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ROYAL DUKES OF YORK.

Prince Andrew
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Andrew, Duke of York
(1960-Present).
Duke of York
Earl of Inverness
Baron Killyleagh

Britain's Special Representative of International Trade & Investment 2001.

String of high-profile glamorous women.

"He is the senior Royal whose Lothario lifestyle has earned him the nickname Prince Andrew The Playboy.  And over the 19 years since his divorce from Sarah Ferguson, the Duke of York has been linked to a string of high-profile glamorous women, including a former Playboy model, Courtney Love, reality TV star Caroline Stanbury and Koo Stark - who appeared in a racy film, assuring antics were never far from the headlines." (Daily Mail)

Girlfriends from diverse backgrounds.

"His girlfriends have all come from very diverse backgrounds and included 'Koo' Stark, of 'The Awakening of Emily' fame, the US actress Angie Everhart, Denise Martell, former Playboy model from LA plus PR girls Aurelia Cecil, Caroline Stanbury, a former girl friend of High Grant, the actor and Ryan Giggs, the footballer and business woman Harriet Staveley. At one point Koo was tipped to become Andrew's wife but her past caught up with her and they split after he returned from the Falklands War. She then went on to marry Tim Jefferies, grandson of Richard Tompkins, the founder of the Green Shield Stamp' Empire, before she was diagnosed in 2002 with breast cancer and sadly was forced to have a double mastectomy." (Royal Sex)

List of tabloid labels.

"Playboy Prince, Randy Andy, Prince of Freebies, Air Miles Andy, Junket of York, the Duke of Yob.  The list of tabloid labels stuck on the Duke of York over the years is almost as long as the line of wealthy and glamorous women with whom he has been linked, both before and after his marriage to Sarah Ferguson." (The Guardian)

"His nicknames - Randy Andy, or Air Miles Andy, to mention but two - describe a globe-trotting, blazer-clad playboy, who uses helicopters and private jets to ferry him between a never-ending succession of yachts, holiday resorts, and some of the world's finest golf courses."  (Independent)

"No London journalist keeps a keener watch on royalty than Nigel Dempster, man-about-town, London Daily Mail columnist and author of the 1092 biography H.R.H. Princess Margaret: A Life Unfulfilled. He lives in Chelsea with his second wife, Camilla, who is the daughter of the 11th Duke of Leeds, and their 3-year-old daughter, Louisa. Here is his view of the private Andrew.It really isn’t fair to call him ‘Randy Andy,’ ” says a close friend of Prince Andrew. “He doesn’t deserve that. But he is interested in women—very much so. And they are bowled over by him.” The six-foot Prince acquired his nickname—which he detests—during six months’ study in 1977 at Lakefield College School in Lakefield, Ontario. Unlike his cautious brother, Charles, who was constantly scrutinized by the press as the world’s most eligible bachelor, Andrew has been able to conduct his affairs more out of the public view. This has allowed him to develop his own open, devil-may-care style. “Because I haven’t been the center of attention,” he has told friends, “I’ve been able to lead my own life.'" (People)

"Then there's the Prince's colourful love-life. In the decade since his divorce from Sarah Ferguson, prudish observers have noted that Andrew is known to have had relationships with at least 15 different women."  (Independent)

Randy Andy's dates.

"Other dates have included model Gemma Curry, 22, who is now working in New York; Kirsty Richmond-January and Clio Nathaniels, both 22, who are alumnae of his Scottish boarding school, Gordonstoun; Royal Ballet dancer Karen Paisey, 21; and literary agency assistant Julia Fox, 20, who accompanied him last January to the musical Cats. Andrew had a brief fling with Michael Caine’s horsewoman daughter Nikki, 25, whom he met at a party at Langan’s, the Piccadilly restaurant co-owned by the actor. Nikki subsequently married a show rider. At his belated 21st-birthday party held in June 1981 at Windsor Castle, he dined with model Trisha Money, 23, and Lady Teresa Manners, 19, the daughter of the Duke of Rutland." (

"Things have been complicated for 'randy'Andy since the 1980s, when he was forced to ditch his first love, the actress Koo Stark, after it emerged that she had once appeared in a soft-porn film. His marriage to flame-haired Sarah Ferguson in 1986 produced two children, but also ended in tears: they announced their separation in 1992 and were divorced four years later. Since then, it's been all go: Andrew has squired at least 15 women, ranging from Ghislaine Maxwell, the daughter of dodgy tycoon Robert, to Denise Martell, a former Playboy model from Los Angeles. Other girlfriends have included the PR girls Aurelia Cecil and Caroline Stanbury, left, and the businesswoman Harriet Staveley. His current squeeze is the 36-year-old actress, Angie Everhart. Like Andrew's ex-wife, Everhart is a ginger-nut, and was invited to attend his daughter's birthday, in a semi-official capacity. Just what attracts this string of beauties to the multimillionaire prince is anyone's guess. However, one former squeeze has told friends his bedroom manner extends to modelling girlfriends' underwear by way of a joke." (Independent)

Stage actresses & dancers: "Various stage actresses and dancers were among his conquests, including Ruthie Henshall, beauty queen Carolyn Seaward (who wRowland as Miss UK 1980), and Vicki Hodge, the naughty daughter of Sir John Hodge, who starred in the 1974 film Confessions Of A Sex Maniac and later sold details of her romance with Andrew to the press." (The Daily Beast)

His lovers were:

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1) Alexandra Escat.

Filipino model

Friend in 2011?.

"The Spanish-Filipina model is lissom (sic), lovely and would do well to make herself better acquainted with the intricacies of London geography, for she may be about to spend a lot more time here. The focus of much intrigue and mystery . . . she is, undeniably, a great friend of Prince Andrew. The princely association began in August last year [2010] when Alexandra, 25, and Andrew, old enough to know better, were photographed on the deck of a mutual friend's yacht off Sardinia, her cutaway one-piece glinting in the sunlight as he clasped her hand in both of his and kissed it passionately. . . ." (Standard)

Personal & family background: She grew up between Manila and Madrid, the daughter of a Filipina mother Sandra, a business graduate and Spanish father Javier, who works in import-export. 'After high school in Manila I stayed there for a year and I did some modelling and I became quite popular in the media - cocktail party here, fashion show here. . . ." (Standard)

"The Filipino public's candidate for duchess is 27-year-old model-turned businesswoman, and former digital directress of Versace, Alexandra 'Alex' Escat. A graduate of advertising and public relations of the King Juan Carlos University in Madrid. she speaks five languages and travels the world in style. Indeed, there's more to this raven-haired, 5'10" beauty than what meets the eye." (Philstar)

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2) Amanda Staveley. (1973-?)

British businesswoman.

Lover in 2003.

Daughter of: Robert & Lynne Staveley.

Wife of: Mehrdad Ghodoussi. ar 2011.

