Prince George is set to be separated from his dad Prince William and sister Princess Charlotte as a Royal travel ban kicks in next year. The future king, who’s just 10 years old and second in line to the throne after his dad, will be affected by a Royal protocol that restricts royals from flying together once he hits 12 in July 2025.
King Charles’s ex-pilot, Graham Laurie, dished the dirt on how this rule impacted William back in ’94 when he turned 12. “We flew all four: the Prince, the Princess, Prince William and Prince Harry, up until Prince William was 12 years old”, he explained.
“After that, he had to have a separate aircraft and we could only fly all four together when they were young with the written permission of Her Majesty.”
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“When William became 12, he would fly normally in a 125 from Northolt and we would fly the 146 out with the other three on.”
This rule is all about keeping the heirs safe, and it’s Prince George’s turn next year, reports the Express.
It’s still up in the air whether George will jet off in a different plane from William, the Princess of Wales, and his two younger siblings Charlotte and Louis, or if William will be the solo flyer while George sticks with his mum and siblings. Or maybe, just maybe, William might take to the skies with either Charlotte or Louis, or both, leaving George to tag along with mum Kate.
The King can grant permission to bypass this Royal restriction, but the potential for a catastrophic event involving heirs travelling together poses a threat to the monarchy’s future.
Historically, three royals have tragically lost their lives in separate plane crashes: Prince Philip’s sister, Princess Cecilie, in 1937, the late Queen’s uncle Prince George, Duke of Kent in 1942, and her cousin, Prince William of Gloucester, in 1972.