Overview

• Mountbatten says Bristol Airport staff barred him from flying with his shotguns to Aberdeen because the hold was accessible from the cabin.
• He recounts that a manager suggested leaving the guns in his car before the firearms were stored in the airport police armory so he could board.
• After he arrived at Balmoral, he says the Queen told her equerry to have his guns delivered in time for the next day’s shoot.
• He claims the monarch then declined to open the airport’s new terminal, saying Princess Anne ultimately carried out the ceremony.
• Coverage from the Daily Mail, GB News, and the Evening Standard cites his podcast remarks; Bristol Airport was contacted for comment, and records show Anne opened a terminal in 2000 and a terminal extension in 2015.