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Prince William hailed as 'part of the family' at RAF Valley as he and Kate bid farewell to search and rescue - Daily Post

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RAF Search and Rescue Force Disbandment Parade

RAF reports state that William flew on 156 missions and assisted 149 people while stationed at Angelsey.

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William and Kate Royal Air Force

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on Thursday paid a visit to their old hometown of Anglesey in Wales. They were present at a ceremony in the Royal Air Force.

The unit of the RAF which was engaged in search and rescue operations was disbanded and Kate and William were at the ceremony.

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Prince William comforts a patient on a stretcher after flying to emergency call out | Daily Mail Online

Considering that the patient had a pelvic/spinal injury I can understand why many hands were needed to assist in his transport.

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 A little information about Cambridge based photographer Geoff Robinson who has been following William's EAAA work.

GEOFF ROBINSON PRESS PHOTOGRAPHER IN THE EAST OF ENGLAND | Geoff Robinson Photography

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Duke of Cambridge goes above and beyond the call of duty

Tuesday saw the Duke of Cambridge on a mission to rescue a young man who was injured by a tree branch whilst on the job as helicopter co-pilot.

Rather than remaining aboard the aircraft, he helped transport the patient and ride with him in the ambulance to the hospital before being driven back to the helicopter to continue on to his next emergency mission.

Recently, both the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been criticised for being 'work-shy' by not carrying out their share of royal duties.

Read more:
Duke of Cambridge goes above and beyond the call of duty – Royal Central

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Tree surgeon rescued by Prince William didn't recognise him

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Prince William tells of "sad, dark moments" as air ambulance pilot

Prince William has spoken candidly about dealing with the "sad, dark moments" of his job as an air ambulance pilot. Sitting in the open side door of his aircraft with Captain James Pusey, the Prince opened up about one of the most difficult jobs he has attended since he began working with the team last summer.

"I think my most challenging one was to do with burns. There's one job in particular that was really quite nasty and I don't know how the medical crew dealt with it either, because they came to the rescue and did everything they (could) and sadly the casualty was beyond help," he said in an interview with BBC Future.

Read more:
Prince William takes part in Air Ambulance Week documentary

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 @wannable -Incredible to think that there  are so many job openings available for qualified pilots in the UK. No wonder that they're having to post the openings overseas in order to find people with the skills necessary to fill them.

Job Information : Careers Wales (An example of one of those websites.)

And training is available! New helicopter deal boosts UK's investment in military flying training to £2.8 billion - News stories - GOV.UK

If EAAA didn't have him working in a role that is more of less volunteer, they'd be struggling to find the donations in order to pay for a full or part- time qualified pilot.

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SAR and EAAA team members are required to have some training in emergency medicine. They help to stabilize those who could have unseen internal injuries.

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The Prince William effect: East Anglian Air Ambulance donations trebled after Duke of Cambridge became pilot

EAAA relies upon donations in order to provide service to the area. Corporate donations have tripled when he joined though individual ones have declined by 6%.

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East Anglian Air Ambulance benefits from Prince William

The effect of having a Prince work with you has its benefits. In the case of the East Anglian Air Ambulance, where Prince William works as a pilot, it has meant a rise in donations.

What the media is calling the 'Prince William effect' shows that corporate donations have increased from £55,101 in 2015 to £163,082 in 2016.

Since the Duke of Cambridge started with the Air Ambulance in July 2015, more companies have wanted to help out the charity.

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East Anglian Air Ambulance benefits from Prince William – Royal Central

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Prince William to leave East Anglia Air Ambulance in the summer

It has been announced by Kensington Palace today that Prince William will cease flying with the East Anglia Air Ambulance in the summer, this will conclude the two-year arrangement that the Prince had made. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, together with Prince George and Princess Charlotte, will be spending more time from the autumn in their apartment in Kensington Palace. Prince George will be starting school in London in September, and no doubt Princess Charlotte will soon be starting nursery. Royal Central will, of course, cover these events.

As we have seen this year, Her Majesty The Queen has delegated some of her patronages, and the Duke and Duchess are keen to continue to increase their official work on behalf of the Queen and the charities and causes they support. Hence, they will be spending more time at Kensington Palace though there is no indication they will not be keeping their Norfolk property. Indeed, it will be advantageous to stay there when the Queen is at Sandringham or perhaps if they have a series of visits in East Anglia and can stay there overnight rather than perhaps fly out from London in the morning.

The Duke of Cambridge said "It has been a huge privilege to fly with the East Anglia Air Ambulance. Following on from my time in the military, I have had experiences in this job I will carry with me for the rest of my life, and that will add valuable perspective to my Royal work for decades to come.

