Prince Harry wrote extensively about his past use of illegal drugs in his vulgar memoir, Spare.
I hear, however, that your favorite private club chain is cracking down on drug use by its trendy members.
Soho House, where the Duke and Duchess of Sussex enjoyed their first date, sent members an email this week, warning them of its “strict anti-drugs policy.”
The crackdown is so severe that the club has threatened to expel members who share a bathroom, arguing that they may have been using drugs together.
A branch of Soho House on Dean Street (pictured), where the Duke and Duchess of Sussex enjoyed their first date, sent members an email this week, warning them of its “strict anti-drugs policy”.
“With an exciting summer in our UK Houses ahead, we wanted to take this opportunity to remind all our members, both old and new, of some of the important things about using Soho House membership,” wrote its director, Velma Simmons.
‘We have a strict anti-drug policy in all our Chambers. Any member found or believed to be buying, selling, using or possessing illegal drugs while in any of our spaces will have their membership terminated effective immediately. This also applies to anyone who is in a toilet cubicle with another person.
“Any member or guest who violates our House rules risks having their membership suspended or revoked.”
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex enjoyed their first date at Soho House in London
Jude Law and Sadie Frost’s daughter Iris, then two, was rushed to hospital in 2002 after swallowing an ecstasy tablet she found on the floor of Soho House at a children’s birthday party.
Founded in 1995 by Nick Jones, husband of TV star Kirsty Young, Soho House has grown to a chain of 42 clubs around the world. Its members include Hollywood stars.
Full membership with access to all venues costs just £3,000 a year. Club membership starts at £850 a year, but is well above £1,000 in many places.
The Duke of Sussex met Meghan for the first time in person at 76 Dean Street, their Soho branch located in one of the oldest houses in Westminster. They later stayed at Soho Farmhouse in Oxfordshire.
In his autobiography, Spare, Harry admits that he used cocaine as a teenager and blamed it on teenage rebellion. He claimed he was offered the Class A drug during a hunting weekend when he was 17, and on a few other occasions.
He confesses that he had lied about his cocaine use when confronted during the Queen’s Golden Jubilee in 2002.
King Charles’ youngest son also described smoking cannabis at Eton College and said he had continued using the drug at Nottingham Cottage, the house he moved into with Meghan on the grounds of Kensington Palace.