1 week Ago By [email protected] (William Morgan, Gemma Strong)
Prince William and Prince Harry had a private party venue at their disposal when they were teenagers, but unlike other teenage hideaways, this bunker was literally bomb-proof Get the latest entertainment news sent straight to your inbox with our weekly Showbiz newsletter We have more newsletters Get the latest entertainment news sent straight to your inbox with our weekly Showbiz newsletter We have more newsletters Prince William and Prince Harry, as teenagers, couldn't exactly hit the town like their mates, but they didn't have to look far for private fun with their peers. Indeed, the Royal brothers had a ready-made entertainment hub within their father's Tetbury home, Highgrove. Royal author Robert Lacey disclosed in his 2020 book Battle of Brothers that then- Prince Charles permitted his sons to convert a bomb-proof shelter in the house's cellar into 'Club H', a dungeon disco adorned with scruffy sofas.
It featured a well-stocked bar and a top-notch sound system - an ideal spot for William and Harry to host their friends during school holidays. Lacey stated, "Club H turned Highgrove into quite the hot spot when Dad happened to be away. In his absence, 16-year-old William - already a steady drinker - and his younger brother 'relaxed' intensively.
" READ MORE: Queen Elizabeth's stud groom 'apologised profusely' to her in confusion over 'rude' prank The royal author continued: "Club H had been very much William's inspiration, with his older friends largely setting the social pace for Harry. If Prince Charles did happen to be at home, the two brothers and their friends could all pile out together to The Rattlebone Inn in the village of Sherston five miles away." Prince Harry has revealed in his explosive memoir, Spare, about the secret party room he used to hide in, writing "I hid in the basement beneath Highgrove, usually with Willy.
We called it Club H. Many assumed the H stood for Harry, but in fact it stood for Highgrove." The Mirror reports that the prince further described Club H as his sanctuary: "Club H was the perfect hideout for a teenager, but especially this teenager.
When I wanted peace, Club H provided. "When I wanted mischief, Club H was the safest place to act out. When I wanted solitude, what better than a bomb shelter in the middle of the British countryside?" He went on to describe the interior of the brother's underground Club H: "It was windowless, but the brick walls, painted bone white, kept it from feeling claustrophobic.
"Also, we kitted out the space with nice pieces from various Royal residences. Persian rug, red Moroccan sofas, wooden table, electric dartboard. We also put in a huge stereo system.
It didn't sound great, but it was loud. In a corner stood a drinks trolley..
." Harry continued: "To get down to its depths you went through a heavy white ground-level door, then down a steep flight of stone stairs, then groped your way along a damp stone floor, then descended three more stairs, then past several wine cellars, wherein Camilla kept her fanciest bottles, on past a freezer and several storerooms full of paintings, polo gear, and absurd gifts from foreign governments and potentates. (No one wanted them, but they couldn't be regifted or donated, or thrown out, so they'd been carefully logged and sealed away.
) "Beyond that final storeroom were two green doors with little brass handles, and on the other side of those was Club H.".
