22 August, 2017
We always thought it was going to be a nightmare, " Mr Hogan told the outlet.
It can be easy to forget your ID when you're heading out for the night.
'I said 'no they're kosher, I recognise that name from when the Mexican first lady came in. The royal had dignitary protection unit officers with him, but they were wearing civilian clothes.
'Just because a policeman tells you to shoot someone doesn't make it legal, ' he said. Are you a fan of Prince Frederik?
'He seemed like a very nice bloke.
A Cairns nightclub owner said he was left out of pocket last month after global passports failed to fit the ID scanners and he was forced to turn away dozens of visiting U.S. sailors. They came back though'.
People leave the Jade Buddha bar and restaurant in Brisbane, August 22, 2017.
Left absolutely baffled, the group left the venue and returned 15 minutes later to try and ensure a fun evening.
"I jokingly said to my brother 'if he had Mary with him he would've waltzed in"'.
The machines cost $8000 each and 31 licensees inside Safe Night Precincts had applied to reduce their hours from 2am or 3am to midnight to avoid using the scanners.
In a yarn that's simultaneously a complete indictment on the outrageously silly lockout laws, and also really, really, really amusing, Prince Frederik of Denmark and his associated entourage were reportedly denied entry to a pub in Queensland because the Danish royal was not carrying ID.
Prince Frederik famously met his future wife, a commoner from Tasmania then known as Mary Donaldson, in a Sydney pub during the 2000 Olympics.
The owner of the bar located on the Eagle Street Pier intervened before the situation could become any more embarrassing, and the prince and his party entered the club.
"It's a stupid law".
"This is just the tip of the iceberg with the Prince", he continued. "It's happening all the time with normal people".
"More than 1.4 million IDs have been scanned since the laws were introduced in July and more than 70 violent offenders stopped from entering licensed venues as a result", she said.
Finally convincing the venue manager that they had the authority to override the tough new ID requirements.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Jade Buddha Bar for comment.
