عندما ننظر الي تقدم الدول الغربية يا ترى ماهو سببه انه العدل و الالتزام في النظام و القانون و تطبيقه على الجميع
حتى نرى التواضع الذي يعيشه ابن ولي عهد بريطانيا الذي سافر في رحلته الي نيوزيلندا
مستقلا تذكرة الدرجة الثانية بينما هناك من مواطنيه البريطانيين يجلسون في الدرجة الاولى لم يعترض او يحتج انما اصبح خبرا عن تواضع الامير وليم
Wednesday 21 March 2012
Prince William travelled in economy class during New Zealand trip
Prince William flew "cattle class" under the pseudonym Mr Pinkerton-Smith during his recent visit to New Zealand, it has emerged.
Prince William met survivors of the earthquake in New Zealand Photo: PA
By Paul Chapman in Wellington
7:00AM GMT 24 Mar 2011
71 Comments
The Prince and his security team are understood to have taken their seats with other passengers in the economy class cabin of an Air New Zealand Boeing 737 on the flight from Auckland to the earthquake-stricken city of Christchurch.
Air New Zealand have refused to confirm the media reports, a spokesman saying only: "We don't release details regarding individual customers."
The revelation will only enhance the Prince's soaring reputation in a country that prides itself on a tradition of egalitarianism.
The Prince spent five days visiting people in disaster-ravaged regions of New Zealand and Australia last week, in what his aides described as an "emotionally raw" tour.
His visit has been well received in both countries, especially since he was seen casually dressed talking to local people and shaking hands in the streets of the worst-hit areas.
His easy-going charm and empathy with the grieving resonated widely and have clearly boosted the popularity of the monarchy Down Under.
In Christchurch, the Prince attended a memorial service for the 182 people believed to have died in the February 22 earthquake that flattened large parts of the city.
John Key, the Prime Minister, said the Prince's visit had underscored his commitment to New Zealand and was met with much enthusiasm and goodwill from New Zealanders.
Under the headline "New Zealand finds fresh heir in Prince Wills", an editorial in the New Zealand Herald, the country's biggest selling newspaper, said: "The day has long gone when a royal visitor can win affection in this corner of the realm simply by coming here, though even that was becoming a rare gesture until Prince William came of age.
"In him we have met a future king who knows when he should be here and, even more important, seems comfortable when he is here."
The paper's editorial concluded: "The man New Zealand has seen over the past few days may be the saving of the British monarchy in distant English-speaking realms. He is at home here."
Christchurch was especially touched to learn that its earthquake relief fund has been named as one of the charities to which guests at the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton are invited to donate.
The Queen is also known to have made an undisclosed "substantial" personal contribution to the fund.
21-03-12, 09:10 AM
العرض الشجري