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# The English Royal Family Prefers to Travel by Helicopter
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/angliiskaia-korolevskaia-semia-v-svoikh-obychnykh-peremeshcheniiakh-predpochitaet-polzovatsia-vertoletami/
- Published: 2022-05-12T07:10:50.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:38:49.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: London, Monarchies, Mores, Humour

If you need to get from one castle to another, deliver a basket of pies to Grandmamma, or attend a charity event in aid of widowed knitters in the depths of the countryside, the helicopter really is the finest means of transport. A helicopter is most convenient for setting down right in the grounds of the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Scotland when one arrives for the shooting; no runway is required, and one can go straight from the ship to the ball. A helicopter is easier to hide from prying eyes, and the cost of the flight is in any case lower than by aeroplane. Naturally, aeroplanes are also in use, but those are for longer journeys.

The helicopter in the photographs, registration G-XXEB, is believed to be the one most often used by Prince William, who at the age of 27 became a captain in the Royal Air Force and served as a search and rescue pilot.

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