Just months after it was revealed Prince Harry had spent a night in a casino, where he walked away with a £500 win, Wednesday's Sun newspaper is leading with a front page exclusive on William's surprise appearance at a Mecca bingo hall close to Sandhurst military academy in Surrey.

To make the story even quirkier, it's claimed the second-in-line to the throne "stunned regulars after registering in the name William Harry".......a surefire way of keeping his identity secret!

A source tells The Sun, who have images of the royal visit (seemingly from CCTV camera?) on their website: "None of the cadets thought William was seriously agreeing and they bet him he’d bottle out before they got there. But William went through with it. They thought it was hilarious and had a great time."

On arriving at the Mecca bingo hall in Reading, Berkshire, the Prince bought a £5 book of tickets after becoming a member of the club, before settling down with 10 of his friends for an hour-long session. The fun night out, which concluded with a tour of the city's bars, came at the end of a day which had seen the cadets endure a five-hour lecture on terrorism.

As to be expected, few actually believed it was Prince William in their midst, their confusion compounded by the cheeky Prince joking that he was a lookalike.

According to one of the regulars who played alongside the Prince, who initially tried to hide his identity under his baseball cap: "Initially he told someone he was a lookalike but his mates all started laughing so he had to own up."

"He was very friendly, talking and joking with people. When someone asked him to sign the back of their bingo card he borrowed a pen from the girl behind the bar and signed a couple of cards."

One of the stunned onlookers later joked: "If he had won, we were wondering if he would have shouted ‘palace’ instead of ‘house’!"

Clarence House has confirmed that Prince William attended the event, saying: "Prince William made a private visit to the bingo. He was on a fun night out with a small group of fellow Sandhurst cadets at the time."

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Name: Pamela	Comment: And we all thought that bingo was just for old ladies. Actually, it could do no end of good; improving the prospects of such activities and maybe making them trendy again.

Name: Karmen Day	Comment: Haha... did he win?

Name: Exploora	Comment: Are you sure he didn't use the name William Harry for luck, since Harry did win 500 pounds. I would think he could come up with a better name if he wanted to have is identity remain secret. Just my opinion.

Name: Trudie	Comment: Love William's alias just hope he was as lucky as Harry!!