Amanda's very special man: "Other reported girlfriends have included PR girls Aurelia Cecil and Caroline Stanbury, and the businesswoman Amanda Staveley, whom he came close to marrying. In an interview with the Financial Times, Stavely refused to confirm or deny that she had 'turned her back' on a marriage proposal, saying only that Andrew was a 'very considerate boyfriend' and a 'very special man." (The Daily Beast)

He called Amanda 'darling':s "Since his divorce, Andrew's most serious romance has been with Amanda Staveley. Andrew invited her to Buckingham Palace and Balmoral, the royal estate in Scotland. He called her 'darling,' and she called him 'babe.' 'He all but got down on bended knee to ask Amanda to marry him,' Richard Kay, the Daily Mail's veteran royal writer, told me. 'He clicked with Amanda. She's a feisty girl, a strawberry blonde, and an extrovert.  Andrew's fascinated by money, and Amanda's got plenty of that.  She sounded out a lot of people, including me, about what life would be like as a member of the royal family, and she came as close as possible to saying yes.  But to become the Duchess of York she'd have had to put herself in the background and give up her career, and she didn't want to do that.'" (Vanity Fair)

The "financial fixer": "Entrepreneur Staveley was known as a 'financial fixer' to Middle Eastern royalty. She met the Duke of York in Jordan in 2003 while he was visiting as trade ambassador for Britain. She is said to have turned down his marriage proposal two years later. She now lives in Dubai." (MSN)

First encounter: "Prince Andrew has also been linked to businesswoman Amanda Staveley, a one-time beauty model and student at Cambridge University. In 2001, Prince Andrew, as UK trade ambassador, visited the science park with King Abdullah of Jordan on a fact-finding mission. In the VIP meet-and-greet line-up was Amanda, whose good looks did not go unnoticed by the Prince. 'Their relationship blossomed quickly. She became a regular visitor to Buckingham Palace, Sandringham and Royal Lodge. Andrew's home in Windsor Great Park, which she helped him decorate. She was even introduced to Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, who were said to have approved of her. In 2003, the Prince, who was said to be besotted by her, popped the question. But Amanda struggled to envisage herself idling away her hours with official duties and being unable to speak her mind.  'Andrew's a lovely man and I still care for him a great deal,' she told the Daily Mail. 'But if I'd married him, my independence would have disappeared.'" (Daily Mail)

Amanda's key encounters: "Her success was to lead to two key encounters that helped propel her from successful entrepreneur into the ranks of the super-rich. First, Abu Dhabi officials took an interest in her business and invited her to the Middle East to discuss her knowledge of Silicon Fen businesses.  'I flew to the United Arab Emirates, and as I looked out at the desert, I just felt that this place was going to be important to me,' she said.  Then, in 2001, Prince Andrew, as UK trade ambassador, visited the science park with King Abdullah of Jordan on a fact-finding mission. In the VIP meet-and-greet line-up was Amanda, whose good looks did not go unnoticed by the Prince. Amanda had just ended a tempestuous two-year relationship with millionaire venture capitalist Mark Horrocks, 39, and was touched by the Prince's compliments. Their relationship blossomed quickly and was mutually beneficial in many ways. As trade envoy, Andrew could open doors to the contacts she craved. Meanwhile, he enjoyed introducing people to his new ' female friend', whose glamour was equalled by her charm and intelligence---an enviable asset for Andrew, who is often considered socially rather gauche. Friends noted how she called him 'Babe', and he sent her racy jokes in text messages and emails during his travels around the world.  She became a regular visitor to Buckingham Palace, Sandringham and Royal Lodge, Andrew's home in Windsor Great Park, which she helped him decorate. She was even introduced to Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, who were said to have approved of her. In 2003, the Prince, who was said to be besotted by her, popped the question.  But Amanda struggled to envisage herself idling away her hours with official duties and being unable to speak her mind.  'Andrew's a lovely man and I still care for him a great deal,' she told this newspaper a few years ago. 'But if I'd married him, my independence would have disappeared.' It was a decision that disappointed her parents, particularly her mother, who Amanda later said took three years to get over it."  (Daily Mail)

'But if I'd married him, all my independence would have disappeared.': "Five years ago, the Prince was besotted with Amanda and desperate to marry her. In the two years he had known her, she had also become a Royal Family favourite. Prince Philip adored her company and let it be known in the family that he considered her to be 'an ideal choice' as the next Duchess of York. In the Yorkshire village of North Stainley near Ripon, Amanda's mother, Lynne, a former champion horsewoman, and her landowning husband, Robert, shared the Queen and Prince Philip's enthusiasm for the union. Everyone wanted it -- only Amanda was not so sure, though she didn't dismiss his proposal out of hand. With typical thoroughness she researched the role, asking someone close to the Royal Family what her life would be like as a royal duchess and the Queen's daughter-in-law. What she heard about the restrictions and the lack of freedom of such a life, for all its privileges, was not for her. 'Andrew's a lovely man and I still care for him a great deal,' says Amanda. 'But if I'd married him, all my independence would have disappeared.'" (Daily Mail)

Amanda's personal & family background:  "Standing 6ft in her high heels, Amanda is as glamorous as she is charming. The daughter of Robert, a wealthy landowner, and Lynne, a former champion horsewoman, her family's wealth dates back to the 16th century when Henry VIII's one-time favourite, Cardinal Wolsey, granted them a plot of land at North Stainley in North Yorkshire." (Daily Mail)

Angie Everhart
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3) Angie Everhart.

American actress

Lover in 2003?.

"Angie Everhart . . . (t)he actress is believed to have met the Prince in 2003 and were regularly seen together.  In a 2009 interview she said that they still spoke on least a weekly basis."  (Telegraph)

"A cover model for fashion magazines such as Elle and Glamour, the actress is believed to have met the prince in 2003 and from then on they were regularly seen together. In an interview in 2009 she admitted talking to him regularly." (MSN)

"He was also famously suspected of enjoying a liaison with the statuesque 5ft 10in redhead, Angie Everhart.  She has been perhaps the most significant woman in his life since his divorce in 1996 and was even talked of as a future Duchess of York. It's believed they first met in 2003, and the last time they were seen together was in the summer of 2008 when she was photographed in his green Aston Martin.  When asked by the Mail On Line Sunday in 2009 about the Prince's public image, she said: 'I don't know why you British give him such a hard time.  He works harder than anyone I know. He flies all over the world. He takes a few weeks of the year off and he's given so much c**p. Why are people mean about him just because he likes to be with pretty people in nice places? Sure, he likes to hang out with pretty girls. What do you want him to do? Do you want him to go to Los Angeles and sit with a dog? Every person on the planet likes to be surrounded by pretty people. It's natural.  Wouldn't you rather sit with someone who is good-looking than someone who is not? Andrew has never had a drink in his life -- he told me he had a sip of Champagne when he was 16 -- and he has never done drugs.  He is so well-behaved. I don't understand why he gets so much abuse. He's a great guy and a great father. I find self-confidence and good manners sexy in a man and Andrew has both'." (Daily Mail

4) Arabella Bodie.

"Our neighbors were Elle Macpherson, and Simon and Yasmin Le Bon, as well as a large contingent of friends from Narc Anonymous, who I hoped would help keep Matthew on the straight and narrow. Max and Jane Gottschalk joined us on the island, as did Arabella Bodie, former girlfriend of Prince Anfrew, now married to Glenn Spiro, the jewelry designer. . . ." (In My Shoes: a Memoir: n.p.)

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4) Aurelia Cecil.

Lover in 1990s.

Public relations girl

"The daughter of Lord Amherst, Cecil is said to have had a 10-month relationship with the prince in the late 1990s. She founded the luxury brands public relations firm Aurelia PR, which has sold over 4.3 million pounds." (MSN)

". . . The most interesting was Aurelia Cecil, daughter of Lord Amherst of Hackney, a distant cousin of Princess Diana; the relationship lasted just ten months. . . . " (Powell)

"The senior Royal's other love interests have reportedly included PR girls Aurelia Cecil, who he dated for 10 months . . . ." (Daily Mail)

" His 10-month relationship with PR executive Aurelia Cecil had already begun to cool. Since then the couple have seen each other 'two or three times a week.' Like his other old flames, Heather -- who has been to Andrew's Sunninghill home in Berks -- yesterday tried to play down their relationship. But she admitted being with the prince at Balmoral last month when Fergie's mother Susan Barrantes died in a car crash. Arriving at work yesterday morning she insisted: 'That was the last time I saw him. There is no relationship. We are just friends who have met on a few social occasions. There is no more to it.'" (The Free Library)

Aurelia's personal & family background.

