Britain’s Prince William stunned passengers when he took a standard flight home from Switzerland.
The future king – who is currently expecting his first child with wife Duchess Catherine – had been celebrating a friend’s wedding in a Swiss ski resort and traveled on a Swiss International Air Lines flight from Zurich to Manchester on Sunday evening (03.03.13).
William was sat at the front of the aircraft in first class – but he was unable to keep a low profile as other passengers had to walk past him to get to their seats.
One eyewitness, who asked not to be named, told the Manchester Evening News newspaper: ”He’d been taken onto the plane first, so he was sat down as we were walking on. It made everyone do a double take and there was plenty of gasps as people realized who it was.”
The cabin crew only pulled a curtain around first class when the jet took off – meaning economy passengers spotted him instantly.
Although his appearance on the Swiss jet stunned passengers, it is not the first time he has been spotted on a regular flight.
In July 2011, William and Catherine flew back from Zara Phillips’ wedding with Flybe.