Yes it is "just a couple of hundred hours" but it is definitely not just a couple hundred hours of hours building. Almost all of those hours were with an instructor except for a few solo and mutual solo sorties which were part of the syllabus to consolidate skills learnt, and essentially each trip is pretty much a chop ride, or can lead to one. It is a very intensive and stressful course, and most definitely not an attendance course, and he has done very well to make the grade, as did his younger brother. There is a huge amount learnt in those few hundred hours, and the pilots who come out at the other end, whilst they lack experience, their ability levels are generally very high considering the low number of hours.
I think the general British public has every right to be very proud of the two young royals, whether you are a supporter of the monarchy or not, as they are both making a considerable contribution to the nation and working bloody hard to do it, and setting an extremely good example to the youth of today. They are truly getting where they are by hard work, made only harder by their positions. This is certainly not the case with every Royal Family around the world.