In
Spare
(
Le Suppléant
, published by Fayard in France), published on January 10, Prince Harry lays bare, recounting his first emotions as a young boy, and the day when, at 17, he experienced the pleasure flesh.
A passionate moment with an older woman “who loved horses and treated me like a young stallion,” he says.
While the passage has been making headlines in the press for a month, Sasha Walpole, the mysterious unknown of the erotic soap opera, spoke on Saturday February 4, facing journalists from the
Daily
and the
Sun.
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“I kept this story secret for 21 years, she told the British media.
I did it because Harry was a friend, whether he was a prince or not."
The Englishwoman, now 41 years old and mother of two, said she was hurt that Prince Harry gave so many details about their story, and identifiable element as to his identity.
"I didn't get that attention, but I know the hunt would have continued until people found me."
So, Sasha Walpole preferred to take the lead and tell her side of the story.
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July 2001
According to him, this first time would have taken place in July 2001, the evening of his birthday, to which Prince Harry was invited.
She, an employee of Highgrove, domain of King Charles III, was celebrating her 19th birthday.
He, was the son of the boss, was 16. After a few drinks, Sasha Walpole says that Prince Harry would have offered him a cigarette.
“He started kissing me.
It was passionate, intense (...).
He was not 'Prince Harry' for me, it was Harry, my friend, and the situation had gotten a little out of control, ”she explains.
And to continue: “It was not premeditated and I did not know that he was a virgin (…).
He seemed to know what he was doing.
It was fast, wild, exciting.
We were both drunk.
It wouldn't have happened if we weren't."
Five minutes later, the two teenagers would have returned to the pub in which they were, separately.
"We were only gone about 15 minutes, long enough for his safety to start worrying (...).
My friends saw me and started laughing.
I did not have my belt and it shows when you come back a little disheveled.
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In his memoirs, Prince Harry recounts an “inglorious” or even “humiliating” episode of this moment.
"I mounted her quickly, after which she spanked me and kicked me out," he wrote.
While this passage is much discussed, in particular by the actor Rupert Everett who questioned the veracity of these confidences, Sasha Walpole has indeed confirmed them.
"The spanking happened in an equestrian context," she said.
The book is a fun take on it.
His description is accurate – the real shock when I saw what he wrote was how true it was.”
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"No regrets"
Sasha Walpole, who now works on construction sites in England, also confided that she and Prince Harry had never seen each other since.
“It was a pure moment of intoxication.
We walked away.
It didn't bother me.
No regrets."
For his part, the husband of Meghan Markle has still not reacted.