William swaps the nightclub for a quiet meal with Camilla - and there's no sign of Charles or Harry

Wills joined The Duchess of Cornwall for a meal at classy London restaurant, Scott's in Mayfair last night and the pair were also accompanied by her children Tom and Laura.

Parker-Bowles and the young prince have rarely been seen out together and their outing was especially notable for the absence of her husband Prince Charles.

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Camilla and William have rarely been seen out together

Meanwhile other members of the royal crowd were enjoying supper just around the corner in fashionable restaurant Cipriani.

The Duke of York was eating out with his former wife Sarah Ferguson and their daughters Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie.

Beatrice was accompanied by her American boyfriend David Clark for the pre-Christmas meal.

Just moments after the gang left, Madonna was seen leaving the same restaurant, although it is not thought that the two parties were together.

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Prince William thanks doorman as he leaves Mayfair restaurant Scott's

Most unusual of recent weeks was the absence of William's favourite drinking partner of late - his younger brother Harry.

The pair were once again seen hitting regular haunt Boujis on Wednesday night where they partied in typically extravagant fashion.

Along with girlfriend Kate Middleton the royal crowd partied until 3am, reportedly managing to rack up a bar bill of £15,000 in just two hours.

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William looked more sober than he has done in recent days after a raucous night a Boujis on Wednesday

Richard Branson's daugher and Virgin heiress Holly Branson, 25 and old friend Guy Pelly, 25 helped the royals get through 25 bottles of £500-a-time Cristal champagne.

The 15-strong crowd also made their way through sambucca shots, vodka and tequila.

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Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice with David Clark arrive for dinner at Cipriani's

Before meeting William for the meal, Camilla had paid a visit to a charity shop where she managed to pick up some of her Christmas shopping.

She was visiting an Emmaus charity shop in West Norwood, south London, surprising passers-by who whipped out their mobile phones to take pictures of the VIP customer and shouted greetings.

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The Duchess of York and her former husband Prince Andrew

She walked away with with two vases and a thesaurus - which came to the grand total of £3.50.

The Duchess will continue her own hectic schedule today when she presents Iraq tour medals to the soldiers of 4th Battalion The Rifles.

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Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie dined next to Madonna

The regiment recently returned from six months in the Gulf, during which time they saw some of the fiercest fighting of the campaign, earning themselves the nickname "Lions of Basra".

After presenting the Operation Telic 10 medals at Bulford Camp, Wiltshire, the duchess will meet privately with families of soldiers who were injured or killed.