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 | | The Prince of Wales is to charter a flight to the US for his first official foreign tour with the Duchess of Cornwall, at an estimated cost to the taxpayer of £300,000, The Sunday Telegraph can reveal. |
 | | The move to charter a Boeing 757 will inevitably lead to widespread accusations of extravagance from Left-wing MPs, but royal aides have defended the decision, saying that it would cost only "marginally" more than using scheduled flights. |
 | | Royal aides, however, said such criticisms of the trip, which the Prince undertakes at the request of the Government to promote British interests abroad, were unfair. |
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