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UK: Prince Harry 'sent to drug rehab centre'
Ananova
Saturday 12 Jan 2002 Prince Harry was sent to a drugs rehabilitation clinic after he admitted to smoking cannabis and drinking alcohol. Prince Charles sent his son to visit Featherstone Lodge Rehabilitation Centre in south London. He took the decision after finding out that Harry took drugs at Highgrove private parties, and drank alcohol in a Wiltshire pub. A spokesman for St James's Palace said: "This is a serious matter which was resolved within the family, and is now in the past and closed." According to the report, Charles told aides: "There is no point in hiding the truth. These are the facts - let people make their own judgment." Bill Puddicombe, chief executive of Phoenix House Treatment Service For Drug Dependency, confirmed Prince Harry's attendance at Featherstone Lodge. Mr Puddicombe said: "He came for a couple of hours on a day in late summer and talked to several people in recovery - heroin and cocaine addicts mostly. "They told him what had happened in their lives, which must have been quite harrowing for him. "As we understood, it was an opportunity for the Prince of Wales to teach Prince Harry about our work and the consequences of taking drugs." Mr Puddicombe refused to comment on reports that Prince Harry was ordered to attend by his father after he admitted to smoking marijuana and drinking alcohol.
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