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Prince William to leave East Anglia Air Ambulance in the summer – Royal Central

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Peter Hunt - BBC News

This will not have been an easy decision for Prince William to make.

For a second time, he's giving up a role he didn't inherit, but gained on merit.

After stints in the RAF and the air ambulance, his days as a pilot are coming to an end.

He will miss them. He's spoken of how he's loved working in a team. Something, he said, "his other job" didn't necessarily offer.

The prince is the only senior royal to have a deep understanding of the National Health Service the majority of the population experience.

With his family moving from Norfolk to London, Prince George will go to a private school from September.

And Prince William and his wife will be available to do more royal work. The demands will increase now the Queen has turned 90.

The future king's exclusive focus will very soon be on his role as a Windsor and a destiny he'll one day embrace.

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William can't fly as a career. His job is a senior royal. William has titles, perks and privileges that his mates can only dream about. Sorry, he's not "just like" them no matter how much he wants to play at being normal. Charles could fly too but he gave up the work to concentrate on being a royal and work on his charities and when he was younger than William.

He did, and has been consistent with his flying. So it is a career, which apparently will end this year., and will be doing his 100% Royal duty. Perhaps the Queen feels her time is almost done, giving up the foreign travel, departing from 25 charities. Perhaps the rest of her and Philips charities will be grouped into Prince's trust and WKH foundation in order to survive the economy.

Charles is the POW, he had no choice but to give up his flying.

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William can't fly as a career. His job is a senior royal. William has titles, perks and privileges that his mates can only dream about. Sorry, he's not "just like" them no matter how much he wants to play at being normal. Charles could fly too but he gave up the work to concentrate on being a royal and work on his charities and when he was younger than William.

He did, and has been consistent with his flying. So it is a career, which apparently will end this year., and will be doing his 100% Royal duty. Perhaps the Queen feels her time is almost done, giving up the foreign travel, departing from 25 charities. Perhaps the rest of her and Philips charities will be grouped into Prince's trust and WKH foundation in order to survive the economy.

Charles is the POW, he had no choice but to give up his flying.

For William, Charles, Andrew, Harry, Abdullah, W-A, Frederik etc...their military careers were likely some of the best years of their lives. An opportunity to learn about teamwork, reaching goals and working with your fellow citizens. Also it would be one of the times that they would have received honest feedback from someone outside of the court because if you screw it up during combat, a rescue operation or other activity you were going to hear about it from your C.O. ! :eyes:

Grouping the charities of the Queen, DoE, PoW and WKH foundation is a possibility if the next reign is going to be as streamlined as we've speculated it will be. Other royal families have created similar foundations ie: Dutch Orange Funds as their pool of working royals is automatically reduced by the constitution whenever a new reign begins.

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Prince William aids victim of Kempston 'industrial incident' | Bedfordshire News

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Fortunately for this man he was able to be transported quickly and safely by EAAA for further treatment. Hope that he makes a full and quick recovery.

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And I will be glad that the people of that region have much needed emergency transportation when they need it.

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All the more reason to train up working class lads and girls who have been forgotten in this new elitist global economy, don't you think @TLLK? There are so many young people in the UK and commonwealth who would be delighted to have such an opportunity and would stick to it to the very end. William was just dabbling to get some experience and it annoyed some of my friends who are parents in the UK.

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Yes it would be an excellent opportunity for them which is why I find the military to be a good source of training for people. Keep in mind William had a part-time position with EAAA so I'm not sure if that would be a role that others would be looking for. Also it is funded solely through donations which could be of a concern for those looking for more stable employment.

Here is a vacancy that is currently open for a similar position: for an air ambulance organization based in Wales. Job Details | Careers | Babcock

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William proved himself for the position by passing and receiving his commercial pilot license. And it's a win win situation for the EAAA receiving plenty of new donors, a new hangar station, plus a brand new helicopter. All thanks to the courtesy of William.

If any of their workers, members are pist with him or the media for stating his presence, or happy he is leaving, they are in the wrong job.

Now William should campaign with a visit to his old RAF station, the MOD is seeking new students who may be interested in being RAF helicopter pilots. Usually the majority of military pilots end up going commercial during their lifetime, which does require what William did 2015 3 months of intensive theory, practice and approx 30 live tests.

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I think William's contributions and being there have been overstated. They managed without him.  The other workers if they found it good that he is leaving would not tell him so obviously but they are entitled to their opinions. William did not spend that much time there comparatively. I think he was playing normal and postponing full time work.

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It's a fact the media attention of EAAA and all improvements are thanks to William.

They can do without is your point of contention that a charity should do without the improvements, this includes the new money donors, and the media attention it receives. Actually not convincing in the real world of money makes the world go round.