Prince William to the rescue! How the future King once stepped in to break up actor's nightclub fight

Noble by blood and noble by nature - Prince William once lived up to his regal name and stepped in to keep the peace at a swanky private members’ bar. British TV star Will Mellor, known for roles in the likes of soap opera Coronation Street and BAFTA winning drama, Broadchurch, revealed all about the unexpected encounter with the future King during his appearance on Fearne Cotton’s Happy Place podcast.

Recalling how someone had "shoulder barged" him when he was walking around on crutches, Will described the unexpected moment Prince William intervened, throwing his hands on his shoulders.

"I hear this person going, 'Leave it, Will. He's not worth it. Leave it'," the actor said. "And it was Prince William, and he's got his hands on my shoulders, looking at me now, going, 'Will, leave it.'"

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Will continued, "The funny part of this story is I got home the next day, and my mate phones me and goes, 'I'll never forget seeing Prince William with his hands on your shoulders going, 'Leave it, Will. He’s not worth it' like he was one of your mates.'"

The alleged altercation took place at the now-closed Boujis, once one of the buzziest and swankiest London hotspots. Before he was a married family man, the Prince of Wales - as well as other royals including his cousins Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie - was known to be a regular at the club in South Kensington.

Boujis' owners have even publicly shared their pride that it was said to be the location that William and Kate chose for their first public outing as a couple.

Carlo Carello and Jake Parkinson-Smith, previously told Hello! that the Prince and Princess of Wales were seen there early on in their romance and were partial to the club’s signature drink. Carlo claimed, "Kate and Will did love their Crackbabies as on their first date at Boujis, that I can say. They say it was their first public outing."

Questionable name aside, the drink sounds pretty delicious and is made from passion fruit, vodka, Chambord, fresh strawberries and champagne. The nightclub was also where Kate was famously photographed partying with her sister, Pippa Middleton, in 2007, during her and William's brief separation.

Now, all these years later the couple have talked about how they spend their free time as a happily married couple with three children - and it’s incredibly relatable. According to royal biographer Robert Hardman, the future King and Queen are more likely to be found settling down in front of the TV.

"The King is the one who still enjoys sitting up writing letters into the night, whereas Prince William's idea of a fun evening, says one of his team, is to 'sit down with the Princess in front of The Traitors'," the author claims in Elizabeth II: In Private. In Public. The Inside Story.

With the latest series of The Celebrity Traitors now wrapped up, we wonder what the couple are moving on to watch next.