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Drunk army cadet claimed 'Queen' told him to get on the p***

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Updated 16:17 9 Oct 2022 GMT+1Published 16:16 9 Oct 2022 GMT+1

Drunk army cadet claimed 'Queen' told him to get on the p***

The drunken cadet is said to have been caught by one of his superiors

Emily Brown

Emily Brown

"I've had a rough day," and "we're celebrating!" are a couple of the common excuses people use for going out drinking, but one British Army cadet went for a more original justification when it came to getting p***ed.

The elaborate tale is one relayed by author and former cadet Geordie Stewart in his new book, Hurry Up And Wait: The Secret Life of a Sandhurst Cadet.

Stewart attended The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst as part of his journey to a five-year career in an army reconnaissance regiment, with the renowned academy having also welcomed the likes of Prince Harry over the years.

In extracts published in the Daily Star, the author recalled the antics of one cadet in particular; a middle-ranking Royal Artillery officer of the 39 Platoon in waiting.

According to Stewart, this cadet couldn't resist the 'magnetic' draw of 'dating apps and London clubs'. He recalled the man attempting to charm a trainee lawyer one night before heading back to his room, when he was confronted by his superior, Colour Sergeant Thornton.

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The encounter took place in the 'wee hours', when the cadet was walking 'somewhat hazily' - no doubt tipping the sergeant off to his intoxicated state.

"His justification?" Stewart wrote. "He asked Queen Victoria – the statue, that is – whether his overnight absence was approved. She kindly agreed that it was."

Though Queen Victoria was indeed very kind to approve his night out, it should be stressed that she died in 1901, and so couldn't actually have granted permission of any kind - at least not without crossing some sort of boundary from the afterlife.

Queen Victoria would have had to come back from the dead to approval the cadet's outing.
Universal Art Archive / Alamy Stock Photo

This cadet's wild ways didn't stop there, as he apparently even went as far as to go on a night out before an important chapel parade set to take place the following day.

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Stewart explained: "With a chapel parade early on Sunday morning, most people were having a quiet Saturday night in.

"The dress code was blues, the smartest of all dress. The night started well with a few drinks police conversation and a few speeches."

However, as the night escalated, the cadet 'proceeded through the levels quickly and assertively'.

The man is said to have quickly got into 'chanting, stumbling and chundering', before taking an 'unplanned dip in the Sandhurst lake before being accompanied to the block'.

He might have got away with the incident too, if it weren't for the fact that he had to wear the blues again for 'the most important chapel service of the intake' the next day, when his clothes were still 'fully sodden'.

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According to Stewart, the cadet quickly learned the consequences of his actions as he spent the following weekends mastering the graceful art of shovelling horse manure. I wonder if it was worth it?

Featured Image Credit: Terry Mathews / Gregory Davies / Alamy

Topics: UK News

Emily Brown
Emily Brown

Emily Brown is the Community Desk Lead at LADbible Group. Emily first began delivering news when she was just 11 years old - with a paper route. She went on to graduate with a BA Hons in English Language in the Media from Lancaster University before contributing to The Sunday Times Travel Magazine and Student Problems. She joined UNILAD in 2018 to cover breaking news, trending stories and longer form features, and now works as Community Desk Lead to commission and write human interest stories from across the globe.

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