Prince William officially started his job in the civilian world Monday, as he reported for his first day of training to become anair ambulance helicopter pilot.
He began work with Bond Air Services, who will be employing him as he flies helicopters for East Anglia Air Ambulance.
William, 32, will be mainly based at the company's headquarters at Staverton, Gloucestershire, for training as well as two airfields in Norwich and Cambridge. On Monday he was understood to be in Norwich.
Despite continuing with royal duties, working as an air ambulance pilot will be William's primary occupation, according to
Kensington Palace. And when he is in the area and – especially once he starts flying in the skies above East Anglia – William, Princess Kate, son Prince George, 20 months, and their new baby, due in April, will largely live at their country home Anmer Hall in Norfolk.
William is the first immediate heir in the modern world to have had a job outside the military or royal world. Over the next 12 weeks he will undertake training including time on a flight simulator, courses in paramedic air flying, night vision work and eventually training on the EC145 helicopter. He is expected to start flying in early summer.
Although he is a trained pilot from his years in the military, he had to take further exams for his new job and, in February, it was announced he had passed 14 tests that enabled him to fly commercially.
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