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Why late Queen refused to attend venue’s official opening

Queen Elizabeth snubbed airport terminal opening after relative stopped from taking guns on plane, royal cousin claims
  • Lord Ivar Mountbatten, a relative of the late Queen Elizabeth, was prevented from taking his shotguns on a flight from Bristol to Aberdeen.
  • The incident occurred as he was travelling to Balmoral to join the Queen for a shooting weekend.
  • Airport staff deemed the plane's hold insecure for the firearms, despite Lord Ivar explaining his royal destination.
  • Upon hearing the account, Queen Elizabeth became 'rather irritated' and dispatched her equerry to arrange for the guns' transportation.
  • The Queen then quipped that she would refuse to open the airport's new terminal, which was subsequently opened by the Princess Royal.
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