AVIATION GALA – Lauren Sanchez gushed over Prince Harry after meeting him at an awards ceremony – and said he was part of a group ‘who shaped the history and future of flight.’
Sanchez, 54, lavished praise on the royal in an Instagram post following the Living Legends of Aviation Gala, in a photo where she and Harry appeared alongside John Travolta and Sanchez’s finance Jeff Bezos.
Sanchez, a successful helicopter pilot, wrote: ‘Honored to have been in the presence of aviation legends who have shaped the history and future of flight.
When Harry Was a Pilot
Harry previously served as a helicopter pilot in the British army in Afghanistan.
Despite not being behind the controls of an aircraft for almost a decade, Harry was presented with an award that declared him to be a ‘living legend of aviation’ by movie star and jumbo jet pilot John Travolta.
Who Owns Blue Origin
While she praised Harry in the caption, she also may have also been referring to her fiancée, Jeff Bezos, who is worth $174 billion and who owns a space exploration firm called Blue Origin.
Sanchez’s praising of the prince came after she was also among those named for having ‘significantly impacted’ both the history and future of flight at the 21st Annual Living Legends of Aviation awards ceremony.
Sánchez, who runs an aerial filming company, was seen walking the red carpet alone before joining billionaire Bezos backstage where she posted a black-and-white photo featuring herself with her beau, Bezos, John Travolta and the Duke of Sussex all smiling during the awards show.
‘What a beautiful evening last night. So grateful’, she later wrote.
Bezos was inducted into the organization in 2019 after founding his Blue Origin spacecraft company, which sends its occupants 65 miles straight up to the edge of space.
Sanchez as a ‘Living Legend’
Sánchez, herself, was hailed as a ‘living legend’ for her work as a helicopter pilot and awarded the Elling Halvorson Vertical Flight Hall of Fame Award at the ceremony and aviation businesswoman.
She owns the aviation filming company Black Ops Aviation, which she founded in 2016.
