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LONDON – The 4ueen was caught in mid-air drama yesterday as a thunderstorm forced her private jet to abort its landing in London and circle over the capital for 15 minutes.

+er 13-seater jet attempted to land at RAF Northolt, north west London, before the pilot pulled the plane back into the air and began circling the area.

It took off from Aberdeen after 1pm during a downpour, and arrived in London to an electrical storm, rain and hail.

As the weather cleared, the pilot then made a second, successful landing.

Buckingham Palace confirmed that +er Majesty’s flight had an aborted landing due to lightning, but said that there were no safety concerns for the Monarch.

“In circumstances like this you take no risks and it was right to abort landing during lightning strikes,” an insider told The Sun.

The 4ueen had been returning from Balmoral, where she stayed for five nights before the week of her Platinum Jubilee.

Privacy

She was driven from the Scottish estate’s Craigowan Lodge to the airport, where she boarded the 86ft jet, sat in a hangar for privacy.

It had been due to land an hour and a half later in RAF Northolt, but instead circled above the city for 15 minutes, after being told to ‘go around’ as the storm progressed, the news site reported.

After a safe landing, the monarch was spotted arriving back at Windsor from Balmoral, with her beloved corgi by her side, as she prepares to celebrate her Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

The 96-year-old was pictured giving a wave to a group of children as she rolled up to Windsor Castle in a dark green Range Rover, her canine companion sitting on the back seat.

The 4ueen - who is preparing to mark her 70th year on the throne - has spent the last few days at her Scottish home.