{"id":675368,"date":"2026-01-05T12:16:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T12:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/675368\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T12:16:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T12:16:10","slug":"king-charles-sets-major-example-for-royal-family-with-eco-friendly-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/675368\/","title":{"rendered":"King Charles sets major example for royal family with eco-friendly travel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1387310_051232_updates.jpg\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"686\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" alt=\"King Charles sets major example for royal family with eco-friendly travel\"\/>King Charles sets major example for royal family with eco-friendly travel<\/p>\n<p>King Charles has been recognized for prioritizing environmentally friendly travel as the monarch opted to use helicopters powered by sustainable aviation fuel.<\/p>\n<p>Since the Royal Household added two new AugustaWestland AW139 helicopters in 2024, members of the Royal family have logged thousands of miles for official visits and personal stops.<\/p>\n<p>A report by GB News report revealed that Prince Anne and Prince William are among the most frequent users. <\/p>\n<p>As for Charles, the King himself has used the aircraft to attend environmental initiatives, sports events and other public engagements, showing a commitment to greener travel. <\/p>\n<p>An Aviation expert noted that the royal flight team carefully plans stops at airports that provide sustainable fuel.<\/p>\n<p>Chief executive of the British Helicopter Association (BHA), Tim Fauchon, hailed Charles for &#8220;leading by example&#8221; with eco-friendly travel. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know full well the Royal Flight do look for a blend,\u201d he said. &#8220;You&#8217;ve got to appreciate it comes as an expense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut the helicopter industry is very forward-leaning on doing the (regulatory) clearances for SAF,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"King Charles sets major example for royal family with eco-friendly travel King Charles has been recognized for prioritizing&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":675369,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[5105,7710,519,448],"class_list":{"0":"post-675368","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-royal","9":"tag-royal-families","10":"tag-royal-family","11":"tag-royals"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115842448261838109","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/675368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=675368"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/675368\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/675369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=675368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=675368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=675368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}