CBC NewsPrince William received an $11-million helicopter from his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, for his 32nd birthday today.
William, heir to the throne behind his father Prince Charles, received a 2008 Agusta A109S Grand helicopter from the British monarch. Local media identified the helicopter model.
The Agusta A109S Grand:
- Can hold one pilot and seven passengers.
- Is equipped with air conditioning and a rear cabinet with a bar.
- Weighs nearly 1,600 kilograms when empty.
The new helicopter will help William and his wife, Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, zip between home and official engagements, and be used to ferry other members of the Royal Family around, the Daily Mirror reports.
It says the helicopter costs will be covered by the sovereign grant, which is a sum of money the government gives to the Royal Family to help support the Queen’s official duties.
For 2013-14, the government gave the Queen slightly more than $66 million.
The Duke of Cambridge is a helicopter pilot. He served in the Royal Air Force, including a stint as a search and rescue pilot, and was known professionally as Flight Lt. William Wales.
He left the Armed Forces in September 2013 — about two months after the birth of his first and only child, Prince George.
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$66 million per year to that family of inbred freaks? For what? Send ’em all to the guillotine, and send any kids to the Pope’s orphanage. .
Parasites one and all in the crooked Buckingham Palace. Pretty sure
the real Brits could use the money to feed their families since the
WOGS have taken everything and now leaving the country (temporarily)
to fight with the ISIS. Insanity in the royals is a given. Family tree
supports it.
British Army soldier: What did you get for your birthday William?
Prince W: My grandmother bought me a helicopter. I understand your birthday is today also….so what did you get?
British Army soldier: Boot polish and a brush.
ok Trenchers, I’m gonna put something out there that is quite bizarre… I’ve heard that this guy is the anti-christ. he was actually a clone of Jesus Christ himself, dna taken from the shroud of turrin and impregnated into princess diana, what’s really weird is I don’t know where I heard it, maybe with a little research it can be verified, but somehow I believe it.. Now you know…
Wasn’t the same said about Barry and Bush Jr.?
Prince Willy is a fruit loop. He’s nothing more than a political celebrity in which the MSM is trying to make him to be something when he is absolutely nothing.
As folks rightfully condemn the 66 million ripped off from brit taxpayers remember the monies ripped off from US citizens to take michelle and brood on vacations/senate/congress perks and travel ect.,along with the unwilling investments(welfare) of the bailouts.
Charlie isn’t even a decent helicopter pilot. It’s like giving a scalpel to a surgeon
who has killed several patients. These self-serving cockroaches take far more
than they give. They are a drain on society in more ways than one.
Hope there are at least SOME parts made in China in it.