The Queen's former pilot and the first captain to fly Concorde from London to New York has been found dead alongside his wife in a suspected murder-suicide. Tony Meadows, 84, and his wife Paula, 83, were found dead at their £800,000 home in leafy Bucklebury, Berkshire - less than three miles from the £5m home of the Duchess of Cambridge's parents. Mr Meadows was part of the flight crew on the first London to New York Concorde flight for British Airways in December 1977 and was then at the controls of the inaugural Concorde flight to Singapore, two weeks later. In December 2017, Mr Meadows recalled the thrill at being part of the flight crew on the first scheduled LHR-JFK Concorde service for British Airways. Our thoughts and best wishes for all success in the New York service.'

Source: Daily Mail April 03, 2019 10:57 UTC