Article: IS IT LAST ORDERS FORGUY'S CELEBRITY RUB-A-DUB?*; Princess Beatrice,Sting, Clint Eastwood...since Guy Ritchie took over this humble pub, it's been hijacked by the A-list. Now the locals are in revolt; (*That's pub in Mockney, of course).(Features)

Byline: by Rachel Porter

PULLING pints behind the bar at the Punch Bowl in Mayfair is not a job for the easily starstruck. But, even by its own impressive standards, it has been a stellar week for the London pub which, until a couple of years ago, was as unremarkable as it looks.

When the saloon door swung open two Saturdays ago, even the manager couldn't believe his eyes. In strolled Clint Eastwood intent on spending the night in a proper (but distinctly A-list) British boozer.

There's real ale on the pumps, sausage and mash on the menu (at an eyewatering price) and portraits of Her Majesty and Churchill presiding over proceedings. It is the ...

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