Drunk princess made racist comments and tried to strip

Princess Therese Sayn-Wittgenstein arrives at Dundee Court in a dark wig. She appeared in the dock as a blonde. Picture: Alan Richardson

Her Serene Highness Princess Theodora Sayn-Wittgenstein admitted at Dundee Sheriff Court telling first aider Farah Jasmin Hussain: “I was doing my nails this morning – I wondered how many Muslims I could kill.”

She arrived at court wearing a long brown wig before sitting on the public benches alongside sex offenders, thieves and drug addicts as she waited for her case to be called.

The court heard the princess had gone to St Andrews, where she graduated in international relations before working in Jordan. She had returned to Scotland for a reunion with friends and to attend the Oktoberfest party held at Kinkell Byre outside the Fife town every March.

At the end of the night, she tried to climb a fence before stripping off some of her outfit. When she was taken to the first aid room, she made the racist remarks before attacking a security guard and a first aider.

Sayn-Wittgenstein, who works in her father’s alternative energy business, then had to be restrained by numerous security guards before police turned up and handcuffed her.

Officers put her in leg restraints to get her into a police car. She then lashed out at officers, later telling them she did so because she “thought she was being kidnapped”.

Fiscal depute Trina Sinclair told Dundee Sheriff Court: “At 10:30pm, security were attempting to usher the last stragglers to the shuttle buses. The accused was in the courtyard area.

“Damon Creevy, a security guard, saw her climbing railings and drawing attention to herself.

“She started to remove some of her clothing and Mr Creevy told her to climb down and put her clothing back on but she refused.

“She was eventually taken down and to the first aid room. A security guard assisted by Farah Hussain attempted to replace her clothing.

“She had began to calm down but became aggressive again and said, ‘I was doing my nails this morning and I wondered how many Muslims I could kill’.

“Ms Hussain left the room in tears because of the accused.

“The accused stood on a chair and began to rant about her human rights.

“Cara Anderson stood behind her, trying to stabilise the chair she was standing on but she fell on top of Miss Anderson.

“The accused began to thrash and struck her several times. She then kicked witness Creevy to the chest and attempted to headbutt Miss Anderson.”

Sayn-Wittgenstein, 27, who lives in Germany but who gave an address in Chelsea, London, on court papers, pleaded guilty to two charges of assault, one of breach of the peace aggravated by religious prejudice and one under the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act on 8 March this year.

Defence solicitor Douglas Williams said she had “brought shame on herself and her family”. He said: “Her behaviour was totally out of character – she has a degree in international relations and has lived in Jordan, immersing herself in Middle Eastern culture.

“She accepts she made the comments described and that is of particular concern to her – she has no disposition against any group.

“Her behaviour was reprehensible but she has taken responsibility to come back and face the music. The whole experience of being in custody for the weekend was extremely unnerving to her.”

Sheriff Mark Stewart QC fined Sayn-Wittgenstein a total of £1,000. He said: “The impression one gets is of disorderly and violent conduct occasioned by far too much drink for someone who was unable to properly deal with that level of intake.

“I deal with you as I would anyone who behaves in this way.

“These comments you made are unacceptable – they would cause nothing but division, concern and unhappiness.”

Sayn-Wittgenstein made no comment as she left court.