Breaking News: Prince William And Princess Kate Skipped BAFTA To Go On Second Vacation…..See More

Personally, if Prince William and Princess Kate want to have some alone time after the enormously taxing year they just endured – 2024 was not a year they would want in their books – who am I to say no?

But according to reports, if there’s someone – or something – saying no it’s royal protocol.
Here’s what we know about the Waleses’ latest vacay.

The Prince and Princess of Wales are enjoying some winter sunshine at the private island of Mustique with their three children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

For the first time in three years, the couple decided to sit out the BAFTAs ceremony, even though William is the President of the British Academy of Film and Television. We love award shows don’t we, but who can say no to a private retreat with your loved ones?

For the holiday, William and his family flew out from London to Saint Lucia on a British Airways flight, before switching to a private flight that took them to Mustique. For them to have done this, some royal rules would have had to be broken. What are they, you say?

Well, it’s forbidden for heirs to travel on the same flight together in the case of an accident or a plane crash. And while no one would ever and should ever dream of such a thing happening, let’s be honest most people wouldn’t want controversial and divisive Harry as King.

This means that Prince George would have likely been separated from his younger siblings if this protocol had come into play.

In the event that they really want to travel together as a family, they would need express permission from the ruling monarch.

In the past, this permission uses to granted by Queen Elizabeth the II, but following her death on September 8, this mantle has been passed on to King Charles.

Should he refuse to let the Waleses fly together as a family, doing otherwise would mean the breaking of a very important royal tradition. A royal tradition William is all too familiar with, having been kept from flying with the rest of the family once he clocked 12.