Aircraft
Mourning Royals Fly Private As UK Prepares For Queen's Funeral
The UK government is asking foreign leaders to take commercial flights to Queen Elizabeth's funeral, with London's Heathrow Airport closed to private jets.
An Embraer Legacy 600 aircraft operated by Luxaviation carried the UK's King Charles III to Edinburgh for one of several official mourning events for the late Queen Elizabeth II. (Image: BBC)
An Embraer Legacy 600 aircraft operated by Luxaviation carried the UK's King Charles III to Edinburgh for one of several official mourning events for the late Queen Elizabeth II. (Image: BBC)

An 11-day period of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II has resulted in extensive private jet activity as members of the UK’s royal family travel across the country for a busy schedule of official events. Meanwhile, the government is asking foreign leaders traveling to London for a September 19 funeral to take commercial flights, advising that business and government aircraft will not be permitted to use Heathrow Airport, and will instead have to land at other airports around the UK capital.