{"id":2224388,"date":"2026-01-06T15:15:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T15:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2224388"},"modified":"2026-01-06T15:15:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T15:15:28","slug":"palace-responds-to-shocking-royal-helicopter-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/palace-responds-to-shocking-royal-helicopter-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Palace Responds to Shocking Royal Helicopter Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-journey-body=\"standard-article\">\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Gather round, there&#8217;s royal helicopter drama to go over. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2026\/01\/04\/eco-king-airmiles-to-fly-twice-round-world-helicopters\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2026\/01\/04\/eco-king-airmiles-to-fly-twice-round-world-helicopters\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"The Telegraph\" data-node-id=\"0.1\" class=\"body-link css-103hk4r emevuu60\"><em data-node-id=\"0.1.0\">The Telegraph<\/em><\/a><em data-node-id=\"0.2\"\/> reports that the royals have been racking up shocking numbers of hours on private flights, and the specifics are pretty brow-raising considering Prince William&#8217;s focus on the environment. Ahem:<\/p>\n<ul data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-kw9lqy emevuu60\">\n<li data-node-id=\"1.0\">Two brand new helicopters have already flown the equivalent of twice around the world.<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"1.1\">A helicopter used by senior royals totaled 420 hours of flying time between February and November.<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"1.2\">Princess Anne uses helicopters the most (it&#8217;s stopped at her house 68 times).<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"1.3\">Prince William has taken a helicopter 47 times to Windsor and 5 (so far) to his new home, Forest Lodge\u2014flying to multiple jobs every single month. <\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"1.4\">Flights can cost \u00a317,000.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">So, what does Buckingham Palace have to say for themselves? Per a royal spokesperson, &#8220;Helicopters are a key component of the royal travel plan due to their unique capability to access remote regions of the UK which are not otherwise readily served by other modes of transport. They also allow members of the Royal family to undertake multiple engagements in a given day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Meanwhile, last year an aide told <em data-node-id=\"3.1\">The Telegraph<\/em> that helicopters (which are paid for by the Sovereign Grant) are a &#8220;very important tool&#8221; for allowing the royals to be &#8220;seen throughout the length and breadth of the UK.&#8221;<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"recirculation\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-14\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<section data-embed=\"watch-next\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-15\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">FYI, the royals aren&#8217;t supposed to travel in helicopters together to protect the line of succession, but Prince William has been known to break these rules and travel with his kids\u2014which King Charles is <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/royals\/article-13676757\/Kate-monarchy-Royal-insiders-ROBERT-JOBSON-truth-Charles-Williams-helicopter-clash.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/royals\/article-13676757\/Kate-monarchy-Royal-insiders-ROBERT-JOBSON-truth-Charles-Williams-helicopter-clash.html\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"not here for\" data-node-id=\"6.1\" class=\"body-link css-103hk4r emevuu60\">not here for<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"editorial-link\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-16\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"embed\">\n<aside class=\"css-xmoip0 e94w1mj9\">\n<h6 class=\"css-as8qcb e94w1mj7\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-before\" class=\"css-0 eagam8p0\"\/><span class=\"css-8lle59 e94w1mj5\">Related Story<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-after\" class=\"css-0 eagam8p1\"\/><\/h6>\n<\/aside>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.cosmopolitan.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gather round, there&#8217;s royal helicopter drama to go over. The Telegraph reports that the royals have been racking up shocking numbers of hours on private flights, and the specifics are pretty brow-raising considering Prince William&#8217;s focus on the environment. Ahem: Two brand new helicopters have already flown the equivalent of twice around the world. 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