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Ruthie Henshall Confirms Memoir on Past Romance With Prince Edward

The July release draws on diaries and letters she says she rediscovered.

Overview

  • The book, titled The Showgirl and the Prince, is scheduled for publication in July by Pan Macmillan.
  • It chronicles the late 1980s to early 1990s relationship, including secret dates, visits to Buckingham Palace, and tea with Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor.
  • Henshall says she was inspired after finding old diaries and letters from Prince Edward while clearing her garage.
  • The pair met in 1988 during Cats, when she was a chorus girl and he worked as a production assistant for Andrew Lloyd Webber, and they split in 1993.
  • Henshall says she remains on good terms with the Royal Family, while some outlets cite the Telegraph’s view that courtiers could feel uneasy about the memoir.