 42-year-old royal will also meet Estonian soldiers, engage in a handover ceremony between the The Royal Dragoon Guards and the Mercian Regiment, visit the Armed Forces welfare team, a canteen at Tapa camp, and see new weapons systems and tactics in action.

Sources told the Daily Telegraph that the trip - which was plan...