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Architect who met King and Kate convicted over drunken assault on cabin crew on Heathrow flight

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Carr, S. (2026, October 15). Architect who met King and Kate convicted over drunken assault on cabin crew on Heathrow flight. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/royals/architect-king-kate-drunken-assault-heathrow-b1301075.html

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Simone de Gale, a 44-year-old architect who previously met the Princess of Wales, was convicted for assaulting a cabin crew member on a Virgin Atlantic flight from Dubai to Heathrow Airport. De Gale was found guilty of four offenses: assault by beating, being drunk on an aircraft, using threatening or abusive behavior towards cabin crew, and behaving in a threatening manner. She failed to attend her trial at Ealing Magistrates' Court, leading to a warrant for her arrest. During the incident on February 5, de Gale denied touching anyone and claimed she had recorded everything on video.

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Simone de Gale, 44, an architect from Notting Hill, London, has been convicted of four charges including assault by beating and being drunk in an aircraft after a violent incident on a Virgin Atlantic flight from Dubai to Heathrow Airport on February 5. De Gale attacked cabin crew member Sarah Jane Buckland and verbally abused other staff members when asked not to disturb a sleeping baby during the flight. Police noted that de Gale was slurring her speech, smelled strongly of alcohol, and stumbled upon landing at Heathrow. The court heard that de Gale called the crew "racist" and insulted them using abusive language like "you’re just a f*ing air hostess." De Gale skipped her trial but was later found guilty in absentia by Ealing Magistrates' Court**, which issued an arrest warrant for her.

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A prominent architect who previously met the King and the Princess of Wales has been convicted of drunkenly assaulting a cabin crew member on a Heathrow-bound flight from Dubai. asserted

who → meet → Dubai

Simone de Gale, 44, was found guilty of four offences after failing to attend her trial at Ealing Magistrates' Court, where magistrates issued a warrant for her arrest. asserted

magistrates → find → arrest

The founder of Simone de Gale Architects was convicted of assaulting Virgin Atlantic crew member Sarah Buckland during the flight on February 5. asserted

founder → convict → February

She was also found guilty of being drunk on an aircraft and using threatening or abusive behaviour towards cabin crew. asserted

She → find → crew

An arrest warrant was issued for de Gale, of Notting Hill, west London, after she failed to attend her court appearance, the force said. asserted

force → issue → appearance

The architect’s LinkedIn page says she is head of planning for the Belgravia Society “with regards to all Belgravia related planning matters with Westminster City Council and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea”. asserted

she → say → Kensington

In footage of her arrest at Heathrow Airport, released by the Crown Prosecution Service, de Gale told officers “I’ve not touched anyone or anything”, adding: “I recorded everything on a video.” asserted

I → release → video

After being told she was being placed under arrest, she replied: “I don’t think that’s possible.” asserted

that → tell → arrest

She was found guilty of behaving in a threatening, abusive, insulting or disorderly manner towards a member of aircraft crew; being drunk in an aircraft; using threatening or abusive words or behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress; and assault by beating. asserted

She → find → beating

Architect who met King and Kate convicted over drunken assault on cabin crew on Heathrow flight

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