William, who holds the rank of squadron leader with the Royal Air Force, will rejoin his regiment, the Blues and Royals, as he takes up a role with the Household Cavalry?s elite Mounted Regiment, according to senior sources.
Based at Hyde Park barracks in Knightsbridge, he will carry the rank of captain, at last matching that of his brother Harry.
Tasks will include a role in mounted ceremonial parades, inspecting soldiers before they go on duty and drafting ?career reports? for troops within his squadron for the unit commander.
He has taken part in dozens of air sea rescues since transferring to the RAF as a Sea King helicopter pilot in Anglesey. But the end of his three-and-a-half year tour of duty in September, coupled with the birth of Prince George and mounting pressure to be more available for royal duties made a change of direction inevitable.
His decision should have been made by last Christmas. It highlights choices for the dynamic royal about which of his duties take precedence.
As an officer in the Blues and Royals, a posting to the ceremonial mounted regiment is regarded as a ?plum job? and highly sought after. Unlike its counterpart in Windsor, the Household Cavalry?s division in London is not deployed abroad.
As an added incentive, the choice of London will afford the prince the chance of managing royal events with the Duchess of Cambridge.
Kensington Palace refused to comment on the speculation, though the official line remains that Prince William has yet to make up his mind.
A senior Army source said: ?Our understanding is that he will finish with the RAF have some leave that is due and then return to the Blues and Royals and serve with the Mounted Regiment, where he will take an appointment as second in command of a squadron. It is not a difficult role but it requires a lot of attention to detail.?
Royal author Margaret Holder said: ?This comes as no surprise. Prince William has been under increasing pressure to take over some of the strain of royal duties, particularly since the Duke of Edinburgh?s illness, and London will make for the ideal location.?
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