Queen forced by storm to abort plane landing in London

The Queen's plane was forced to stop landing after intense lightning, reports suggest.

The 96-year-old monarch was travelling to London on Tuesday for her Platinum Jubilee celebrations when the unfortunate incident occurred.

The monarch jetted off from Balmoral for the occasion when her 13-seater plane came across an electrical storm followed by rain and hail.

The occurrence caused the pilot to abort landing on the first attempt, according to The Sun.

A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said: "The Queen's flight was delayed due to a lightning storm, all the correct procedures were followed and there were no safety concerns."

Queen had travelled to Balmoral on Thursday for a short break in order to pace herself ahead of the festivities.