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Lt Gen Charles Costanza described the incident as a "tragic accident" and added that it was "humbling to watch the incredible recovery team from different commands, countries and continents come together".

Money awarded for participation is weighted by a ranking based on sporting and commercial criteria, meaning European clubs will earn more for taking part than teams from other continents.

Who’s to say that there aren’t other people from other places, from other continents who deserve to be considered canonically among the best music ever made?

Among the outsiders, Eliasch has proposed rotating the Winter Games among a group of permanent hosts while Watanabe wants to stage the Olympics across five cities from five continents at the same time.

Ms Barrett said she was never told she needed to pay the duty or where to collect the package, adding: "This has got my family torn up on two continents."