Prince William is taking some guff from the British press for landing a $20 million RAF helicopter in the back garden of girlfriend Kate Middleton’s parent’s house. Kate and her family watched in delight as the Prince as the second in line to the throne practiced a series of take-offs and landings. The Defense Ministry said the landing on April 3rd was authorized and part of Prince William’s training.
They said, “The aircraft landed in the field, after taking all necessary safety precautions, and was on the ground for 20 seconds. No one got on or off the aircraft.”
Sounds more like an excuse then an authorization. The media called the exercise extremely wasteful and think Prince William only did it to impress his girlfriend. Ya think?
This comes on the heels of Prince William recently using a helicopter to fly himself and Prince Harry to a stag party. “Off with his head” then I guess. I always loved a line from the Mel Brooks film “History of the World Part I”, where he deadpans, “it’s good to be king.” In this case it’s good to be the prince.
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