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Prince Harry once accidentally triggered a panic alarm at St James's Palace when he returned worse the wear after a night out and fell over in a guard's sentry box, it has been claimed.
A former soldier told how the prince fell into the sentry box and set off the alarm by accident, triggering an armed response by palace guards and armed police.
The Duke of Sussex, who was 27 at the time of the alleged incident in 2012, was described as 'blind drunk' by the soldier, who served in the army for more than a decade before being injured by shrapnel from an IED in Afghanistan.
Prince Harry was also in the army at the time of the incident, but is believed to have been off-duty and partying with civilian friends, the Sun reports.
Prince Harry, who was 27 at the time of the alleged incident in 2012, was described as 'blind drunk' by the soldier
Sentry boxes, seen at most royal residences including Buckingham Palace, are occupied by guards during the day but kept empty at night (Pictured: Guard at Buckingham Palace, stock image)
The veteran told the paper how the alarm was set off at around midnight, triggering three members of the palace's QRF (Quick Response Force) and two armed Metropolitan Police officers to dash to the scene.
There they found a 'blind drunk' Prince Harry, who had collapsed inside the box.
The ex-soldier said: 'He was slurring his words, not making any sense.
'When we tried to pick him up he started yelling, "get off me, I don't need any help".
'He was pushing us off and being very abusive.'
The group helped the prince back to his apartment before leaving him to sleep it off.
