Princess Eugenie and Jeremy Clarkson land in UK in £240k plane after Grand Prix
Royalty joined the wealthy elite and a host of A-list pals for the ultimate lift back from Saturday’s Grand Prix in Bahrain - in a flight jokingly dubbed Air Force F1 by those on board.
Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank, Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall, joined aristocrat The Duke of Richmond, Jeremy Clarkson and his partner Lisa.
Joining them was also Madonna’s son Rocco Ritchie, socialite Tamara Beckwith and billionaire insurance mogul David Howden for the lavish party plane back from the Middle East after a weekend of fine wine and fast cars.
The group’s swanky Boeing 737 transport, packed with more booze and gourmet food, costs an estimated £120,000 each way for the private trip, leaving a bill of a quarter of a million pounds.
The journey finished at Oxford airport for extra convenience to the Cotswolds set.
Prince Harry ‘unconsciously holds Meghan back’, body language expert claimsThe group are understood to have strong links to Geri and Christian Horner who were at the centre of controversy at the event - but opted to travel home separately for what many expect to be crisis talks over the future of their marriage.
In pictures exclusive to The Mirror, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire host Jeremy Clarkson beamed as he stepped off the luxury airplane. Jeremy threw his arms around his famous pals as they said their goodbyes after a fun-filled and luxurious weekend in the Middle East.
Princess Eugenie cut a casual figure as she donned a woolen beige trench coat. She paired the coat with a pair of blue denim jeans and some white trainers.
The A-list stars and member of the Royal family all embraced and appeared to be in deep conversation after stepping off the plane before they went their separate ways home in their personal vehicles.
While Jeremy reunited with his love Lisa, Zara and Mike Tindall headed home together after saying their goodbyes to their close pals and Bahrain travel partners.
It comes as elsewhere in the Royal Family, King Charles continues to undergo cancer treatment, while Princess Kate recovers from planned abdominal surgery which she underwent back in January.
Meanwhile Queen Camilla is taking on a week of royal duties in Charles and Kate's absence.
Prince William has also returned to his duties, having visited Wales to celebrate St David's Day last week.
His trip came just days after he missed out on a royal engagement due to a 'personal issue' as Royal family fans continue to send well wishes to Kate.
Elsewhere, the A-list celebs and Royals like celebrated as Max Verstappen claimed a dominant victory in the season opening Bahrain Grand Prix, leading every lap before he took the chequered flag.
Mike Tindall rules out taking part in Strictly - and it is down to wife ZaraSeveral competitive practice sessions had given hope to a more competitive field but the Red Bull star was the class of the field with team-mate Sergio Perez completing a 1-2 for the Austrian outfit.
Verstappen fended off an early Charles Leclerc attack on the first half before establishing a notable gap, which he retained throughout the race.