Officials with London's landmark Harrods department store admit more discretion should have been used before a uniformed soldier was asked to leave.

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The incident occurred eight days ago on Remembrance Sunday, when Britain acknowledges its war dead and the signing of the armistice in World War I, the Telegraph reported Monday.

Lt. Daniel Lenherr, 26, of the Royal Horse Artillery visited the store after attending a memorial service with his wife and was quickly approached by Harrods' staff concerned about his uniform.

He was wearing barracks dress, which consists of field green trousers and jacket with a leather belt, a white shirt and dark gold tie. Staff asked him to leave, as his uniform could intimidate other customers, the newspaper said.

An unidentified store spokesman said the store has long had a no-uniforms policy but considering what day it was, more discretion should have been used, the Telegraph said.