Prince George will be separated from Prince William and Princess Charlotte starting next year due to a royal ban.
George, ten, is Prince William and Princess Catherine’s eldest child and the second in line to the throne.
Princess Charlotte, George’s younger sister, is third in the Royal Family’s line of succession.
George, who will turn eleven this month, was born on July 22, 2013.
There is a royal rule in existence that restricts which royals can travel on the same plane.
Currently, Prince William, Prince George, and Princess Charlotte can travel together; however, this may alter when George reaches 12 in July 2025.
Graham Laurie, King Charles’ former pilot, explained how a royal edict meant William began flying on a different plane than his father when he reached 12 in 1994.
Laurie told OK!, “We flew all four: Prince, Princess, Prince William, and Prince Harry, 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.”
If the same technique is used, Prince George would fly on a separate plane from William, the Princess of Wales, and his two younger siblings, Charlotte and Louis.
However, it may be determined that William will go on his lonesome while George will travel with his mother and brothers.
Another alternative is for William to travel with either Charlotte or Louis, or both of them, while George travels with Princess Catherine.
The rule is in existence to protect the heirs to the throne.
The rule can be disobeyed with the monarch’s approval, although it is discouraged because a crash would immediately put the monarchy’s future at risk.
Three royals have died in plane crashes before: Prince Philip’s sister, Princess Cecilie, in 1937; the late Queen’s uncle, Prince George, Duke of Kent, in 1942; and her cousin, Prince William of Gloucester, in 1972.
