Royalty lands in city park (From Daily Echo)
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Prince Andrew flies into Riverside Park in Southampton
11:58am Tuesday 7th February 2012 in Southampton
Prince Andrew
PRINCE ANDREW flew into Hampshire for a visit to the county - and parked up in a Southampton park.
The Royal helicopter landed in the middle of Riverside Park in the city and remained there while His Royal Highness went about his official duties.
Two PCSO officers from Hampshire police were left in charge of ensuring no one went near the helicopter after it was left there this morning at 10am.
The aircraft was certainly turning heads as walkers and residents came to take a closer look.
Darren Naylor of Manor Farm Road said: “I saw some police activity earlier and I thought a helicopter might be landing. I remember him doing the same thing on a previous visit. My son will be sorry he missed this, he loves helicopters.”
Comments(12)
Goldenwight
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12:22pm Tue 7 Feb 12
housewife wrote:Nah, that was Chris Huhne's wife.
are you sure he did not put his car by the Magistrates Court?
Incidentally, if he'd tried parking a helicopter next to England's other great cruise terminal at Liverpool, he'd have probably returned to find someone had pinched the wheels and the engine.
Lord Ikea
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12:27pm Tue 7 Feb 12
Condor Man
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1:09pm Tue 7 Feb 12
Big Mac
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1:12pm Tue 7 Feb 12
Phantomdoll
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2:13pm Tue 7 Feb 12
Northamboy
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3:21pm Tue 7 Feb 12
rightway
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5:50pm Tue 7 Feb 12
An airport and train stations close by, but he has to land a helicopter in the middle of a park, probably the only place big enough for his misplaced ego.
With so many job cuts happening why can’t this waste of space be made redundant along with the rest of this clan?
RadicalEmu
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6:27pm Tue 7 Feb 12
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One: A prince flying in on a jetpack.
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Two: The helicopter crashing, literally flying directly into the park.
dolomiteman
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6:50pm Tue 7 Feb 12
Phantomdoll wrote:Why does the thought of a quailified pilot landing his helicopter on a helipad scare you so much?
I was afraid he'd try landing on the new helipad at the General. I wouldn't have been surprised. Lazy so and so!
bazzeroz
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11:19pm Tue 7 Feb 12
Phantomdoll
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9:32am Wed 8 Feb 12
dolomiteman wrote:It doesn't scare me. I know he's a qualified pilot and flew in the Falklands. But anyone other than Air Ambulance using the new helipad would be an utter insult. Anyway, dolomiteman - lighten up!
Phantomdoll wrote:Why does the thought of a quailified pilot landing his helicopter on a helipad scare you so much?
I was afraid he'd try landing on the new helipad at the General. I wouldn't have been surprised. Lazy so and so!
housewife says...
12:13pm Tue 7 Feb 12