There had been a numbers of failures here in particular from Prince William, and the RAF who authorised this, in not realising how this would look to the public when it got out.. Why wasn't there someone prepared to say no to him?
When the forces rightly complain about lack of helicopters, which may be putting lives at risk, aren't people going to ask if that is so how can Prince William use one apparently as a private taxi?
I accept it was more than that and I'm sure there was training involved but it looks bad.
If only the Princes had a fraction of the common sense of the Queen.