经过长时间的训练与准备，英国威廉王子12日正式展开他加入“东盎格鲁空中救护车”慈善团体的新工作，他期待新的挑战，并坦承有些紧张。

　　曾担任皇家空军搜救队直升机飞行员的威廉王子，在完成民用直升机训练课程后，再接受急难救助训练，12日正式加入紧急救助慈善单位“东盎格鲁空中救护车”(East Anglian Air Ambulance)，成为一名空中救护员，上午7时就开始上班。

　　肯辛顿宫表示，虽然威廉王子展开新的工作，但仍将继续执行王室的任务。救援工作每天约上班9.5小时，连续工作4天后可安排休假4天，之后也会安排晚班，所有的薪资收入将捐给慈善单位。

　　Prince William clocked in for his first shift as an air ambulance pilot on Monday, nervous but excitedabout his new job.

　　The second-in-line to Britain's throne will face emergencies ranging from traffic accidents to heartattacks in his role working for East Anglian Air Ambulance. William will juggle his royal dutieswith nine-and-a-half hour shifts in the first few months, as part of a rotation where hewill work four days and then have four days off. He'll work less in the future toaccommodate royal tasks.

　　"I feel doing a job like this really helps me to be grounded and that's the core of what I'm trying tobecome," he said. "I'm trying to be a good guy, to do what I can and trying to be a decentindividual."

　　William will also juggle both jobs with fatherhood. He took unpaid leave in April after he wrapped uphis first phase of training, and has returned following the birth of Princess Charlotte, whom hedescribed as "a little joy from heaven."

　　"At the same time, there is a lot of responsibility, especially when George is around -- he's been alittle monkey," he said. "It's no more difficult than what everyone else has to do."

　　Last week, William and Duchess Kate shared official photos from Charlotte's recent christening.

　　William and his crewmates began work right way, responding to a first emergency call at 9:20 a.m. (0820 GMT, 4:20 a.m. ET). The charity plans to release details of the incident later Monday.

　　The prince, who will donate his salary to charity, has previously been a Royal Air Force search-and-rescue pilot based on an island off Wales.

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