British Airways cancelled all long and short-haul flights due to depart from London’s Heathrow airport and diverted arriving flights after an industrial dispute escalated. The company said flights would remain grounded until at least 6pm on Friday.
It’s a short walk from Windsor Castle to the city’s Guildhall, where Prince Charles will marry Camilla Parker Bowles on Saturday, but clearly a step too far for Queen Elizabeth II. The mother of the groom won’t be at the unprecedented civil service — a conspicuous absence that has had the press buzzing since February.