Price William and Duchess of Cambridge, Catherine Middleton, flew economy class on their return home from the wedding of his cousin Zara Phillips.
The royal couple attended the wedding of Zara Phillips and English rugby player Mike Tindall. on July 30 in Edinburgh, Scotland. On their way home, they boarded Flybe a budget airline which costs about $80 for a one-way journey, reports the Daily Mail.
The couple came with security and checked in like ordinary folks. The flight was for Manchester, from where the couple’s home Anglesey is about two hours from the airport.
Prince Harry followed suit by taking a round-trip on Easy Jet flight, another discount airline. He paid about $70. He had to fork out an extra $20 for checking in his military bag.
A spokesperson for Flybe said they couldn’t comment on the couple’s trip because they had to respect the privacy of passengers, reports Telegraph.
With the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge living in Anglesey, the airport authorities are expecting more royal traffic. With that in mind they have even refurbished their airport lounge at a cost of $33,000 .Participants are also taught how to drive under pressure and how to create and pass on coded messages to rescuers.
The training, taught by members of the SAS, Scotland Yard’s personal protection squad or MI5 officers, has been taken by other Royals as well as politicians and people who work in some of the world’s dangerous regions.
The Queen, the Duke of Cambridge, and his parents, the late Diana, Princess of Wales and the Prince of Wales, have all taken the training.
The Duke took the course as a 16-year-old at the SAS base in Hereford in 1998. He was taught to fire a submachine gun and bundled into a car in a mock ambush.
"The Palace want to ensure Kate's new status doesn't make her vulnerable to attack,” a source told The Sun.
"She has been well trained in what to do should the unthinkable happen. VIP kidnap protection training teaches how to cope both mentally and physically.
“The mental element involves reacting to unusual situations, such as when there was a stranger in the Queen's bedroom — and she just started talking to him."
The location of her training has not been disclosed. A spokesman for the Duchess was unavailable for comment.
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