First airplane piloting lessons at just 11 years of age for Prince George , destined to become king - according to the line of succession to the British throne of the House of Windsor - after his grandfather Charles and his father William.
The one to reveal the early debut at the control tower, although for now only alongside an instructor, was Rupert Murdoch's Sun , a tabloid always on the hunt for scoops (real or presumed), but this time the news seems to be certified.
The eldest son of the Prince and Duchess of Wales took to the skies for the first time in a small Piper PA28 in front of his parents last week , on the last day of the school holidays and two months after celebrating his 11th birthday. The event took place at White Waltham Airfield in Berkshire, a 20-minute drive from Windsor Castle.
An anonymous witness, who evidently works at the local flight school, assured that George "enjoyed the experience from start to finish". "He's only 11, but that's the right age to start" with the preliminary courses, he added, recalling the sometimes precocious aviation traditions of the royal family.
At the same airfield, the great-grandfather of the future budding king, Prince Philip , consort of Queen Elizabeth II, who was awarded his wings in 1953, also learned to fly. While familiarity with flight is also credited to his grandfather, the current sovereign Charles III, and above all to his father, William, and his uncle, the rebellious Prince Harry, both professional helicopter pilots.
(Unioneonline/vl)