"The Cecils rose to fame when William Cecil, Lord Burghley, became Elizabeth I's chief minister; his son Robert, Earl of Salisbury was also chief minister to James I. Aurelia also descends from John (Wilmot), Earl of Rochester, the famous Restoration Rake, Mary Boleyn, the mistress of Henry VIII and Mrs. Poyntz, who was romantically linked with Edward Augustus, Duke of York, brother of George III; the latter descent provides connection with Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. Her Cecil descent also gives her connections to Barbara and Elizabeth Villiers, mistresses of Charles II and William III, the Countess of Deloraine, mistress of George II, Anne Vane, mistress of Frederick, Prince of Wales and Maria Waldegrave, wife of William Henry, Duke of Gloucester. . . . " (Royal Sex)

Aurelia's spouse & children:  "Aurelia is now married to Old Etonian Rupert Stephenson and has three children." (Royal Sex)

Aurelia's achievements & honours:  Aurelia ". . . founded her PR company 'Aurelia Public Relations' in 1990, aged twenty-three, with just 7,000 pounds, which she then sold in 1997 to Abbot Mead Vickers for 4.25 million pounds. Specialising in upmarket promotions, her clients included such luxury brand names as Versace, Jaguar, Krug Champagne and Gieves and Hawkes."  (Powell, 2013, n.p.)

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5) Caprice Bourret. (1971-Present)

American businesswoman, model actress 

fashion designer & television personality.

Daughter of:

Dale & Valerie Bourret.

Partner of:

Ty Comfort.

"Prince Andrew, Queen Elizabeth's second son, has taken up once more with former model Caprice Bourret, to the disquiet of Buckingham Palace,the Sunday Express reported. Courtiers close to the British monarchy are said to be fearful that Andrew, how is divorced from Sarah Ferguson, could generate adverse publicly around the family, which has shown signs of recovering from the scandals of the past decade. The Express reported the couple had attended a private evening together with a group of intimate friends in London earlier this month. . . Andrew and Bourret, 28, were linked in February when they dined together at St James Palace - Prince Charles' London home - in February on the eve of Andrew's 40th birthday." (News 24 Archives)

6) Caroline Neville.

"Since his split with Fergie four years ago, he has been linked with only two other women. The second was socialite the Hon. Caroline Neville - known as Cazzy. She seemed an ideal match for Andy because of her pedigree as the daughter of aristocrat Lord Braybrooke. But again the relationship died, although she and the prince remain friends." (The Free Library)

"But the latest venture of Old Etonian Lord Derby, whose pretty wife the former Cazzy Neville, was once a squeeze of Prince Andrew, has nothing to do with the sport of kings." (Daily Mail)

"Caroline Neville, known to her friends as Cazzy, stole Andrew's heart when they rescued paintings during the Windsor Castle fire. Quizzed about their friendship in 1993 the 29-year-old would only say: 'I'm late for work.'" (The Free Library)

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7) Caroline Stanbury (1976-?)

Lover in 2000.

Public relations girl

". . . According to newspaper reports she met Prince Andrew at a posh dinner party in 2000 and was introduced to him by her then boy friend Michael Edwards-Hammond who commented that she was a 'gorgeous, fantastic, sexy lover' with an insatiable appetite for sex'. Although not invited to the party she insisted on attending dressed in a very tight mini skirt once she heard that Prince Andrew would be there and then spent the whole evening flirting with him. Unknown to her boy friend she then accepted Andrew's invitation to return to his apartment at Buckingham Palace on a number of occasions for secret dates. Andrew was captivated by her but they were intimate for only a few months before he moved on to his next conquest." (Royal Sex)

"She famously dated Prince Andrew, The Duke of York in the summer of 2000 and Hugh Grant, Sylvester Stallone, and Manchester United footballer Ryan Giggs." (OK Here's the Situation)

"She also famously dated Prince Andrew in 2000 after his marriage split from the Duchess of York - he even took her to a Martha's Vineyard Gala with Bill and Hillary Clinton, but the pair split due to the continued press attention on their relationship." (The Sun)

"The senior Royal's other love interests have reportedly included . . . Caroline Stanbury, the glamorous entrepreneur who stars on ITV reality show Ladies of London.  Caroline, however, maintains she and Prince Andrew were nothing more than friends.  Speaking to the Mail On Sunday recently, she said: 'The truth is we have known each other for many years - he knows my parents and used to read stories to my brother and sister, but we have only ever been friends.  'Nothing went on between us so it was awkward when we were wrongly linked in the press.'" (Daily Mail)

Personal & family background.

"And it is literally in her blood. Stanbury actually comes from affluence. She is daughter of venture capitalist Anthony Stanbury, who was managing director of Jaeger, the high-end fashion group, and Elizabeth Stanbury, who ran a cashmere knitwear business—born Caroline Alice Stanbury on April 28th, 1976. Elizabeth is also part of the landed Vestey family and old friend to Sue Ferguson, the second wife of the Duchess of York’s father, Major Ron. x x x It was while she was doing PR that 24-year-old Caroline met actor Hugh Grant– 40 at the time and they began secretly dating. x x x Caroline is married to investment banker Cem Habib and the two live in a four-bedroom house in Holland Park in Wentworth Surrey with their twin sons Aaron and Zac and daughter Yasmine." (OK Here's the Situation)

8) Carolyn Herbert.

"Other young women who became part of the prince's circle included Carolyn Herbert, the daughter of Lord Porchester, royal racing manager." (The Free Library)

"After being introduced to Susanna’s mother, Lady Carolyn Herbert, at Windsor races by her father the Earl, then Lord Porchester, Warren went on to woo and wed her even though she was then dating Prince Andrew and was tipped as a royal bride." (Daily Mail)

Carolyn Seaward, 1982
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9) Carolyn Seaward (1960-Present)

British beauty queen

Miss United Kingdom 197980

Miss England 1979.

Miss Universe 2nd Runner-up 1979

Miss World 1st Runner-up 1979

"Andrew has squired an impressive list of beautiful women, most of them models and beauty queens. At the top of the list until recently was Carolyn Seaward, 21, the 1980 Miss United Kingdom, who reportedly received a letter from him posted in the Falklands. They met three years ago when Carolyn paid an official visit to the Royal Naval College at Dartmouth, where Andrew had just been inducted as a first-rank midshipman. Andrew wined and dined her at his three-room Buckingham Palace apartment, and they were an item for several months until Carolyn made the mistake of talking to reporters about the relationship." (People)

"Andy's reputation as a ladies' man was established in his teens as many girls came and went. At 21, he dated 19-year-old Carolyn Seaward, the 1980 Miss UK. She is said to have enjoyed candlelit meals with him at Buckingham Palace while his parents were away." (The Free Library)

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10) Catherine Oxenberg (1961-?)

American actress.

Daughter of: Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia, daughter of Prince Paul of Yugoslavia

& Princess Olga of Grece, & Howard Oxenberg.

11) Catrina Skepper (1962-Present)

British TV ad model & showbiz reporter.

