A lorry carrying 2,000 pints of lager to a pub called the Windsor Castle took them to the Queen's residence instead.

The 12 barrels of lager were delivered to the real Windsor Castle after they were ordered for England's football match with Croatia. Royal staff had no record of the order and turned the delivery away. They eventually made it it to the pub of the same name, five miles away in Maidenhead, but the delivery was three hours late.

Pub manager Misko Coric said: "The delivery was late and we were getting worried. At first we thought the driver may have had an accident or something, but then the officer informed us that he was calling from the real Windsor Castle and had a rather confused delivery driver with him. I couldn't believe it. I honestly thought it was a hoax but the officer insisted he was genuine and wanted confirmation that we were expecting a delivery."

He added: "It was a silly mistake - these things can happen. The barrels did eventually arrive, about three hours late, so there was no problem. We have received mail for the royal household here before but I think this is the first time they have received anything meant for us."

A Windsor Castle spokesman said: "It was very funny. But there's no way the Queen sits down in the evening with a pint."

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