Overview
- Henshall confirmed on Instagram that her memoir, The Showgirl and the Prince, is scheduled for publication on 16 July 2026.
- She says the book draws on 1980s diaries and personal letters from Prince Edward that she discovered in boxes about five years ago.
- The memoir will recount a five-year, on-off relationship that began in 1988, including discreet visits to Buckingham Palace and tea visits at Windsor.
- News reports note there is no confirmation that palace officials have been given advance access to the manuscript.
- Coverage highlights prior 2020 remarks by Henshall about private moments at royal residences, comments she later said she regretted.