15-year drug habit: Comedian snorted cocaine in Queen of England’s palace

Quite a daring thing to do, right?… British Comedian, Stephen Fry has admitted that he took cocaine in Queen Elizabeth’s abode, Buckingham Palace, as well as in other iconic buildings like the House of Commons, BBC Television Centre, ITV HQ and various media houses.

Fry, who is host of TV quiz, QI, made the revelation in his new book, More Fool Me, which was released yesterday.

He wrote in the autobiography: "I take this opportunity to apologise unreservedly, to the owners, managers or representatives of the noble and ignoble premises and to the hundreds of private homes, offices, car dashboards, tables, mantelpieces and available polished surfaces that could so easily have been added to this list of shame.

"You may wish to have me struck off, banned, black balled or in any other way punished for past crimes; surely now is the time to reach for the phone, the police or the club secretary."

The 57-year old comedian also admitted that he wasted a lot of money fueling his 15-year old drug habit. "How can I explain the extraordinary waste of time and money that went into my 15-year habit?

"Tens if not hundreds of thousands of pounds, and as many hours, sniffing, snorting and tooting away time that could have been employed writing, performing, thinking, exercising, living." He wrote.
“I didn’t take it because I was unhappy (at least I don’t think so). I took it because I really, really liked it”, he revealed further, after assuring readers that he was way too "squeamish" to ever try other hard drugs like crystal meth or heroin.

Fry, who shot to limelight with his work on A Bit Of Fry and Laurie and Blackadder, also said that his need for drugs was so great that he built up a network of dealers to ensure a steady supply.

His brushes with the law and how he narrowly escaped drug charges after being stopped by police while in possession of cocaine was also touched on in the book. He however did not state when he kicked the habit