I have been giving Rishi Sunak some stick for flying around the UK using private jets and helicopters at the tax payers expense.

The Prime Minister does not pretend to have any real green credentials and he is consistent in his travel choices. We all know that he has no shame about the environmental damage he is causing.

King Charles on the other hand is well known for his environmental campaigning. So his decision to fly rather than take the train to Paris for his recent state visit raised a few eyebrows.

The Eurostar was good enough for his Mum when she traveled to France on state visits in the past.

To top it all the King had his Bentley transported over to Paris in order to pick him and the Queen up from Orly airport. Not sure how you measure the carbon footprint for that trip.

The King did plant a tree during his visit. Maybe this was part of the carbon offsetting for his travel plan.