Mason, who became a household name after performing at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, has said he had to cancel a concert in Canada after the country’s largest airline denied his pre-booked seat for his cello.

A pair of classical musicians, including famed British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cancelled a sold-out show in Toronto after Air Canada refused to allow them to board their flight with a cello, even though they'd purchased a seat for the instrument.

A world-renowned British musician said his concert in Canada was cancelled after Air Canada denied his pre-booked seat for his cello.

Sheku Kanneh-Mason and his sister said an Air Canada gate agent refused to allow the instrument to fly even though he had bought a seat for it.