Prince Andrew And The ‘Erotic' Actress

Andrew Falls For An Unsuitable Woman.

Back in the early 1980s, New York actress Koo Stark dated Prince Andrew after they met at his birthday party. She would have become part of the royal family, were it not for her tarnished past.

At the age of 17, Koo appeared in the film Marquis de Sade: Justine, described as an erotic drama where a man imagines “naked tortured women”. She had also starred in the movie The Awakening of Emily, which featured an infamous lesbian shower scene.

“Compared to Lady Diana, Koo was the scarlet lady,” says Katie Nicholl, author of Harry: Life, Loss and Love.

“She was an actress who had taken part in some pretty risqué films and she wasn’t deemed at all suitable for a prince.

“In those days, a prince of the realm might have had an actress as a mistress – just like his ancestors would have done – but never a wife,” says royal watcher Ingrid Seward, author of Diana: An Intimate Portrait.

With Koo deemed unsuitable, the couple called it quits in 1983.

HOUNDED TO THE END

Koo has spoken openly of her relationship with Andrew and claims the media pressure was insurmountable.