DHAKA: Prince William is considering taking to flying again as an air ambulance pilot rather than embark on full-time royal duties in the UK.

A year after the third-in-line to the British throne stepped down as a search-and-rescue pilot with the Royal Air Force (RAF), plans are being drawn up for him to take up a ‘day job’ with the East Anglian air ambulance service near his country home.

The Sunday Times newspaper reported, says Hindustan Times.

The 31-year-old Duke of Cambridge is understood to have told aides he is not yet ready for full-time royal engagements, a stance supported by his father Prince Charles, who is said to have regretted leaving the Royal Navy too soon.

Sources told the newspaper that William has consulted the Queen about his plans.

BDST: 2110 HRS, MAY 25, 2014