Lover in 1993?.

"Since his split with Fergie four years ago, he has been linked with only two other women. The first was Catrina Skepper, 32, a former Cadbury Flake and Pretty Polly TV ads model. She once spent a night at 35-year-old Andy's Sunninghill home and invited him around for dinner. BUt Catrina and the prince drifted apart after she was seen being dated by movie muscleman Jean-Claude Van Damme last year." (The Free Library)

"Former Cadbury's Flake model Catrina Skepper ws linked to the Duke in March 1993. When the romance was revealed the 5ft 11in beauty, then 30, ducked questions of marriage. Her uncle Robert Skepper said: 'This sounds unlikely. She is highly intelligent. I can't seen her having anything in common with him at all.' But in April 1996 Catrina, who became a showbiz reporter for BBC's Good Morning, admitted: 'I have a very close friendship with Prince Andrew. He is a very dear friend." (The Free Library)

12) Clare Park.

Model

"He particularly enjoyed the friendships of the model Katie Rabett . . . because of the different worlds [she] opened up for him." (The Free Library)

Christina Estrada
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Christina Estrada with Prince Andrew, 2000
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13) Christina Estrada.

Canadian model.

"Canadian model Christina Estrada went on to marry - and divorce - Saudi billionaire Walid Juffali." (MSN)

Christy Turlington
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14) Christy Turlington (1969-Present)

Supermodel.

[Daily Mail]

"Christy Turlington was born on January 2, 1969 in Walnut Creek, California, USA as Christy Nicole Turlington. She is a director and producer, known for Catwalk (1995), About Face: Supermodels Then and Now (2012) and The Beatles Revolution (2000). She has been married to Edward Burns since June 7, 2003. They have two children." (IMDb)

15) Clio Nathaniels.

Model

"He also fell for Clio Nathaniels, daughter of a Bahamas-based architect. . . ." (The Free Library)

"And while he is regularly dating Gordonstoun pupil Clio Nathaniels, 17 year-old daughter of a wealthy architect, he hasn't abandoned his other girl friends." (The Deseret News)

16) Cornelia Guest. (1963-Present)

American heiress, socialite, author and horsewoman.

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"We trust this doesn't break the heart of blond heiress and expert horsewoman Cornelia Gust, whom he adored in May." (Philly)

"Prince Andrew of Great Britain, amicably divorced from the well-known Duchess of York, Fergie, has an interest in the American glamour girl Cornelia Guest. So says David Patrick Columbia on his New York Social Diary Web site. This guy is usually right. Cornelia, a New Yorker born and bred, is the daughter of society's garden." (wn.com)

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17) Cynthia Gouw (1963-Present)

Actress & reporter.

" . . . Last month, the San Francisco Examiner reported him 'smitten' with actress/reporter Cynthia Gouw, who played the fetching Romulan ambassador in Star Trek 5: The Final Frontier." (Philly)

18) Dara Tomanovich.

Canadian model

"You can say one thing for Prince Andrew – he certainly has a type. For the second time in a matter of months, the prince has been seen in public with a stunning brunette lingerie model almost half his age. This week at Royal Ascot he entertained Dara Tomanovich – a Canadian who has modelled lingerie for Marks and Spencer – in the Royal Box." (Famous Fix)

19) Denise Martell.

Lover in 2000.

Playboy model & actress.

"Post-separation, Andrew renewed his Lothario lifestyle, dating among many others Denise Martell, a former Playboy model, who claimed to have had a three-day fling with Andrew in the course of which he asked her to tuck him into bed."  (The Daily Beast)

"The Duke has also been linked to Denise Martell, a one-time Playboy model and actress. She spoke to The Mail on Sunday about how she enjoyed intimate evenings with Andrew during his official visit to Lost Angeles, which was funded by the British taxpayer, in November 2000.  Denise claims not only did the Prince invite her, a virtual stranger, back to his hotel room on two consecutive nights, but at one stage he stripped down to his boxer shorts and allowed Denise to fuck him into bed." (Daily Mail)

"Former Playboy model Denise Martell claims she has been a close friend of Andrew since they were first linked in 2000, and is confident Virginia Roberts’ allegations she was forced to have sex with him in the US while aged 17 and working as a masseuse for convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein are fabricated. . . Speaking outside her home in Malibu, California, Denise exclusively told MailOnline: 'Andrew's been a good friend of mine for 15 years and he's such a kind person and one of the most decent people I know." (Daily Mail)

20) Erica Baxter.
Lover in 2001.

"Erica was caught by the paparazzi frolicking topless on a Thai beach with Prince Andrew in 2001. "Erica Baxter? Those famous men (Jason Donovan, Russell Crowe). The tabloid headlines ("Pop Star And Catwalk Princess: It's Over"). The gossip column fodder (Erica Topless On Thai Beach With Prince Andrew." (Famous Fix)

21) Finola Hughes.
British actress.

"He particularly enjoyed the friendships of the actress Finola Hughes . . . because of the different worlds [she] opened up for him." (The Free Library)

22) Gemma Curry.

Model.

A former Miss United Kingdom, Carolyn Seaward, got even more upset for a royal brush-off. "I'll kill him when l see him," she threatened after learning he had taken a rival, Gemma Curry, to Princess Margaret's 50th birthday party at the Ritz. Carolyn had enjoyed the dashing prince as her constant escort for many months. Those candlelit dinners Andrew ? on his rooms had been the prelude? to many happy evenings for them. But the then 20-year-old Andrew had met Gemma Curry, a beauty about to become a popular model, while taking flying lessons from her RAF wing commander father. Gemma, in turn, forgot the old adage 'never introduce your donna to a pal'. She had Andrew meet her cousin, Kim Deas, and soon found herself joining Carolyn in retirement." (The Australian Women's Weekly)

23) Ghislaine Maxwell.

"However, after the divorce, Prince Andrew was linked to a number of high-profile glamorous women.  One of these is Ghislaine Maxwell, the daughter of disgraced newspaper tycoon Robert, who now stands accused of procuring young girls for the sexual gratification of Jeffrey Epstein and his friends. Court documents claim that she 'facilitated Prince Andrew's acts of sexual abuse by acting as a madam for Epstein.' She was described in the court papers as a 'primary co-conspirator in Epstein's sexual abuse and sex trafficking scheme'. Maxwell, 53, was educated at Marlborough College and Oxford University.  In 2000, Maxwell and Epstein were seen on holiday with Prince Andrew at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida.  that same year, she took the prince to a 'hookers and pimps' themed party in New York, which was hosted by the former lingerie model Heidi Klum.  However, Maxwell had previously made clear she was not connected to the criminal proceedings against Epstein and said that his crimes were committed long before she had dealings with him." (Daily Mail)

24) Gillian Newman.

"Since his return to Gordonstoun to prepare for A-levels, which he hopes will take him to Clare College, Cambridge, Andrew has regularly dated several girls including Canadian Gillian Newman . . ." (The Deseret News)

25) Heather Mann.

"Prince Andrew's romance with ex-model Heather Mann was put on hold last night as he celebrated his ex-wife's 39th birthday. Andrew chose to stay at home for a quiet dinner with Fergie, who still lives under the same roof as him and their two children. Heather, 28, a gems specialist for London auctioneer Christie's, is the seventh woman to be romantically linked to the prince since his marriage ended. Ironically, it was Fergie who introduced him to millionaire's daughter Heather at a party four months ago." (The Free Library)

26) Heidi Klum.

