Princess Kate must always prepare for the worst with one grim item packed in her suitcase
ok.co.ukWhen it comes to travelling abroad, a number of rules exist to protect The King and other members of his family when they fly overseas and some of them are unbelievable.
Whether it is bringing their own alcohol for fear of poisoning or not allowing two or more heirs to the throne to travel in the same plane - all the rules are in place for a reason.There is another important royal custom which has been bought in after a previous experience left the late Queen unprepared for her monumental return to the UK.
This rule now affects every member of the Royal Family whenever they travel abroad so that a similar situation doesn't arise.
Princess Elizabeth was not in the UK when she became the Queen on February 6, 1952. She was instead at the beginning of a Commonwealth tour in Kenya when her father died suddenly at Sandringham House in Norfolk from lung cancer aged 56.
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