Prince Edward’s former lover describes being ‘smuggled’ into Palace | Royal | News [Video]

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Prince Edward and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh have been happily married since June 1999 but before then he had a six year on/off romance with West End star Ruthie Henshall.

The couple first crossed paths in the late 1980s when she was starring in Cats, but despite her “genuine love” for him it eventually ended due to her career commitments.

During her appearance on Radio Four’s Desert Island Discs, Ms Henshall opened up about them spending time together in the Palace and how King Charles also hung out with them.

She told presenter Kirsty Young that “it was very exciting…I genuinely fell in love with him”, adding that she was even “smuggled” into the Palace to see Edward.

Ms Henshall recalled attending cook-outs with members of the Royal Family, including the late Queen Elizabeth, with Charles “turning the sausages”.

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