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Privacy Notice In 2014, Prince William and Kate Middleton, the Prince and Princess of Wales, decided to bend royal travel rules by bringing little Prince George along on their official tour down under. Despite his tender age of just eight months, baby George accompanied his parents on a journey to Australia and New Zealand, stealing hearts as he went. However, the decision presented a break from the usual royal protocols, a move that would have required Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s nod of approval at the time. Royal heirs are typically advised to fly separately to safeguard the line of succession, but for this excursion, both heirs boarded the same flight, a fact that certainly needed the Queen’s sign-off. With Prince George growing up, the rule is set to impact him directly next year. Upon turning 12 years old, he will be expected to fly separately from his father, the future king, as well as his sister Princess Charlotte who follows him in the line of succession. This is to prevent a potential catastrophe from undermining the monarchy. Sign up to OK’s royal newsletter to get updates sent to your inbox for free
Kate and William took George to Australia with them in 2014
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This tradition dates back decades, even affecting Prince William, who had to follow the same rule after his 12th birthday, travelling separately from his own parents, Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana, as well as his brother, Prince Harry. Graham Laurie, a former pilot for the royals, said: “We flew all four: the Prince, the Princess, Prince William and Prince Harry, up until Prince William was 12 years old. After that, he had to have a separate aircraft and we could only fly all four together when they were young with the written permission of Her Majesty. When William became 12, he would fly normally in a 125 from Northolt and we would fly the 146 out with the other three on,” reports the Express.
The Prince and Princess of Wales with their three children, George, Charlotte and Louis earlier this year
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There’s another super strict rule for the Royals when they’re jet-setting across the globe: they always carry blood matching their own. Dickie Arbiter, the late Queens press secretary, spilled the beans on Hello’s A Right Royal Podcast: “[You’ve] got to make sure that you’re covering every eventuality. The aircraft would carry blood in case there was a blood transfusion. There’s never any guarantee you are going to get the right type of blood at your destination.” Former royal correspondent Gordon Rayner revealed in The Telegraph back in 2016 that our late Queen Elizabeth would always be accompanied by a Royal Navy doctor during her travel days, just in case things took a medical turn. Not taking any chances, the doctor had the responsibility to scope out local hospitals and make sure they were up to scratch. He said: “In countries where a reliable blood supply is questionable, the Queen and the Prince of Wales both travel with their own personal packs of blood following in their convoy wherever they go. Their doctor is never more than a few paces away, carrying a bulky medical bag containing a mobile defibrillator and all manner of emergency medicine.”Story SavedYou can find this story in  My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnKate MiddletonPrince CharlesPrince GeorgePrince HarryPrince WilliamPrincess CharlottePrincess Diana
