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The Prince and broke the rules around royal travel when their eldest children, and , joined them on their overseas tours. It's long been an unwritten rule that but Prince William and Prince George travelled together to Australia in 2014, Canada in 2016 and Germany and Poland in 2017. William reportedly asked permission from the late Queen for George to accompany him and Kate on their visit to Australia and New Zealand.
But the rules could be about to change for 11-year-old George in the next year, and he may no longer travel with his parents and younger siblings, Princess Charlotte, nine, and , six. You may also like Former royal pilot Graham Laurie confirmed on an episode of last year when William turned 12, he began travelling in a different aircraft to his family. Speaking about transporting Charles, Diana, William and Harry on family trips, Graham recalled: "The ones I did [holiday flights] mainly were the ones when the Wales' went to the Mediterranean.
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Graham continued: "So, what we did in the end, when William became 12, he would fly normally in a 125 from Northolt and we would fly the 146 or the Andover out with the other three on. Explaining the decision for the change when William turned 12: "Up until then, they probably thought it will be too much for him travelling on his own. But nevertheless, that's what they did.
" When asked if this rule would apply to today's royals, with Prince William and Prince George, Graham said: Other significant changes have been made to royal travel, particularly when it comes to security. Graham explains: "Our aircraft were painted red, white and blue..
. but they changed the colour scheme in 2002 to look more like a normal airliner.".
