A plane understood to have been carrying the Queen Consort suffered massive nose damage when it was hit by a bird strike today as it flew home from India. <br /><br />The mid-air drama is unlikely to have been welcomed by Camilla who is known to have a fear of flying.<br /><br />The British Airways Boeing 777-200ER aircraft (G-YMMJ) was flying from Bangalore in India to London Heathrow when it collided with a bird shortly before 1pm on approach for landing.<br /><br />Buckingham Palace has not commented on the incident, but it is believed that the Queen Consort was onboard returning from a health retreat on the subcontinent.<br /><br />A photograph of the plane after landing showed a massive dent in the plane's nose cone where the weather radar is housed. <br /><br />Although the damage looks dramatic, jetliners do occasionally hit birds and there was no danger to the aircraft.<br /><br />Camilla has publicly acknowledged her fear of flying and doesn't let it stop her from jetting across the world.<br /><br />She is said to have once sat terrified on the steps of a tiny private jet during an overseas visit refusing to get in.<br /><br />On board, she can often be seen squeezing her husband’s King Charles's hand as an aircraft is taking off. <br /><br />Charles, despite being a pilot, is hugely sympathetic to her phobia, but was heard during one particularly bumpy flight to yelp loudly: ‘Darling, please don’t hold me so hard!’.<br /><br />The Queen Consort, 75, is believed to have been taking a break in India while King Charles continues with his royal duties.<br /><br />She has visited the SOUKYA holistic health retreat in Bangalore at least seven times since 2010.<br /><br />SOUKYA promotes itself as a 30-acre organic farm, which offers yoga and ayuverdic, homeopathic and naturopathic treatments. <br /><br />The centre offers treatments for more than 100 conditions.
