Heather Mills was left "humiliated" after she was ordered to have her artificial leg checked for explosives when catching a flight to the US, sources have told the Mirror. Insiders say Mills was told her false leg would have to be swabbed after it set off a Heathrow airport security alarm. "Heather was flabbergasted. There was a brief impasse but she said nothing, just staring in disbelief," a source claimed. "She quietly went and sat down, shaking her head, and pulled up her trouser leg for an official to hold up her false limb and swab it. Heather looked furious but bit her tongue. She appeared humiliated at having her prosthetic leg highlighted in front of other passengers."
However, a spokeswoman for BAA insisted the correct protocols had been followed. "She was swabbed because something set off the alarm in the metal detector archway," they explained. "Staff could not see inside the leg so it was swabbed instead. This would be the same protocol if a passenger had a cast on a broken arm or leg."
