Judy Murray Talks About the Use of Charter Planes
Tennis - Judy Murray, former British Fed Cup coach and mother of Andy Murray and Jamie Murray, has spoken about the use of charter planes by the royal family in a column for The Sunday Post.
In her column, Murray says, "On the one hand I can understand that they want their privacy and need to feel secure but, on the other, you can’t escape the fact that, as royals, they are role models and if they talk the talk, they must be prepared to walk the walk. You can see how the average person on the street who has to struggle to pay their bills might raise an eyebrow at some of the excesses that have been on show recently with multi-million renovations and lavish trips."
Murray continues to add that in sport, it maybe at times necessary to use charter planes due to the tight schedules between one tournament and the next. "In sport there are times where it might be necessary to charter a private plane. In tennis that’s usually in pretty exceptional circumstances where you might have played in a final on the Sunday and have to get to another continent to start the next tournament the following day. I’ve been on private flights with Andy a couple of times and it’s not difficult to see the attraction. You can rock up half an hour before departure – which is usually from a private airfield – flash your passport, hand over your bag and off you go.Once on board, you have your own space and are fed and watered to your heart’s content. It’s an absolute luxury but, in certain circumstances, it can also be a necessity. I’m not sure a private holiday trip can ever really be classed as that, and Kate and Wills’ decision to take a budget flight to Balmoral on Thursday suggests they’ve been following the recent headlines."
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