Prince Harry reportedly lashed out at a photographer at the end of a drunken night out - but it ended in him falling over rather than fisticuffs.

With his girlfriend Chelsy Davy on her gap year, Harry was spotted with former TV presenter Natalie Pinkham at Boujis in London Friday night. An onlooker at the club reports: “He and Natalie were dancing very close and his hands were everywhere.”

“Harry was obviously very drunk. He and Natalie spent most of the night huddled together at a corner table beside the dance floor where Harry’s bodyguards did their best to hide them both from view.”

“They ordered full-size bottles of vodka and cans of Red Bull and mixed their own drinks at the table. It was clearly a big night out for both of them. Harry kept putting his arm around her.”

“At times it even looked like he was kissing her neck — although it was difficult to see. They were certainly being very touchy-feely with each other.”

“The club was totally packed and he was constantly bumping into other people but he just didn’t care.”

Around 3am, Natalie left the club by the front door while Harry tried to avoid the paparazzi by using the back door. Photographer Nirach Tanner told the News of the World: “He was very drunk. I took a few shots of him and he just came for me. He knows me because I’ve taken his pictures before and I have never had a problem with him.”

“He saw me as he came out of the club’s rear entrance because he didn’t want to be spotted leaving with Natalie. He screamed at me to ‘F*** off’, then grabbed me and tried to shove me over. He had his hands around my collar and back.”

“It was an assault. I’ve never known anything like it before.”

Another photographer added: “If Tanner hadn’t been trying to get away it could have got ugly. I thought they taught discipline in the army but Harry wasn’t exactly showing any.”

“His bodyguard tried to stop him getting hold of Tanner but then things went pear-shaped when Harry tried to change direction and get into his Range Rover which had driven up.”

“He turned sharply left, completely lost his footing and fell on his backside. We could see he was wearing pink socks and pink boxer shorts. He was all over the place.”

“The bodyguard had to help him up and direct him into the car. Harry looked a bit dazed but didn’t say anything and got in and buried his head in his arms. He looked very much the worse for wear.”

A spokesman for Harry denied the attack was vicious: “There was no aggressive intent on Harry’s part. He tripped on the kerb and got entangled with a photographer who was standing close by.”

“Everybody was laughing about it afterwards.”