Supermodel.

27) Heidi Simpson.

"Andrew is also close to TV producer Heidi Simpson, meeting up when he is in America. Andrew and blonde Heidi, who is in her 30s, were spotted having a candlelit dinner in Miami last March. When sources close to the pair were asked if love was in the air, they replied: 'Let's say they're very good friends.'" (The Free Library)

28) Henriette Peace.

"BBC TV researcher Henriette Peace, daughter of a wealthy wine dealer, first encountered Andrew when she worked in Buckingham Palace's finance department. Navy pals of Andrew's said: 'He has really fallen head over heels in love with her.' She ended her affair with Andrew in August 1997 because she was fed up playing second fiddle to the duchess." (The Free Library)

29) Julia Fox.

Literary agency assistant

30) Julie Hayek

Miss USA.

31) Karen Paisey.

Royal Ballet dancer

Katie Rabbett, 1984
@ Express

Catherine Rabett
@ Getty Images

32) Katie Rabbett.

British actress & model.

"British actress Catherine Rabett, who played Cecily 'Cissy' Meldrum in the BBC sitcom You Rang, M'Lord? is said to have dated Andrew before he met Sarah Ferguson." (MSN)

"He particularly enjoyed the friendships of the model and actress Katie Rabett . . . because of the different worlds [she] opened up for him." (The Free Library)

33) Kim Deas.

Model

34) Kirsty Richmond-January.

Model

"Since his return to Gordonstoun to prepare for A-levels, which he hopes will take him to Clare College, Cambridge, Andrew has regularly dated several girls including . . . nurse's daughter Kirsty Richmond, who spend part of the last Christmas holidays at Sandringham with the royal family. . . ." (The Deseret News)

Koo Stark with Prince Andrew, 1998
@ Express

35) Koo Stark.

Lover in 1980.
American porn star.

Andrew's most notable fling.

"His most notable fling was in 1982 with the American actress Kathleen 'Koo' Stark, who appeared in sexually explicit films early in her career. At one stage in their relationship, Andrew was forced to cut short a vacation with Miss Stark on the Caribbean island of Mustique in the face of a torrent of steamy publicity back home, including film footage on television from one of her erotic films." (Schenectady Gazette)

The lady who tamed the bachelor prince.

"Hunky Prince Andrew was dubbed 'Randy Andy' for his flings with a string of beauties, including model, an actress and a baronet's daughter. His appetite for the opposite sex was legendary as a young man but there was only one beauty who really managed to tame the bachelor Prince Charming. She was the most famous of all the women Prince Andrew loved - Koo Stark. They met through a friend of an old Gordonstoun pal. The prince was 'crazy' about Koo, then 25, according to friends. He even introduced the then actress and now society photographer to his family and the relationship blossomed. But his two-year romance with Koo Stark shocked the world and the Queen. Ultimately it was doomed because of that. The young lovers jetted from one Caribbean hideaway to another. When the daring pilot, Andy, then 32, went to fight in the Falklands, they kept in close touch. He had pictures of Koo pinned to his locker door and they wrote to each other regularly. But eventually the pair, who shared a love of photography, split after pressure from the Palace. It was claimed the royals frowned upon her reputation as a soft-pron actress. She had appeared in a film called The Awakening of Emily, which featured a lesbian scene in the shower. . . ." (The Free Library)

The handsome warrior prince & the porn star.

"Until the Epstein scandal, Prince Andrew’s sex life hasn’t been such big news since he dated Koo Stark in the 1980’s. Back then, he was the handsome warrior prince freshly returned from the Falklands War who had jokingly greeted his mother, the Queen, with a red rose clasped between his teeth on the dockside. The relationship with Koo didn’t last—courtiers disapproved and the final straw came when a mildly pornographic film with a lesbian shower scene called Emily in which she had participated surfaced—but Andrew went on to date some of the finest posh totty in the land throughout the 1980s." (People)

Affair's end & aftermath: "He met Koo on a blind date after his return from the Falklands War in 1982 and was apparently captivated by her blue eyes. They holidayed in the royal favourite, the Caribbean island of Mustique, and she went to Balmoral to meet his family. However, the love didn't last. Prince Andrew had been serving as a helicopter pilot in the Falklands when he ended the relationship with Koo, real name Kathleen Dee-Anne Stark, now 58, in 1982. The relationship came to an abrupt end when it was revealed the American actress had starred in a lesbian shower scene in a racy movie called Emily ten years beforeDaily Mail)

". . . At one point Koo was tipped to become Andrew's wife but her past caught up with her and they split after he returned from the Falklands War. She then went on to marry Tim Jefferies, grandson of Richard Tompkins, the founder of the 'Green Shield Stamp' Empire. before she was diagnosed in 2002 with breast cancer and sadly was forced to have a double mastectomy." (Powell, 2013. n.p.)

36) Lisa Barbuscia.

"Prince Andrew has struck up a bizarre friendship with a stunning American actress and model dubbed Lisa B. The Duke of York, 41, was seen shooting at Sandringham last weekend with the Latino lovely — real name Lisa Barbuscia, 29." (Famous Fix)

37) Monika Jakisic.
Croatian model.

"Prince Andrew has been spotted on several occasions with George Clooney's ex and Croatian model Monika Jakisic. Andrew is believed to have celebrated his 54th birthday with her in Cecconi, an Italian restaurant in London's Mayfair." (MSN

"The Croatian Sensation is on the market again! After about five months of dating, Prince Andrew and model Monika Jakisic (George Clooney’s ex), the pair have officially split, Us Weekly can exclusively confirm." (Famous Fix)

38) Nikki Caine.

Horsewoman

Daughter of Michael Caine.

39) Rod Steward.

40) Ruthie Henshall.

41) Sally Prosser.

"Top golfer Sally Prosser was first linked to the duke in April 1996. The redhead, then 32, said: "He's a good player, and we have had a couple of rounds together. There's nothing wrong with that, is there?" (The Free Library)

42) Sandi Jones.

"The Duke of York has always had a reputation as a ladies' man. Long before he married Sarah Ferguson hew as known as 'Randy Andy'. As a pupil at Gordonstoun school he was a flirt and during one term at a Canadian college he dated colonel's daughter Sandi Jones. She described him as a 'great kisser'." (The Free Library)

"He was nicknamed Randy Andy while at Lakeside College in Canada and it led to a lot of gossip that he was rampaging the prairies after conquests. In fact he was seen there in public with only one girl, 16-year-old Sandi Jones, with whom he had every dance, cheek-to-cheek, at the college ball." (The Australian Women's Weekly)

"Only a few days after arriving at Lakefield he was holding hands with blonde pony-tailed Sandi Jones at a school dance. They danced closely together most of the evening and chatted animatedly. . . ." (The Deseret News)

43) Sue Barnard.

"Before Clio, Andrew's favorite girl was Clio's best friend, Sue Barnard, 17, a regular date for over six months. . . " (The Deseret News)

44) Lady Teresa Manners.

45) Tracie Lamb.

