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Old Mar 13, 2018, 5:08 am
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Prince Charles is in the First Wing

Having a guided tour as I write this
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Old Mar 13, 2018, 5:10 am
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I thought the champagne reception was just for me
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Old Mar 13, 2018, 5:12 am
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I thought the champagne reception was just for me
No, but he heard that you were going to be there so decided to tag along. Didn't you get the memo?
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Old Mar 13, 2018, 5:13 am
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Has Cruz got his fluorescent jacket on?
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Old Mar 13, 2018, 5:17 am
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He heard I was sat in the F lounge, so decided to come pay me a visit. Did wonder why there was suddenly armed guards in the Flounge!
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Old Mar 13, 2018, 5:22 am
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Can he find a Menu? or anyone clearing in the Terrace?
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Old Mar 13, 2018, 5:29 am
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He’s being told this is the typical airport terminal experience one can expect when one flies commercial
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Old Mar 13, 2018, 5:32 am
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Originally Posted by A P Yu
Can he find a Menu? or anyone clearing in the Terrace?
No need. He is friends with the staff
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Old Mar 13, 2018, 5:33 am
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He’s being told this is the typical airport terminal experience one can expect when one flies commercial
"Let them eat at the Concorde Room"
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Old Mar 13, 2018, 5:35 am
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Originally Posted by Globaliser
No, but he heard that you were going to be there so decided to tag along. Didn't you get the memo?
Imagine Prince Charles loitering around the entrance to the First Wing hoping that someone is gracious enough to guest him.
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Old Mar 13, 2018, 5:36 am
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Originally Posted by FlyingGames
He heard I was sat in the F lounge, so decided to come pay me a visit. Did wonder why there was suddenly armed guards in the Flounge!
That's to stop the lounge pilfering. It's a new BA enhancement.
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Old Mar 13, 2018, 5:44 am
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Didn't he once have a gentle moan about BA First when stuck him in First rather than install the royal suite.

Or possibly it was Club World on a First-free flight.
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Old Mar 13, 2018, 5:48 am
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Originally Posted by IAN-UK
Didn't he once have a gentle moan about BA First when stuck him in First rather than install the royal suite.

Or possibly it was Club World on a First-free flight.
On the HKG handover flight (which I was also on) HRH was upstairs on the 747, which is CW, whereas Chris Patten's entourage was in First. But the reason for that (as he noted at the time) was to ensure a suitably beefy member of the Met Police SO14 could sit on the staircase. This was at the time of Old First, so actually he got the better deal, as we mere FTers all realise.
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Old Mar 13, 2018, 5:52 am
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Originally Posted by corporate-wage-slave
On the HKG handover flight (which I was also on) HRH was upstairs on the 747, which is CW, whereas Chris Patten's entourage was in First. But the reason for that (as he noted at the time) was to ensure a suitably beefy member of the Met Police SO14 could sit on the staircase. This was at the time of Old First, so actually he got the better deal, as we mere FTers all realise.
OK, my ropey memory sort of vindicated
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Old Mar 13, 2018, 5:58 am
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Is he being shown c-w-s special black mug?
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