Some people went by train from London for £14 return. Others drove there and back by car for under £25. But when the Duke of York went to the Farnborough International Airshow last week, he spent £6,000 of taxpayers' money hiring a helicopter.
The Duke - nicknamed Airmiles Andy for his excessive use of expensive chartered aircraft - left Kensington Palace in the French-built Twin Squirrel helicopter at 9.30am
and landed at Farnborough after a 15-minute flight.
Just over four hours later, he flew back to Kensington, despite a spokesman admitting that he did not have any engagements scheduled for that afternoon.
Airshow Andy: Just 72 miles there and back - but Duke forks out £6,000 of taxpayers' money to go by helicopter | Mail Online
Now, I've always liked Andy, but this is way out of order.