"There was Tracie Lamb, a blonde ex-college girl from Surrey. At their parting after a week, she said 'He just gave me a kiss on the cheek and said, 'take care of yourself and don't talk to the Press.'" (The Free Library)

The former model Vicki Hodge, 35, whose many mentions in the racier gossip columns in the past have linked her name with those of American actors Elliott Gould and Ryan O'Neal, is now offering photographs of Prince Andrew cuddling Vicki's friend Tracie Lamb, 21, on a Barbados beach. Miss Hodge is said to be asking between $A70,000 and $A100,000 for the photographs. Reports from Barbados say Miss Hodge has been boasting that she urged the couple to frolic on the beach so that she could secretly take her pictures. Tracie Lamb's mother, Mrs. Dorothy Ingrams, said last night she would fly out to Barbados early this week to bring Tracie home. According to the mass circulation 'News of the World', the photographs of the kiss-and-cuddle with Tracie may not be the one ones on sale. The newspaper claims a photographer was also present when Andrew bared The Royal Bottom during his beach frolics with Tracie, Vicki and another girl." (The Age)

46) Trisha Money.

47) Vicki Hodge.

English actress & model.

Lover in 1983.

Daughter of: Sir John Rowland Hodge, 2nd Baronet of Chipstead & Joan

"Vicki Hodge enjoyed a beach holiday in the Eighties with Prince Andrew. The actress, who starred in the 1974 film Confessions of A Sex Maniac, later sold details of her holiday to the press"  (Telegraph)

"After his love affair Koo finished, he fell into the arms of a baronet's daughter. Enter Vicki Hodge, who, at 25, was 12 years older than him. The pair had a passionate but short fling. The world was stunned when Vicki later revealed that she had an AIDS fear. Her former lover, gangster John Bindon, had just died. His friends were saying that it was cancer but Miss Hodge, who had an eight-day fling with Prince Andrew in 1983 while he was on the rebound from Koo, publicly expressed the fear that AIDS could have been the real cause. Andrew suffered great embarrassment when Vicki kiss-and-told all to a Sunday newspaper." (The Free Library)

48) Virginia Roberts.

Prince Andrew's wife's lovers.

Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York (1959-Present).

Wife of: Andrew of Great Britain, Duke of York, mar 1985-1996.

The Duchess of York's lovers were:

1) Johnny Bryan.

American financial adviser.

2) Paddy McNally.

British race car driver.

3) Steve Wyatt.

American millionaire

Love in 1990-1991.

4) Thomas Muster.

Lover in 1996.

Frederick Augustus
of Great Britain
Duke of York

Frederick Augustus of Great Britain

(1763-1827)

Duke of York & Albany

Son of: George III of Great Britain & Charlotte von Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

Husband of: Friederike Charlotte von Preussen.

Physical appearance & personal qualities.

" . . . [H]e was . . . one of the finest men England could boast of. He stood above six feet; he was rather stout, but well proportioned; his chest broad, and his frame muscular; his face bore the stamp of authority, and every feature was handsome; his brow was full and prominent, the eye greyish, beaming with benevolence; and a noble forehead, with premature gray hairs, though the Prince was hardly in the vale of years, completed the picture which presented itself to the unhappy Kate. . . ." (Celebrities of London and Paris)

Duke of York's marital prospects.

" . . . Marriage to a rich heiress would perhaps be a solution and it seems tht he was very fond of two aristocratic British ladies, Lady Tyrconnell and Mary, Duchess of Rutland, a famous beauty. According to one courtier, York had strong feelings for Lady Tyrconnell and 'absolutely turned the Duchess of Gordon out of the supper-room destined for the royal family at the Pantheon, because her Grace was supposed to have said something ill-natured aboug the object of her affection'. This affair was common knowledge and the subject of an explicit caricature by James Gillray which showed a strapping young prince getting into bed with Lady Tyrconnell while her husband quickly left the room. It was unfortunate that Lady Tyrconnell was married but the Duchess of Rutland, a very rich widow, was not. However, she was romantically entangled with a friend of the Prince of Wales, who persuaded his brother to look elsewhere." (Celebrities of London and Paris)

His lovers were:
Eleanor Lacoast.

Lover pre-1784.

Lady Archer.

Lover in 1780s.

Laetitia, Lady Lade (d.1825)

Lover in 1780-1781.

Elizabeth Milbanke, Viscountess Melbourne.

Lover in 1781.

Agnes Gibbes.

Lover in 1786-1787.

Sarah Delaval
Countess of Tyrconnel

Sarah Hussey Delaval, Countess of Tyrconnel (1763-1800)

Lover in 1788-1789.

Daughter of: John Hussey Delaval, 1st Baron Delaval & Susannah Robinson.

Wife of: George Carpenter, 2nd Earl of Tyrconnel, mar 1780.

" . . . Lady Tyrconnel was her father's favourite daughter, and after Lady Delaval's death in 1783, she and her husband mostly resided with him, so that they were frequently at Doddington' 'dear old Doddy,' as Lady Tyrconnel, calls it in her letters, and Lord Tyrconnel's horses and dogs were constantly kept here. As scandal had connected the name of her aunt, Ann Hussey Delaval, Lady Stanhope, with that of Edward Augustus, Duke of York, brother to George III, so that name of Sarah Hussey Delaval, Countess of Tyrconnel, became connected with that of his nephew, Frederick, Duke of York, son of George III. Sir Nathaniel Wraxall, in his somewhat spiteful Posthumous Memoirs, thus speaks of it: 'The Duke of York was at this time, 1788, strongly attached to a lady of my particular acquaintance, the Countess of Tyrconnel. She was Lord Delaval's youngest daughter; feminine and delicate in her figure, with a profusion of light hair, in the tresses of which, like 'tangles of Neaera's hair' in Lycidas, his Royal Highness was detained captive. Lord Tyrconnel himself had been early married to a sister of the Duke of Rutland, from whom he obtained a divorce leas than 5 years. Not discouraged by so unfortunate matrimonial outset, he soon ventured a second time on the same perilous experiment, though, though as many persons thought, not with better success. His fortune by no means equaling his rang, Lord Delaval extended his paternal care over his daughter and her lord. In Hanover Square during the winter, as at Claremont in Surrey during summer, the two families formed only one household. The Duke of York was a constant visitor at each place, notwithstanding that Lady Tyrconnel's father and husband were both firmly attached to the Administration. Lord Delaval had received his British Peerage only two years before Pitt; and the Earl of Tyrconnel who sat in the House of Commons for Scarborough, was elected by the Rutland interest for that borough." (History of the Manor and Township of Doddington: 158)

"Sarah picked up where the former Lady Tyrconnel left off. She quickly got bored with her older husband and went out partying and man-scouting. She seemed to have hit the jackpot in 1788 when she began an affair with Prince Frederick, Duke of York. As with just about all royal affairs, the press had a field day, boosting Sarah up to celebrity status. The strangest aspect of the whole affair: both Sarah's father and husband were blooming with pride. When Frederick broke off the affair a year later, the two men were more upset than Sarah. It sounds like something out of The Tudors, no?" (The Duchess of Devonshire's)

" . . . Having provided the earl with two children, the young Countess of Tyrconnel had been indulged by her accommodating husband and encouraged by her doting father to conduct an affair with Frederick, Duke of York. Lord Delaval had even bought his daughter Claremont House near the Duke's home at Weybridge so that the Tyrconnels could love hand in glove with the prince's household." (Wedlock: The True Story of the Disastrous Marriage and Remarkable Divorce of Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess of Strathmore: 310)

About George, 2nd Earl of Tyrconnel.

"On 3 June, 1780,the youngest daughter, Sarah Hussey Delaval, then 16's was married . . . to George Carpenter, second Earl of Tyrconnel. He is said to have been the handsomest man of his time, while she is spoken of as 'the wild and beautiful Countess of Tyrconnel', and as 'the lovely Lady Tyrconnel, who had hair of such luxuriance that when she rode it floated upon the saddle.' 'An arch and most lovely creature she must have been,' is Wm. Howitt's remark on her portrait now at Ford Castle. The honeymoon was spent at Randalls, near Leatherhead, Surrey. . ." (History of the Manor and Township of Doddington: 157)

Mary, Duchess of Rutland.
Lover in 1789-1790.

