Joanna Lumley tells story of Queen Elizabeth and an ex-soldier

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Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Christmas card for 2021 shows the happy family during a holiday in Jordan. They flew together in the same plane to get there, which goes against an unwritten rule that stops senior royals from flying together.

In theory, as heirs to the throne, Princes Charles, William and George should never fly in the same plane or helicopter in order to protect the line to the throne.

In 2014, to tour Australia, William and Kate had to ask the Queen if they could go against the rule and fly with George.

A Palace official said at the time: “While there is no official rule on this, and royal heirs have travelled together in the past, it is something the Queen has the final say on.”

Her grandson William riding in helicopters is reportedly a source of worry for the monarch.

A source close to the Queen told Fabulous: “Her Majesty has told close friends and courtiers that she would like William to stop flying himself, particularly in bad weather, as helicopters are not the safest form of transport.

“It keeps the Queen awake at night, and she is understandably very worried.”

“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.

“It would spark a constitutional crisis.

“The Queen has told William she is worried that, however good he is as a pilot, bad weather and accidents can strike at any time.”

A trained helicopter pilot, William only rarely took the wheel when flying with his wife and kids.

The Queen has her helicopter piloted by professionals, but minor scares happened in the past anyway.

While riding the Queen’s helicopter, Sophie Wessex nearly crashed into a glider in 2017 and Camilla came within seconds of hitting a plane carrying parachutists.

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Should something tragic happen to Prince Charles or Prince William, it would be Prince Harry who would act as the regent king until Prince George turns 18.

That would cause a constitutional conundrum after the Sussexes quit royal duty to live in California.

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