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A customer who placed an order in Welsh at a Starbucks was told to “speak English or get out”, it has been claimed.

Welsh classical soprano Gwawr Edwards, from Aberystwyth , said the reaction from a member of staff when another customer ordered in Welsh was “a disgrace”.

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Gwawr took to Twitter to complain about the alleged incident in her hometown.

Its translation is: “It’s a disgrace that the reaction of a staff member in @StarbucksAber to a customer trying to order in their own language was ‘Speak English or get out’.”

Gwawr told the Cambrian News : “I don’t know the person it happened to personally – otherwise I would have made much more of a fuss and taken it on.

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“I hope it was dealt with appropriately.”

The store, in Great Darkgate Street, hit the headlines in January last year when their plans for a “super-logo” on the side of its coffee shop were turned down by the local council.

The company reapplied to have the large sign painted on the outside wall of the coffee shop after initially scrapping the design.

But Ceredigion council said the proposed sign would neither preserve nor enhance the character and appearance of the Aberystwyth conservation area.

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Steve Whetton, operations manager at Starbucks Aberystwyth, said: “We take this allegation very seriously as any incident of this sort is unacceptable at Starbucks. We have contacted the customer concerned to request details for our investigation.

"We are committed to being an involved part of the local Welsh community. As such we have a large number of fluent Welsh speakers in our team and have worked to support local causes since we opened in 2014.

"We always want to create a warm and welcoming environment for everyone to enjoy.”

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