The Princess Royal is one of the busiest of the Royal Family so it is just possible that without the helicopter she may have had to cancel many appointments rather than just one. The anti-Royal attitude of the majority of the British press corps is well known and they are not going to miss a single opportunity to put any member of the family down.
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