Originally Posted by
IverTheCat
She was waiting with an official, who didn't seem to be Border Force, nor was this person wearing purple i.e. like the the people that wave you towards the ePassport gates. I think he was possibly holding her passport, but I am not totally sure.
I'm just slightly curious as to what was going on. He was wearing ID on a lanyard, and the ID card seemed to have what I think was his nationality printed in caps at the bottom, along with some other text I couldn't quite read.
Was it a non-British nationality? If so, he may have been a diplomat meeting and greeting the VIP passenger.