Britain's Prince William and his family took a commercial no-frills flight to visit his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth.
The heir to the throne won plaudits and favourable comparisons to his brother Harry after the younger sibling was criticised for using private jets.
William, wife Kate and their children took a Flybe flight to Aberdeen en route to Queen Elizabeth's Scottish summer residence in Balmoral.
British newspapers said the flight cost £73 a ticket and published pictures of William carrying the family's luggage by hand to the plane.
Kensington Palace declined to comment on the flight.
The trip came after high profile criticism of William's brother Harry over his use of private jets to take trips with wife Meghan.
Singer Elton John defended Harry and Meghan after they took a private jet to stay with him in southern France. John said he had paid for the jet for security reasons and had also paid for carbon offsetting of the flights.
British media criticised Harry and Meghan as hypocrites for their use of private jets while also campaigning on environmental issues, the latest episode in the couple's increasingly difficult relationship with the British media.
William's use of a commercial flight was held up as a shining example to his brother in the newspapers, with the front page of the Sun newspaper declaring "Wills gives Harry a flying lesson."
