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Prince Edward’s ex-girlfriend to write tell-all memoir

Ruthie Henshall’s memoir reveals a five-year romance with Prince Edward using newly found diaries and letters, offering a personal view of royal life and first love.

  • This July, Ruthie Henshall, West End star and author, will publish The Showgirl and the Prince, a memoir described as `a funny, intimate and touching memoir` that reveals her romance with Prince Edward.
  • About five years ago, while clearing her garage, Henshall found boxes of memorabilia and last year said she felt overlooked and had no relationship since her marriage ended 16 years earlier.
  • When their romance began in 1988, Prince Edward and Ruthie Henshall had secret meetings, calls, and visits to Buckingham Palace and Windsor until 1993.
  • Reports say the release could create angst among palace staff and the wider Royal Family amid fallout from Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's arrest, while King Charles III and the Prince and Princess of Wales remain active.
  • Pan Macmillan described the book as `a funny, intimate and touching memoir`, and observers expect it to be one of the summer's most talked-about releases offering a rare window into private royal life.
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She was his well-kept secret – now Ruthie Henshall brings her romance to light with Prince Edward. And that could bring the palace to an explanation.

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The British actress Ruthie Henshall makes a stir with the announcement of her memoirs. In it she describes her romance with Prince Edward and intimate insights into life in the Buckingham Palace. The book could become explosive for the Royals.

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Daily Express broke the news in United Kingdom on Thursday, February 26, 2026.
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