He's a working dad whose career is flying: Prince William is
taking to the air as a newly qualified air ambulance pilot, while trying to
keep his feet on the ground.
Second in line
to the British throne, William started work Monday as a pilot for the East Anglian Air
Ambulance service.
He'll be flying
rescue missions for four counties around Cambridge, where he'll be based.
Cambridge is about 100 kilometers (60 miles) north of London.
"For me
it's really important to be grounded. I feel doing a job like this really helps
with grounding ... at the core of what I am trying to become," he said in
an interview Monday.
And what he
wants to become is -- in his words -- "a good guy," "a decent
individual."
He said he wants
to balance his career with his royal duties, which, at some point, will
inevitably take over.
He'll be working
part-time, his office said Monday, ideally in blocks of several weeks, with his
royal duties sandwiched into a week at a time.
The Prince also
has a young family to worry about, the newest member of which is Princess
Charlotte, who was christened July 5.
"She's been a little joy of heaven but at the same time, it
is more responsibility looking after two little ones, especially when (her
older brother) George is around," William said. "He's a little
monkey. But it's fantastic having a little family. I'm so thrilled. Catherine
has been doing an amazing job as a mother and I'm very proud of her."
Buckingham
Palace says William won't get special treatment, except being released for
official duties.
He'll be paid a
regular wage that he's donating to charity. The palace declined to name either
the salary or the charity.
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