{"id":2500146,"date":"2026-07-13T13:48:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2500146"},"modified":"2026-07-13T13:48:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:48:05","slug":"royal-helicopter-touches-down-in-city-with-special-visitor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royal-helicopter-touches-down-in-city-with-special-visitor\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal helicopter touches down in city with special visitor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A royal helicopter has landed at Hereford Racecourse as two city organisations host a special visitor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The arrival of the distinctive\u00a0burgundy helicopter is linked to a visit by Birgitte, the Duchess of Gloucester, who is spending the day in Hereford for two official engagements.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She is visiting The Little Princess Trust on Berrington Street and Wyevale Nurseries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The helicopter, part of the King&#8217;s Helicopter Flight, is used by the Royal Household for official travel across the UK.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The aircraft is used not for &#8220;glamour&#8221; but for its speed and flexibility in enabling the Royal family to reach multiple sites in a single day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters were introduced to replace older Sikorsky aircraft.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-4\"\/>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-4\"\/>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Little Princess Trust was founded in memory of Hannah Tarplee, who died from a Wilms tumour in 2005.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During her illness, Hannah lost her hair, and her parents struggled to find a suitable wig for her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Their experience led them to set up the charity, which has since provided wigs to more than 20,000 children and now also funds childhood cancer research.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Duchess will also visit Wyevale Nurseries, where chairman Heather Williamson said the team is &#8220;truly honoured&#8221; by the royal visit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Duchess is expected to tour key parts of the nursery and learn about its growing operations and efforts to promote sustainable land use.<\/p>\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 uk.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A royal helicopter has landed at Hereford Racecourse as two city organisations host a special visitor. The arrival of the distinctive\u00a0burgundy helicopter is linked to a visit by Birgitte, the Duchess of Gloucester, who is spending the day in Hereford for two official engagements. 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