A member of Buckingham Palace staff has been arrested after allegedly trying to punch the manager of a bar in London.
The woman, said to be a maid at the Royal household, was ‘crazy drunk’ witnesses told The Sun.
Staff today told Metro it was the ‘talk of the Palace’ after around 50 servants headed for a pre-arranged party at the All Bar One in Victoria Street on Tuesday night.
A Buckingham Palace admin worker told Metro: ‘I wasn’t there but it is the talk of the palace. Everyone gets on pretty well so it was a shock and surprise to hear there had been trouble.’
A witness to the chaotic scenes told the Sun: ‘I’ve never seen one person get that crazy during a night out. She was on another level.’
A Palace spokesperson told the BBC:’”We are aware of an incident outside the workplace involving a number of Household staff who had previously attended an early evening reception at the Palace.
‘While this was an informal social gathering, not an official Palace Christmas party, the facts will be fully investigated, with a robust disciplinary process followed in relation to individual staff and appropriate action taken.’
Police were called to the bar after 9pm and the woman, 24, was arrested for common assault, criminal damage and being drunk and disorderly.
A security guard at a business nearby said the women had been frogmarched away and put in a police van.
A source admitted to The Sun it had been a ‘tough night’ for everyone involved.
Another said: ‘Someone kicked off outside, was smashing glasses, and then got arrested.’
Royal staff had enjoyed drinks at the Palace at 4pm, with the event passing without incident.
One insider told The Sun: ‘The group walked in and this one girl just got hysterical.
‘She started smashing glasses and abusing our staff members, so we had to call the police.
‘I’ve never seen one person get that crazy during a night out. She was on another level.’
Another added: ‘It had been a crazy night, we were incredibly busy and we had to deal with so many bookings.
‘We were fully booked and then we had to deal with a party of 50 people on top of that.’
The pub has security and is a popular destination for Christmas parties.
A Met Police spokesperson said: ‘At 21.21hrs on Tuesday, December 10 officers were called to a bar in Victoria Street, SW1, following reports that a customer had smashed glasses and attempted to assault a member of staff.
‘Officers attended and arrested a 24-year-old woman on suspicion of common assault, criminal damage and being drunk and disorderly.
‘She was taken into custody and released the following evening having been given a penalty notice for disorder.’
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