While it would’ve been nice if this was strictly a visit to see William, the Queen was there to formally open the East Anglian Air Ambulance charity’s new operating base, the Egerton-Smith Centre, which is located at Cambridge Airport, reports People.
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They were met by air ambulance co-pilot Captain William Wales, who offered a peck on the cheek to his gran before showing her round the facility.
During their visit the royal couple will tour the new facilities and will meet some of the charity’s medics, support staff and pilots.
Prince William almost missed out on a big day at work after he was called out on an emergency on the morning the Queen opened his new helicopter base.
Prince William hosted quite the royal visit at his air base in Cambridge, England, today: His grandparents, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, made a trip to visit the prince on the job.
Her Majesty was at the base for about 40 minutes before heading to Buckingham Palace to meet with outgoing Prime Minister David Cameron and officially appoint Theresa May as Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury.
She accepted flowers from two-year-old Pepe, whose mother Ana Casanova told the Queen how the air ambulance came to the aid of her son when he was five months old and had gone into a diabetic coma.
“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”. “I can’t put it into words, when somebody steps in and saves your child’s life in front of you”.
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The EAAA launched as a charity in 2000 providing Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) and the organisation’s pilots fly an average of five missions per day from bases in Cambridge and Norwich.
