{"id":2137438,"date":"2025-11-05T19:55:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T19:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2137438"},"modified":"2025-11-05T19:55:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T19:55:07","slug":"royal-fears-about-prince-williams-helicopter-use-connected-to-harry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royal-fears-about-prince-williams-helicopter-use-connected-to-harry\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Fears About Prince William\u2019s Helicopter Use Connected to Harry"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Prince William<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s helicopter use has come up a few times in the royal family\u2019s lore.<\/p>\n

While the Prince of Wales\u2019 safety is paramount, royal biographer Robert Jobson <\/strong>is claiming that William\u2019s helicopter debacle might just be related to Prince Harry<\/strong><\/a> and Meghan Markle<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Daily Mail<\/em><\/a> published an excerpt from Jobson\u2019s upcoming book, The Windsor Legacy<\/em>, on Tuesday, November 4. Jobson revisits the issues both King Charles III<\/strong> and Queen Elizabeth II<\/strong> had with William\u2019s flying habit.<\/p>\n

\u201cHad there been a fatal accident, Harry would have immediately become heir to the throne,\u201d the excerpt reads. \u201cNo one can prevent William from flying with his family if he wants to, but Charles wanted to drive his point home.\u201d<\/p>\n

William and his three children with wife Princess Kate Middleton<\/strong> are next in line for the throne behind Charles, 76. However, if something were to happen to William and his kids, the line of succession<\/a> states that Harry would become king.<\/p>\n

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\n Related: <\/span>Prince William Through the Years: His Royal Life in Photos<\/span><\/a>
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\n\t\t\tPrince William has known since he was young that one day he will become the king of England, but in the meantime, he has made his own way as a high-ranking member of the British royal family. Thank You! You have successfully subscribed. Subscribe to newsletters Please enter a valid email. Subscribe By signing up, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Following Charles\u2019 February 2024 cancer diagnosis, he reportedly \u201crevisited the issue\u201d and had one of his senior aides \u201cobtain William\u2019s written acknowledgement of the risks\u201d that came with the helicopter. The Prince of Wales \u201crefused,\u201d according to the book.<\/p>\n

Us Weekly<\/em> has reached out to Kensington Palace for comment.<\/p>\n

Jobson previously wrote about the helicopter issue in his 2024 book Catherine, the Princess of Wales<\/em><\/a>, reiterating that Charles raised concerns with William \u201cpiloting his helicopter to fly his entire family around.\u201d He also wrote that the request William \u201ccurb his helicopter use\u201d came after Charles\u2019 diagnosis.<\/p>\n

Jobson further claimed that the royal family\u2019s issues with William flying originated from the late Elizabeth.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWilliam had previously upset the late Queen Elizabeth when he defied her by piloting his entire family the 115 miles from Kensington Palace to Anmer Hall in Norfolk,\u201d Jobson wrote, noting that the queen\u2019s fear came from a 1967 crash that killed her flight captain. \u201c[Elizabeth] later cautioned William, particularly about flying with his heir Prince George, telling her grandson that he should always be aware of the line of succession.\u201d<\/p>\n

The queen thought it was \u201can unnecessary risk,\u201d the book claimed, and she initially \u201cprivately voiced her concern.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tPrince George appears to be following in his father, Prince William\u2019s footsteps. An eyewitness revealed to U.K.\u2019s The Sun that George, 11, had completed his first flying lesson at the Berkshire airfield in England last week, just before he headed back to school. The publication reported that William, 42, and his wife, Princess Kate Middleton [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Jobson told Us<\/em> exclusively last year that William is \u201cdefying\u201d both the current king and late queen\u2019s concerns.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou cannot fly with all your family,\u201d Jobson said at the time. \u201cAnd he did. He defied her. And then the king has said exactly the same.\u201d<\/p>\n

The issue of flying with the family has allegedly reached William and Kate\u2019s kids. It was widely reported in July that William and his eldest son, Prince George<\/strong>, would no longer be able to travel together.<\/p>\n

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