It was a bit of a special day on the job for Prince William, as his Granny Queen Elizabeth decided to drop in for a visit!
The Queen and Prince Philip were greeted by their excited grandson William when they popped in to the new East Anglian Air Ambulance Base at Cambridge Airport on Wednesday.
The helicopter pilot royal welcomed both his grandparents with open arms and happily showed them around.
The Queen wore a pale pink ensemble and matching hat for the tour, as William, complete with and ID patch that said William Wales.
Welcome to my work, Granny!
He introduced the monarch to some of his co-workers, who explained how the operations at the ambulance base actually worked.
Meanwhile, the Duke of Cambridge’s colleagues revealed that they bought him a funny gift as a welcome present.
Queen Elizabeth gets the royal rundown on William’s aircraft duties in the clip below. Post continues!
Wills reportedly has a great relationship with his colleagues.
The team bought him what every worker needs: an office mug with his name on it!
Except it wasn’t really his name… The cheeky workers had bought the Prince, an avid dance music fan, a mug that said Will.i.am, after the lead singer of the Black Eyed Peas.
Showing around your grandparents is serious stuff.
The Queen looked very proud of her grandson!
Although the mug wasn’t out of the cupboard for all to see when Queen Elizabeth arrived, his colleague Dr Pam Crispin confirmed its existence.
“We got him a mug before he arrived and it says, ‘Will.i.am.’ I wasn’t around when he received it, but I’m sure he’s pleased just to have his own mug.” she said.
Will DOES look pleased to have his own mug!
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip seem impressed with the helicopter that William flies.
Pam also confessed to her embarrassment when the royal father of two discovered what her own mug said.
“It’s a bit embarrassing, Jemma, one of the paramedics and I – she’s ‘Princess Jemma’ and I’m ‘Princess Pammie’ – and we have mugs with those names, but he doesn’t mind.”
William isn’t the only one who loves aircraft. Check out Prince George getting excited at the Royal International Air Tattoo in the video below. Post continues.
Pam confirmed what a joy it was to have the 34-year-old prince working by their side.
“William is a great pilot, he’s a charming person, but most importantly, he’s a really great team player,” she confessed.
“He’s settled into the team really well and he is just one of us – I know that sounds ridiculous – but he is just one of us.”
