Musselburgh also boasts a hospitality stand - opened by HM the Queen five years ago to bring in the corporate punters.

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They will view artefacts like an ancient Celtic firedog which would have stood next to the hearth in an ancient roundhouse, a gold snuff box given to explorer HM Stanley by Queen Victoria after he found Livingstone, and a porcelain tureen and dish which was made in China in about 1760, part of a dinner service for a wealthy European family.

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As pigeon racing was not classified as a sport the club was not due a sporting exemption, but after an appeal to the Queen, the local MP and HM Revenue and Customs, it was granted 100% relief.

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