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Old 09-07-2012, 16:24   #54
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Re: Kenneth Hargreaves MBE RIP

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington View Post
It was a long time ago....we were waiting to get on a shuttle flight down to Heathrow Airport(probably 1980).....Barbara Castle flounced in (in her red full length fox fur coat) walked straight up to the check in desk and was being a pain in the proverbial to the check in girl......she gave her a right tongue lashing and finished with those words 'Don't you know who I am?'
Hopefully, the check in girl was used to dealing with stroppy old bags, and treated her with the contempt she deserved!
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