A DEATHBED request to take her parents' ashes globetrotting proved no problem for a Herefordshire woman - until a plan to accompany an 'urn' to see the jewels of the Nile was grounded.

Floss Morgan, of Kimbolton, near Leominster, spent a lot of time travelling with her mother, Mavis, but her father, Granville, was disabled which prevented him from holidaying with his family.

Since their deaths, Miss Morgan has travelled thousands of miles scattering her parents' remains in various parts of the world, including Florida, the Caribbean, Gran Canaria, Portugal and Malta.

Miss Morgan, a teacher, said: "My mum and I would go travelling as much as we could and she told me that, when she passed away, Egypt was one of the places she wanted her ashes to be scattered.

"But the bits of ashes for Egypt are still at home waiting to be scattered, and it's very disappointing."

Miss Morgan booked a Christmas trip to Luxor 12 months in advance and was devastated when the tour operator told her to forfeit her seat on the plane the day before the departure. She was looking forward to a seven-day River Nile cruise aboard MS Rosa Blanca.

"My dad could not travel when he was alive, so scattering the ashes is like his opportunity to go. Some people might think it's a bit macabre, but once I explain it to them, they seem to understand," she said.

Mavis died shortly before Christmas in 1994 and asked for her remains to be scattered in destinations that she would never be able to visit. Granville died four months later, in April 1995.

"I usually take a little pot, find a quiet place and just scatter the ashes. It's my way of saying: 'You have been here now - just like you had always wanted'," said Miss Morgan.

Miss Morgan was offered an alternative holiday in Egypt but she said it was not like the break she originally booked.

After visiting the travel agent in Leominster, it was agreed that she had little alternative but to cancel the holiday completely.

A Thomas Cook spokesman said Miss Morgan was taken off the flight because its company's allocation on the outward plane to Luxor was reduced by one seat and she was the last single passenger to have booked.

"We're extremely sorry that this happened. The complaint has been passed on to a senior company representative and a more favourable offer will be made to the customer by the end of the week."