Royal family to replace helicopters after flights cost more than £1m last year

Two new AgustaWestland AW139s will be in use this year as total annual travel bill rises from £3.9m to £4.2m

The royal family spent more than £1m on journeys by helicopter last year, and will take delivery of two new ones to replace those they have used for the past 15 years.

In total, royals made 170 helicopter journeys, costing a total of £1,096,300, official accounts reveal, with the total travel bill last year rising to £4.2m from £3.9m.