Maybe he did…

And the footage of him arriving at Northolt showed quite a number of people disembarking from the Embraer, likely too many for one of the Falcons.

Yes - they just kept coming - but I guess it was his Household team, Camilla's, and most of the Queen's ex-household. One or two looked quite familiar from the past

"Is there a rule / protocol that prevented them travelling together in a single aircraft?"

Common sense - he'd probably have throttled someone the first time the steward referred to Ms truss as "Prime Minister"

It looked like and Emb 145 or maybe 155

Embraer ERJ-135BJ (aka Legacy 600) of London Executive Aviation (aka Luxaviation UK).

Maybe the Falcon crew didn`t have a VVIP Category yet.......

I would imagine the two jets would be busy with other jobs involved with her passing.

It does however show a lack of capability the RAF now has, two new small jets then the next available size up is the Voyager transport wise, which would have been more fitting to bring her home in than a C-17 “freighter”, but I bet they haven’t got the kit for a Coffin that we had for the Tens.

There was an RAF C17 in/out at ABZ very early Fri. However Her Majesty is still lying in State in the Balmoral ballroom so not sure why it was here, but had to be related. She is due to be taken to Edinburgh tmrw (11/9).

Probably a rehearsal.

By road

To Edinburgh then after lying in state, to London by Royal Train.

Yes, I can't think of anything more inappropriate than carrying a dead monarch in the back of a C-17.

I'd hazard a guess that it was positioning the hearse, presumably on behalf of Levertons, to ABZ.

This is listed under Operation Unicorn, but multiple news outlets state she could also be flown down, so could be either at this stage.

Why is a C-17 inappropriate?

It is how service personnel have repatriated.

By Royal Train...headed by `Tornado` and an A4`Elizabethan Line` steamer plus a mandatory Deltic...for the people across the Country....

The consensus in the media now appears to be that the train journey won't happen.

Sorry, duff gen. Plans have changed apparently, due to time constraints created by lying in state at various locations. She will be flown down to Northolt.

Personally, I do not think that it would be inappropriate for this to be in a C130, A400, or a C17 if that can get into Northolt. It is after all what has transported many service men and women home, who have given their lives for Queen and Country.

Yes and no, yes because flying them home from a warzone required such aircraft, flying the Monarch back like a piece of freight from Edinburgh just seems wrong.

As I said a Voyager preferably the VIP one with a fit in the baggage hold would have seemed more appropriate, as we used to do with the VC10, and delivered her to Brize or Heathrow

However one guesses they do not have a fit for the A330 which strikes me as piss poor planning. Though I wonder if they will load a Hearse and bring that back in the C17.

Let’s hope someone looks at procuring a fit for the Voyager ( if they do not have one ) for the future.