Prince William allows air ambulances to refuel at Kensington Palace during pandemic

Prince William has given a green light for air ambulances to use Kensington Palace as a refuelling stop during the coronavirus pandemic.

According to reports, the Duke of Cambridge has approved the use of Perks Field, a private lawn at the London palace, for the helicopters to land and refuel.

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This will save paramedics on the COVID-19 frontlines precious time, as their usual refuelling base is in Watford, around 32km away from the palace.

Perks Field is usually reserved as a landing spot for the royal family's helicopters.

While they're usually based at their apartment in the palace grounds, William, Kate and their three children are staying at their country home, Anmer Hall, during the pandemic.

Air ambulance is a cause close to the future king's heart.

For two years, William worked full-time as a pilot with the East Anglian Air Ambulance, leaving the role in 2017 to focus on his royal duties.

Prior to that, he was a search-and-rescue helicopter pilot with the Royal Air Force, completing his active service in 2013.

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Earlier this year, the Duke became the official patron of London's Air Ambulance Charity.

There was speculation last month that William might volunteer his services as a pilot to "do his bit" and aid the coronavirus effort.

However, as 9Honey's royal commentator Victoria Arbiter pointed out, even if this was what William wanted, the decision ultimately wouldn't lie with him.

"The government will likely determine his potential exposure is a risk they're simply not prepared to take and in this instance there'll be no room for argument," Arbiter wrote.

"I don't doubt William's ardent desire to do his bit in the same way his grandmother and brother have done before, but, like many of us, he may be forced to do so from the relative safety of home."