Friederike, Princess Royal of Prussia.

Lover in 1791.

Ann Hart or Vandiest .

Lover in 1799-1802.

Natural offspring:

Louisa-Ann Vandiest.

Lucy Sinclair Sutherland.
Lover in 1802.

Mary Anne Clarke

Mary Anne Clarke (1776-1852)

Lover in 1803-1806.

English actress and royal mistress.

Daughter of: a bricklayer

" . . . The motion was precipitated by rumours and accusations that had been circulating for some time.  It was alleged that certain commissions granted and appointments made by the Duke, as Commander-in-Chief of the British army, had been obtained by bribery, and that the Duke had enriched himself from public funds.  The matter revolved around the Duke's mistress, Mary Anne Clarke, who was said to have acted as the go-between, taking money from those who sought the Duke's favours.  Mrs. Clarke, the wife of a bankrupt stonemason, was thirty-three in 1809.  By all accounts pretty and vivacious, she had become the Duke's mistress in 1802, when he settled L1000 a year on her. Her favours do not appear to have confined to York, and there seems little doubt that she did take bribes against promises to influence her lover.  When the Duke found out what was going on he ceased the association, cutting Mary Anne off with L400 a year.  Heavily in debt, she attempted to resolve her financial difficulties by extorting money from the Duke.  When he refused to be blackmailed, she persuaded her friend Wardle to raise the matter in the House." (Wellington: A Military Life: 121)

"The major criticism of the royal family was directed against the duke of York, not George.  York was falsely accused as commander-in-chief of selling promotions by a former mistress, Mary Anne Clarke.  The Commons rejected the charge of corruption, but he had clearly failed to keep Clarke at a sufficient remove....." (George III: America's Last King: 403)

Mrs Elizabeth Cary.
Lover in 1806-1827.

Kate North.
Lover in c1812.

Kate's personal & family background: "Kate was the daughter of a discharged sergeant of the Guards, who had the appointment of sutler at Chatham. Her mother dying after a long illness, Kate, though young, worked hard early and late, and managed her father's house for a length of time; and the entire garrison, from the commanding officer to the private soldier, were loud in their praise of this incomparable young girl, whose marvellous beauty was the theme of conversation." (Celebrities of London and Paris)

First encounter: "Among the officers at Chatham there happened to be a young ensign, extremely good-looking, upon whom Kate's beauty made a strong impression; he succeeded in captivating the affections of the charming and innocent girl, and at last seduced her. The regiment to which the ensign belonged having received marching orders, Kate determined to follow her seducer, and she marched with the soldiers to London. The secret of her seduction was not long before it got known and reached the ears of the Commander-in-Chief, the Duke of York, who, being informed that the poor girl was in a state of destitution, sent an aide-de-camp to discover her retreat. . . The aide-de-camp told her his errand, but at the same time bound her to secrecy. . . [T]he wretched girl determined to poison herself. She had purchased some laudanum, and was on the point of swallowing it, when a gentle rap at the door was heard outside. She opened the door, and in walked the Duke of York. His Royal Highness was struck with her beauty, modest deportment, and the frankness with which she answered all his questions, and, on his taking leave, said that he would send her a few necessaries to make her comfortable; upon which the poor girl fell upon s, her knees, and, in a voice almost inarticulate with emotion, thanked her benefactor." (Celebrities of London and Paris)

Kate's other admirers: "There was no woman so much admired in London at the time as Kate North; her bewildering manners, the charm and grace of her conversation, brought to her pretty house in Green Street innumerable admirers. Among those anxious to woo her, a noble Scotch Lord was most assiduous in his attentions, and he at length succeeded in prevailing upon her to accept the offer of his protection; she lived with him several years, and bore him a daughter, who is now the wife of a baronet and the mother of a numerous family. . . ." (Celebrities of London and Paris)

Benefits from the affair: " . . . He promised never to desert her;.,, and at length, overcome by his kindness and his importunities, she exclaimed, 'If you really love me, Duke, I consent to be yours.' The Duke was made happy; a house, carriages, &c., were supplied to the fair Kate, who lived with him many years. As she had a love for reading, and a desire for knowledge, masters were engaged for her; and by dint of perseverance, and applying herself to study, she was enabled to dissipate that weight of sorrow which would have otherwise hastened her death." (Celebrities of London and Paris)

End of affair & aftermath: "In the gossiping pages of Captain Gronow we hear of names now having no meaning, but full of the gay world in which Viscount Palmerston shone. There was the beautiful soldier's daughter, Kate North, who, in her poverty and despair, had accepted the protection of the Duke of York. One summer morning a friend of the duke's called upon her, and told her that his royal highness would be under the necessity of giving up his connexion with her' for he had promised the king, his father, that if his debts were paid, he would never more see the object of his affection. Poor Kate's heart was full; she could not reply to the messenger; but, bursting into tears, hid her face, and flew out of the room. The sting which had been inflicted was more than she could bear, and she was seized with brain fever; but, with much care and quiet, in course of time, the poor creature recovered . . ." (The Life and Times of Viscount Palmerston, Volume 2: 482)

"The risk was felt to attend all classes; it was not only the common streetwalker of St. Giles who was a carrier. The demi-rep, 'under the protection' of some noble or even royal personage was not immune; witness the story of lovely Kate North. It is especially interesting because it is told by Captain Gronow, a contemporary of Shelley at Eton and, like Hogg, a Regency survivor. The story illustrates both the Victorian love of reading about the wicked ways of their predecessors (Gronow's memoirs were very popular) and the kind of euphemistic language which rendered a racy tale acceptable to the readership on the 1860s. Into Kate's room came the Duke of York, 'one of the finest men England could boast of . . . his brow was full and prominent, the eye greyish, beaming with benevolence; and a noble forehead, with premature grey hairs, though the Prince was hardly in the vale of years.' (Shelley called him 'mud from a muddy spring'.) 'The Duke was made happy', but the King, his father, eventually ordered him to renounce her. 'Poor Kate's heart was full . . . the sting which had been inflicted was more than she could bear and she was seized with brain fever.' She recovered, resumed her career and became 'the most admired woman in London'. But 'the canker in Kate's mind was all this while corroding her life. She visited Paris for change of air and scene, but there her senses left her; she became raving mad and died in a foreign land without a friend to close her eyes.' Gronow allows the naive to suppose that she had died of a broken heart; men of the world of his generation would perceive his insinuation that she died of an occupational disease, the 'unnecessary' detail about the Duke's premature grey hair clinching the matter." (Shelley's Venomed Melody: 17)

Mrs Mary White.

Lover in 1817.

Elizabeth Howard
Duchess of Rutland
Credit: Royal Collection

Elizabeth Howard, Duchess of Rutland (1780-1825)

Lover in 1818-1825.

Daughter of: Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle & Margaret Caroline Leveson-Gower

Wife of: John Henry Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland.

Character.

