Overview

• Mountbatten shared the anecdote on Gyles Brandreth’s Rosebud podcast, and multiple UK outlets reported his account on August 19.
• He says Bristol Airport staff refused to take his guns because the aircraft’s hold was accessible from the cabin.
• The firearms were left in the airport police armoury while he flew to Scotland for a planned shooting weekend at Balmoral.
• He quotes the Queen as saying she would not open the airport’s new terminal, and he says Princess Anne later performed the opening.
• Bristol Airport was asked for comment, and there is no public confirmation from the Royal Household of the claimed decision.