The trips of members of the royal family are surrounded by a strict protocol. One of the rules is more than surprising since it obliges them to carry out each of their movements with… blood.
The whole life of the royal family is governed by a strict protocol. Whether it is for the way they dress, the speeches to be made, their official trips or their personal vacations, members of the British monarchy must submit to strict rules. As far as travel is concerned, you are certainly aware that Prince William never flies with his father, King Charles III, or with his children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. You have understood that, in the event of an accident, the Crown would be left without an heir.
When traveling by air, members of the royal family are also used to seeing colored labels attached to their suitcases. A color is systematically associated with one of them to allow the royal staff to identify everyone’s suitcases. Royal protocol also involves an amazing rule, as revealed within the podcast A Right Royal Podcast : that of traveling with bags of blood.
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Why do the royal family travel with bags of blood?
Let us reassure you right away, the members of the family are not not undercover vampires! The protocol implies that they travel with blood bags in case “a transfusion would be necessary”. “It is never guaranteed that we will find the right type of blood at our destination”, clarified Dickie Arbiter, the former royal press secretary to the magazine Hello! Another rather amusing rule of travel protocol: Charles, William, Kate and the others also travel with their own alcohol. Introduced centuries ago, this instruction has been established for safety measures. Members of the royal family never buy alcohol abroad and do not frequent bars; they can thus choose the bottles from the royal cellar that they wish to take away.