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Old 07-06-2009, 06:55 AM
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There are plans for the Queen to have use of her own jet. The cost would be £3 million but the motive is thrift, since the ageing RAF aircraft on which the Royal family relies are often unavailable or being mended. Last year this meant that the Royal family had to spend £193,000 chartering flights

The Queen's flight - Telegraph

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-3m-plane.html

The Queen is to have her own £3 million private jet under revived plans to try to cut the spiralling Royal Family travel bill, The Daily Telegraph can disclose

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...n-revived.html
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