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WikiLeaks cables have revealed a world of sex, drugs and rock'n'roll behind the official pieties of Saudi Arabian royalty. Jeddah consulate officials described an underground Halloween party, thrown last year by a member of the royal family, which broke all the country's Islamic taboos, reports the Guardian. The party thrown by a wealthy prince from the Al-Thunayan family had abundant liquor and prostitutes were present also in a large number. "Alcohol, though strictly prohibited by Saudi law and custom, was plentiful at the party's well-stocked bar. The hired Filipino bartenders served a cocktail punch using sadiqi, a locally-made moonshine," the cable said. "It was also learned through word-of-mouth that a number of the guests were in fact 'working girls', not uncommon for such parties." The dispatch from the US partygoers, signed off by the consul in Jeddah, Martin Quinn, added, "Though not witnessed directly at this event, cocaine and hashish use is common in these social circles." Admission was controlled through a strict guest list. "The scene resembled a nightclub anywhere outside the kingdom: plentiful alcohol, young couples dancing, a DJ at the turntables and everyone in costume." "Most of the prince's security forces were young Nigerian men. It is common practice for Saudi princes to grow up with hired bodyguards from Nigeria or other African nations who are of similar age and who remain with the prince well into adulthood. The lifetime spent together creates an intense bond of loyalty," the diplomats explain. One high-society Saudi said, "The increased conservatism of our society over these past years has only moved social interaction to the inside of people's homes."

WikiLeaks: Saudi princes enjoy lives full of 'sex, drugs and rock'n'roll'