I don’t expect them to be saints, but isn’t it time William and Harry started growing up? – Daily Mail
Hours after England went down to a heroic defeat in the Rugby World Cup final, Prince William consoled our players with the words: “What a game! We gave it everything. We should be proud.” What a pity, then, that the same cannot be said of William and Harry themselves, who instead served as ambassadors for a very different aspect of Britishness, and one that has scarred our reputation abroad for far too long: mindless drunkenness. For William was speaking – while he still could – at the beginning of a 25-hour Parisian bender that left him and his brother so drunk they could hardly stand…

Prince Harry Misses Flight After 23-Hour Rugby Bender – Daily Record
BOOZED-UP Prince Harry missed his flight home after grabbing just two hours’ sleep during a 23-hour bender with the England rugby team. He had to hitch a lift on the team plane yesterday after helping the players drink their hotel bar dry of beer just hours after stumbling out of a nightclub at 6am on Sunday. Holding on to the bar two hours later, the royal had slurred: “I don’t know whether it’s 8amor 8pm. I only slept for two hours….

‘Fictitious’ ITV drama provokes royal rumpus – Telegraph
Two young princes knock back tequilas in a West End nightclub. The elder will one day be king while his brother revels in his image as a playboy. Both have had to endure the loss of a parent. It may sound familiar, but it is in fact the plot of a new “fictitious” television drama. The producers of the show, which will air on ITV in January, have drawn on the advice of former royal servants and courtiers, including Patrick Jephson, the former private secretary to Diana, Princess of Wales…