The royal princess was already in Balmoral, undertaking various engagements in Scotland and is said to have welcomed her brother on his arrival.
Meanwhile the duke of Cambridge, Duke of York, Earl and Countess of Wessex assembled at RAF Northolt in Ruislip, West London.
RAF Flight KRF23R took off shortly after 2:30 pm, according to flight tracking website Flightradar24.com landing in Aberdeen at 15:50.
Prince William drove the four from the airport to Balmoral and they were captured sweeping the gate. of castle shortly after 17:00.
this is possible they knew they wouldn’t make it, perhaps even before their plane took off.
in the event, by the time they arrived it was already too late.