However, a memoir built around royal love letters may still raise eyebrows within palace circles — particularly at a time when the Royal Household is facing heightened scrutiny following Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest.
It is unclear whether Buckingham Palace has reviewed the manuscript in advance, though the palace has been contacted for comment. Online reactions have been mixed.
One person wrote, “Sounds like blackmail,” while another commented, “Skeletons in cupboards making a $$.” A third added, “Jumping on the bandwagon,” and another echoed, “Boy! The Royal accusers are going to have to get a bigger bandwagon.”
Others were less concerned. One netizen remarked, “I believe it includes tea at the Palace with the Queen ….. how can he survive the scandal …. [sic]?” Another concluded, “A bit more won’t hurt.”
Whether viewed as nostalgia, revelation, or theatrical storytelling, the memoir revisits a relationship that once unfolded between stage lights and royal drawing rooms.
In July, Henshall will share her version of what she still describes as first love — told through diaries, memories, and the letters she chose to keep.
