Prince William urged by Queen to stop flying helicopters  with family

Prince William has been urged by the Queen to stop flying helicopters with his family because she is ‘terrified’ that disaster could strike reports  Britain’s Daily Mail

The 95-year-old monarch has had ‘several conversations’ with William, 39, asking him to ‘stop flying himself, particularly in bad weather’ amid fears an accident could threaten the line of succession.

The family have flown together, often with a pilot and crew but sometimes with William at the controls, since they asked for permission to do so after the birth of Prince George in 2013

Unofficial rules usually prevent senior royals from flying together but the regulations have been relaxed since William’s children were born, allowing for the young family to spend more time together.

William, Kate, and their children George, eight, Charlotte, six, and Louis, three, split their time between Kensington Palace in London and Anmer Court in Norfolk and regularly fly the 115miles between the two homes.

William is second in line to the throne behind his father Charles, the Prince of Wales, while his son George is third in the order of succession.

A source close to the Queen told the Sun: ‘Her Majesty has told close friends and courtiers that she would like William to stop flying himself, particularly in bad weather, as helicopters are not the safest form of transport.’

‘It keeps the Queen awake at night and she is understandably very worried,’ the source added. ‘She knows William is a capable pilot but does not think it is worth the risk for all five of them to carry on flying together and can’t imagine what would happen. It would spark a constitutional crisis.’

The Queen is delighted in the way William and Kate have risen to the challenge in recent years and knows the monarchy is safe in their hands. ‘She thinks the future is bright with them at the helm after Charles but if something happened to him and the family it doesn’t bear thinking about.’

Prince William is a competent pilot who has flown with the Royal Air Force, serving as search a rescue pilot at RAF Valley on Anglesey in North Wales, and the East Anglia Air Ambulance.