"A contemporary view sheds light on Elizabeth's character. She was a friend of Mrs. Arbuthnot, mistress of the Duke of Wellington, who frequently visited Belvoir. She said Elizabeth had 'extraordinary genius' as well as 'vanity and folly'. According to her, the 'fine ladies' of London did not like her because she was 'far above them'. Perhaps as a result she had few female friends but she was a constant friend to those she had. However, if women did not like her very much, she had no such problem with men, to whom she was very attractive. Although she and the Duke clearly enjoyed at least a degree of intimacy from the number of children they had, he left her along for long periods. An early admirer of Elizabeth was Beau Brummel, the society dandy. Later she developed a close and, today's Duchess considers, probably scandalous relationship with His Royal Highness Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, second son of George III." (Duchesses: Living in 21st Century)

" . . . Later, she developed a close and, today's Duchess considers, probably scandalous relationship with His Royal Highness Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, second son of George III.  Frederick had been married in 1791 to his cousin Princess Frederica Charlotte, daughter of the King of Prussia, but it was not a happy married, and the couple soon separated. If Elizabeth and Frederick were indeed lovers, she could not have hoped for one of much higher status, for when his elder brother, the Prince Regent, became George IV in 1820, Frederick became heir to the throne. . . Where Elizabeth and Frederick first met is not certain but he certainly shared with her husband a passion for horse racing.  John turned his estate at Cheveley Part into a thoroughbred centre of note, breeding four Classic winners; in the 21st century it is still regarded as one of the most successful stud farms in Europe. Of the racehorses owned by Prince Frederick, two won the Derby. Even if Elizabeth did not have the time to attend any races, she is likely to have organised and hosted lavish after-race-parties, when she would have had the opportunity to be familiar with the Prince." (Duchesses: Living in 21st Century Britain)

Friederike Charlotte, Duchess of York
by Joseph Darbes, 18th c.

Friederike Charlotte von Preussen, Duchess of York (1767-1820)

Strongest claim to Beau Brummell's love.

"The woman whose friendship endured the longest, and who has the strongest claim to have been the love of Brummell's life, was a royal duchess: Princess Frederica Charlotte Ulrica Catherine, Princess Royal of Prussia and Duchess of York and Albany. She was twelve years his senior. Princess Frederica had grown up in the court of King William II of Prussia, spoke English with a strong German accent and corresponded invariably in French, signing herself 'Frederique.' Brummel wrote back in English. She and Brummell first met in 1800 through her husband, the Prince of Wales's bluff brother Frederick, Duke of York and Albany. The royal couple were already nearly a decade into their childless marriage and nearly as long into an informal though amicable separation. The duke lived in London at his house in Piccadilly, later converted into apartments and named after his second title, Albany, or he lived with his regiments. The duchess occupied Oatlands Park, near Weybridge in Surrey. The Yorks had bought Oatlands on their marriage in 1791 with the impressive allowances of 18,000 pounds from the Civil List, 7,000 pounds from Ireland and full 45,000 pounds a year from the duke's holdings as Prince-Bishop of Osnabruck. Prince Fred visited 'Princess Fred' at weekends, but kept a mistress, Mrs. Clarke, in town." (Beau Brummell: The Ultimate Man of Style)

Her lover was:

Beau Brummell

Beau Brummell (1778-1840)

"But his closest lady friend was Frederica, Duchess of York. He loved her unstructured house parties at Oatlands and shared her love of animals. He gave her a dog, Fidélité; she sent him gifts in exile, including a comfy chair. One of the few items in Brummell’s possession at his death was a miniature of Princess Frederica’s left eye. This suggests a level of intimacy that can only be guessed at. Brummell claimed it was out of respect for promises to the Princess that he refused to publish his memoirs even when he was desperate for money." (Regency History)

Prince Edward Augustus
Duke of York

Edward Augustus, Duke of York

(1739-1767)
Duke of York & Albany
Earl of Ulster 1760

Son of: Frederick, Prince of Wales & Augusta of Saxe-Coburg.

His lovers were:

1) Angelina Serra, Madame Durazzo.

Lover in 1763-1767.

" . . . York sailed from Plymouth to Genoa where he spent ten weeks, in part because he was attracted by Angela Serra (Madame Durazzo), an amateur painter with whom he appeared hand in hand at a reception at the Palazzo Ducale. . . ." (The Hanoverians: The History of a Dynasty: 149)  & (George III: America's Last King: 149)

Ann Catley

2) Ann Catley (1745-1789)

Lover in 1763-1764.

British actress, singer & dancer.

Daughter of: a hackney coachman & a washerwoman.

Wife of: Francis Lascelles (1745-1789), British military officer mar 1771.

" . . . Remarkable for beauty of face and voice, as early as 1755 she amused the officers stationed at the Tower by her singing. . . Her beauty and the freedom of her manners quickly made her notorious. . ." (Wikisource)

"John O'Keefe wrote of her: 'she was one of the most beautiful women I ever saw: the expression of her eyes, and the smiles and dimples that played round her lips and cheeks enchanting'." (Wikipedia) 

3) Anne Hussey Delaval, Lady Stanhope. (1737-1812?)
Lover in 1766-1767.

Daughter of Francis and Rhoda Blake-Delaval, wife of the Hon. Sir William Stanhope.

"Lady Stanhope was Anne Hussey Delaval, born 2 December, 1737. She was scarcely 22 when she msrried, 6 October, 1759, the Hon. Sir William Stanhope, K.B., who was aged 57. In November 1759, Horace Walpole writes, 'I have seen the new Lady Stanhope; I assure you her face will introduce no plebeian charms into the faces of the Stanhopes. But in the Stanhope family itself the marriage caused some dismay, which is expressed in their letters recently published by the late Earl of Carnarvon. . . ." (History of the Manor and Township of Doddington: 145)

4) Cecilia Chigi Zondadori.

Lover in 1764

5) Duchess of Richmond.

Lover in 1758-1769

6) Frances Williams, Countess of Essex.

Lover in 1757.

" . . . [T]he interestingly named William Anne (1732-1799) succeeded him as 4th Earl in January 1743. He married firstly Frances Hanbury-Williams, the daughter of Charles Hanbury-Williams (1709-1757) of Coldbroke, Monmouthshire, and Lady Frances Coningsby (1707-1782) of Hampton Court, Herefordshire. This marriage was to bring Hampton Court in Herefordshire (still standing) into the family, for which the future 5th Earl would add Coningsby to the family name. Frances, it seems, was having an affair with Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of York and Albany (1739-1767). The Prince was the second son of Frederick Lewis, Prince of Wales (1707-1751), and his wife, Augusta (1719-1772), and his brother was the future George III. In January 1757, the Prince entered society and was frequently seen at Ranelagh and other assemblies with Frances. She was assumed to be his mistress and was dubbed by Horace Walpole 'Princess Edward'. Frances died in 1759, but her demise does not seem to have overly held the prince back. Walpole reported in May 1759 that Prince Frederick William, Edward's youngest brother , identified the courtesan Kitty Fisher as the seller of 'a sort [of oranges] that my brother Edward buys'. There were frequent rumours of Edward's involvement in sexual intrigues." (The Earls of Essex: A Tale of Noble Misfortune)

7) Kitty Fisher.

Lover in 1759.

8) Lady Milbanke.

Lover in 1758.

9) Lucy Propert.

Lover in 1767.

Natural offspring: 1. William (1768-?)

10) Mary Coke.

11) Mrs. Saunders.

Lover in 1760s.

12) Mrs. Stephen Poyntz.

Lover in 1758-1759.

13) Vittoria Chigi Zondadori.

Lover in 1764

14) Unnamed woman.

Lover in c1760

15) Unnamed woman.

Lover in c1765.

16) Unnamed woman.

Lover in 1766-1767.