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Foreign Office reveals strangest requests
Friday, November 11, 2011
What clothes to take on holiday and where to go for Christmas lunch are among the most bizarre queries asked of Foreign Office staff abroad, it has been revealed.
They are more used to dealing with lost passports and victims of crime, but British consular staff overseas are constantly plagued with strange requests from expats and holidaymakers.
Staff at an embassy in Spain have been recently been asked to find out the size of the Prince of Wales's feet so the caller could send him some shoes “as a present”, while in Sofia, a Briton asked if the consulate could sell his house.
Other requests have included asking for Phil Collins' phone number (Spain), wanting to know how to get rid of ants at a holiday villa (Florida), and how to build a chicken coop (Greece).
Source: The Telegraph
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