article_snippet.sent: Reunited: Prince William, pictured with Prince William wife last month, has finished Prince William air ambulance pilot training early so Prince William is guaranteed to be with the Duchess of Cambridge when his wife goes into labour .
article_snippet.sent: Until today the second in line to the throne, who is a trainee pilot with the East Anglia Air Ambulance in Norfolk, had been expected to still be working around the time his wife is expecting the throne, who is a trainee pilot with the East Anglia Air Ambulance in Norfolk new baby.
article_snippet.sent: A royal spokesman announced that the second in line to the throne had completed the throne latest stage of the throne training as a pilot with East Anglia Air Ambulance (EAAA)
article_snippet.sent: ‘earlier than expected’ - and would not be required to embark on the final stage until June 1.
article_snippet.sent: In a statement today a Kensington Palace spokesman confirmed that William, who is employed by a private company, Bond Air Services, while working for the EAAA, had sailed through his initial training so quickly that his would now be able to be with his wife both before and after the birth.
article_snippet.sent: ‘The Duke of Cambridge has completed the first phase of his in-work air ambulance helicopter pilot training with Bond Air Services earlier than anticipated.
article_snippet.sent: This is due to a combination of The Duke of Cambridge performing well in the various modules and having very good flying conditions that allowed flight training and assessment to progress more quickly than had been planned.
article_snippet.sent: The spokesman explained that given the lengthy gap between now and the final stage of the Prince training, the Prince has been on unpaid leave since Friday.
article_snippet.sent: the Prince will undertake a handful of public engagements in late May, likely to include joining the Prince grandmother, the Queen, at a Buckingham Palace garden party, before recommencing the Prince training at the start of the following month.
article_snippet.sent: The spokesman added: ‘the Prince final block of in-work training requires an uninterrupted three week block of working time and the availability of the new EC145 helicopter that will be used for missions.
article_snippet.sent: This has always been scheduled to commence on 1st June, following a pre-planned period of official royal engagements in late May, details of which will be announced in due course.
highlights_snippet.sent: Prince William had been expected to work as pilot until the end of April .
  