It always makes me itch when people say the royal don’t work. Silly gooses.
William starts his new job as an Ambulance pilot this summer. He will be employed by Bond Air Services, which operates two helicopters on behalf of the charity based in Cambridge and Norwich, serving Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. Home base for the Cambridges will be Anmer Hall (for more about their country home, click here).
I love the idea of her waving goodbye to him as he heads off to work!
The prince has been taking a series of exams in preparation for his new role with the charity, where he is due to earn about £40,000 a year. He is due to donate his after-tax salary to charity.
Prince William gave up his role as an RAF search and rescue helicopter pilot in September 2013. During his seven years flying Sea Kings, he carried out more than 150 missions and completed more than 1,300 flying hours.
We know that the life of a royal IS indeed “work” but in William’s case, he has had & will again have, a proper job & I must say, it is one of the things I admire most about him. I can honestly say that if I were in his position & had his wealth, well, I admit I would most likely NOT get a REAL job…unless I could get paid to do the things I REALLY love (write, read & eat chocolate & watch the royals!).
Then again, that may very well be William’s mindset: he seems to REALLY love his work. It gives him a purpose that is earned & not inherited & helps him to carve out his own accomplishments, separate from royal life. But the fact that he does something that is so selfless & in fact dangerous, is even more impressive.
He clearly feels very at home up in the air!
His job starts just a few months after Baby Cambridge will be born. I think makes he & Catherine even more relatable. Mum home with two children & papa off to work.
Of course their station in life means that they don’t have to deal with the day-to-day hardships that most people must face but STILL, I commend them for trying to keep things as REAL as possible (as the kids today say!) xo lulu
(all photos via press pool)
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