Prince William will likely still fly with son Prince George after he turns 12, breaking a royal protocol rule that two heirs can't fly together once they are over that age marker.
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A well-known royal rule ? That, once an heir to the throne reaches the age of 12, they can no longer fly with their parent who is also in line to the throne. stopped flying together. Why, you may ask? To prevent—in case of catastrophe—a devastating hit to the monarchy, eliminating generations of heirs if something should tragically go wrong in flight.are currently enjoying a Caribbean vacation on the island of Mustique for their half-term break from school. In just five months’ time, will there have to be two flights of Wales family members instead of just one? Well, maybe not so fast, one royal commentator said. “There is indeed this royal protocol, but I think the idea the Prince of Wales and his children can’t be on the same flight is stretching it,” Richard Fitzwilliams toldFitzwilliams added that the royal protocol was a rule that was “followed probably more in the past than now.”William has already proven that he is shaking up the royal rulebook for when he is king—and is doing so even as Prince of Wales. As William’s former communications secretary Jason Knauf said in a trailer for an episode of, “very worried” about William flying with his family in helicopters, which was a relatively frequent occurrence, with the flights sometimes even piloted himself. “She knows William is a capable pilot, but does not think it is worth the risk for all five of them to carry on flying together, and can’t imagine what would happen,” a source told the outlet at the time of Queen Elizabeth, who died at age 96 in September 2022.Though Fitzwilliams said it’s unlikely that William and George will stop traveling together anytime soon, the same is not so for William and his own father, King Charles. “They probably wouldn’t have King Charles and the Prince of Wales on the same flight, but the protocol rules have flexibility,” he said.Prince William Admitted He’s “Really Bad” at Hobby Kate Middleton Excels AtPrince William Knew Just What to Say When a Little Boy Asked If He Was KingKate Middleton Treats Prince William Like "Her Fourth Child"Meghan Markle’s Red Heart Necklace in Latest Video Has Unexpected—But Deeply Poignant—MeaningPrincess Diana Reached for a Midnight Snack That’s Probably Not in Most People’s Rotation King Charles “Made Up for His Lack of Romance” with Princess Diana with Queen Camilla, Former Royal Butler SaysMeghan Markle Is Showing “She Can Still Stand on Her Own Two Feet as a Businesswoman,” Former Royal Butler Says
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