The Prince and Princess of Wales were branded “totally fun” yesterday by members of the flight attendants who served them during their eight-hour commercial flight from London to Boston.
The royal couple, both 40, jet off to the United States for a three-day whirlwind tour of the Massachusetts capital before attending the second annual Earthshot Awards ceremony at MGM Music Hall tomorrow night. I was.
according to CBSDuring the eight-hour flight, the royal entourage occupied most of the seats in first class.
Passenger Brent Scuttles, who sat just two rows behind Prince William, admitted that it was a complete “surprise” to see the royals on a commercial flight.
Photo of the Prince and Princess of Wales arriving at Boston’s Logan Airport yesterday afternoon
He said: “You double up to see if you’re really seeing who you think you’re looking at!”
A first-class passenger described the father of three children as “slightly” and said the princess was “pretty as expected”.
The Prince and Princess of Wales were spotted conversing with other passengers nearby, according to the publication, discussing itineraries during the trip that included attending last night’s Boston Celtics game.
The couple are also scheduled to meet President Biden at the White House on Friday before the evening’s Earthshot ceremony.
Pictured: A British Airways flight transporting a couple that landed at Logan Airport
The royal couple watched the Boston Celtics play on their first night in the US city
An impressed flight attendant said she was “extremely pleased” with the couple’s service on board.
Fellow Jonathan Wood said there was “buzz” around the aircraft as rumors spread about the royal couple.
Passenger Joe Adkins admitted he was surprised to hear the Prince and Princess of Wales had made a commercial flight, but another passenger said, given the Royal Tour’s focus on the environment. He added that it made sense.
Earthshot was founded by Prince William in 2020 as a competition to champion innovative environmental solutions.
Upon landing at Logan Airport, passengers were reportedly asked to wait until the Prince and Princess of Wales left the plane.
The royal couple were welcomed by Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and her sons at City Hall.
The publication reports that 12 State Troopers were waiting to escort the couple to their first engagement of the day, which was a tour of Boston City Hall.
In August 2019, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle faced criticism after it was revealed that they used four private jets in 11 days.
Earlier this year, the couple returned to their £11 million Montecito mansion with children Archie and Lilibet in a petrol-hungry Bombardier Global 6000 before the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations came to an end. was accused of “huge hypocrisy” after the revelation.
After landing in the United States, the Duke and Duchess of Wales joined 20,000 basketball fanatics to cheer on the Boston Celtics and promote the Earthshot Awards around the city. However, his first visit to the United States in eight years A racist scandal rocks Buckingham Palace.
William and Kate arrived in Boston as the Crown Prince’s own godmother and former lady-in-waiting to the late Queen, Mrs. Susan Hussey, was accused of making racist remarks at a reception hosted by Queen Camilla. It was after hours.
The Princess of Wales looked elegant in a blue vintage Chanel jacket as she joined Prince William for the Boston Celtics basketball game on her first day in the United States.
Mrs. Susan Hussey, 83, (pictured at a Thanksgiving service in memory of Sir Terry Wogan in 2016) was arrested at Buckingham Palace after being accused by a black woman of committing Sister Space domestic violence. resigned her honorable role as a woman in the household. A charity asking: “Which part of Africa are you from?”
Lady Susan Hussey, a handmaiden to Queen Elizabeth II for decades and retained by King Charles after the death of her mother, is a black woman named Ngozi Fulani, who runs domestic violence charity Sistah Space in Hackney. He resigned after asking, “Which part of Africa are you from?”
Buckingham Palace responded to Fulani’s Twitter allegations by saying it took the situation “very seriously”, adding that Mrs Susan Hussey had issued a “deep apology” for her remarks.
Her resignation ended a 60-year royal career that made her one of Queen Elizabeth II’s closest friends. Her role was so important that she even got her brief portrayal in her The Crown on Netflix.
Mrs. Susan, 83, was hired by the late His Majesty the King in 1960 when he gave birth to his third child, Prince Andrew, to help answer letters to the royal family. tatler report.
She is the youngest daughter of the 12th Earl of Waldegrave and the widow of former BBC Chairman Marmaduke Hussey, who died in 2006.
After assuming her role and approaching the monarch, she soon became known as a handmaiden as one of the late queen’s “head girls”. It was reportedly called “One Head Girl”.
Through her time as a royal confidante, Lady Susan became close to King Charles.