A funny story via the Express about Paul McCartney's 1984 drug bust:
[The guest] recounted how her father, who served as a senior customs officer at Heathrow Airport for more than three decades, became known for his creative wit through artwork regularly featured in Heathrow publications.
However, it was a specific drawing resting on the owner's lap that truly captivated [expert expert Hilary Kay's] attention.
Sharing the backstory, the guest revealed: "So this is a cartoon my dad drew that relates to a very specific event that I believed happened in January 1984.
"And the story is that Sir Paul McCartney and his wife Linda, at that time, came through Heathrow Airport on their way from Barbados.
"And in Barbados, they had been caught with drugs, with cannabis, I believe.
"So when they came back into Heathrow, my dad's team received a tip-off essentially, saying they thought they were still carrying cannabis and so my dad's team detained them.
"They were interviewed and while Sir Paul was in the interview room, my dad drew this cartoon of what was happening."
Kay responded with disbelief: "You're not serious! So this is absolutely contemporaneous?", to which the guest confirmed "absolutely".
The expert elaborated: "He was in one room being interviewed and your dad was drawing.
"And in turning it over, this is really nice, because it looks like a piece of HMRC note paper, doesn't it?"
"It's got the reference there. So while he was drawing this, Paul McCartney was being interviewed, presumably with his wife.
"And then, how come Paul McCartney has signed it with the current number one at the time in January 1984, Play the Pipes of Peace? Your father, do you think he asked him to sign it?"
"I think he just showed him the cartoon, because that would have been my dad," the guest revealed.
"He would have said 'Hey, look, this is a bit of a tense moment, but this might make you laugh', because that was my dad all over."
The drawing was valued at £2,000 to £3,000.
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