The Bristol Concorde pilot who flew Prince Philip across the world A twist of fate meant Roy Withey crossed paths with the Duke of Edinburgh THE BIGGEST STORIES ACROSS BRISTOL IN YOUR INBOXInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. SIGN UP When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice Captain Roy Withey, 76, was never supposed to crew the royal flights around America in 1991. If one of Concorde’s original crew had not fallen sick, his day training at Filton headquarters would have continued like any other.