Prince William Arrives At Commonwealth Games By Helicopter With His Little Co-Pilot Princess Charlotte

Prince William made a perfect landing!

Prince William traveled to the Commonwealth Games 2022 by helicopter with his 7-year-old daughter Princess Charlotte, who was coming along for a ride.

The video shows Prince William landing the Bell 429 "GlobalRanger" helicopter in Birmingham. His daughter can be seen in the backseat, excitedly waving as a car pulls up alongside the aircraft. Charlotte was likely greeting her mother, Kate Middleton, who traveled there by train.

Previously, Prince William worked as an air ambulance helicopter pilot after serving as a Royal Air Force Search and Rescue pilot. It's believed that he continues flying to rack up hours in the air to keep his pilot license.

Inherited passion!

He's already passing his interest in flying to his kids, including his eldest son Prince George. During a 2016 outing to the Royal International Air Tattoo at Royal Air Force Fairford, Prince George wore noise-canceling headphones as he took in the planes and helicopters.

Prince George, nine, also excitedly toured the inside of a helicopter during a 2017 visit to Germany. Last year, Kate said her three children had inherited a passion for aviation. Loadmaster Sergeant Mark Curtis said, "She did mention that her children are very interested in aircraft."

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Prince William seems to have ignored the wishes of his grandmother:

Although Prince William is a very capable pilot, it's reportedly a cause of concern for Queen Elizabeth. It's especially worrisome when he travels by helicopter with his three children, who follow Prince William in the line of succession to the throne.

While Prince William and Princess Charlotte arrived by helicopter, Kate took a train, where she casually chatted with a young fellow passenger. Journalist Matthew Syed wrote for The Times that Kate had started a conversation with his son while he used the bathroom.

"As I'm doing my thing, I hear him talking to a woman in the vestibule," Syed said. " 'Are you here alone?' she asks. 'No, my dad is in there,' he says, pointing to the lavatory."

Princess Charlotte's first solo outing!

Syed continued that Kate and his son were "having a whale of a time" as they continued chatting and laughing.

He recalled, "'Come on Ted,' I say, 'We have to get off! Oh, and thanks for keeping him company. 'I say turning to the woman waiting her turn when I am stopped in my tracks. My brow furrows, and my face works. 'Kate?' I blurt out."

He added, "There are no security guards in the vestibule; no armed guards. But here is the Duchess of Cambridge, chatting merrily with my son."

Princess Charlotte's day at the Commonwealth Games, her first solo outing with her parents included showing off her royal handshake, watching a swim meet, and enthusiastically cheering for the gymnastics competition, which she revealed is her favorite sport.

 The Commonwealth Games marked the second big sporting event Charlotte has cheered on recently. Queen Elizabeth's great-granddaughter joined dad William to issue a message of good luck to the England Women's soccer team on Sunday, ahead of their Women's Euro 2022 final win against Germany.