The UK’s National Police Air Service has tweeted images of the moment an Aer Lingus aircraft flew between its security helicopter and Royal Wedding crowds at Windsor on Saturday.
A cameraman in the helicopter was scanning the crowds around Windsor Castle from above when the plane flew underneath for a brief moment.
The cameraman posted an image on the NPAS Benson Twitter page saying: "That awkward moment when you’re innocently scanning crowd numbers around the royal wedding and a plane several thousand feet BELOW us scares me for a split second!"
The following day, NPAS added video footage in another tweet, which said: "In case you missed it, here’s the moment Aer Lingus photobombed the royal wedding yesterday and gave our cameraman a shock!"
Windsor Castle is directly beneath one of Heathrow’s four main flight paths. Flights operated normally throughout the day, except for an agreed 15-minute no-fly period.
