The rumour mill has kept on grinding, even alleging he had a relationship with Sarah Ferguson’s mother, Susan Barrantes. So when Philip elected to become godfather to both, some assumed that it must be him.ĭespite this, Helene allowed the paternity of her children to remain a mystery - though one of her sons has flatly denied that the Prince is his father. Helene, who became the hostess of the BBC variety show Café Continental, had two children while separated from her first husband, but refused to reveal who their father was. They became friends as children when they spent holidays together at her parents’ villa in Le Touquet, France. Happy families: The Queen and Prince Philip, pictured here with children Charles and Anne in 1951, married in 1947Īnother woman with whom the Prince has been romantically linked is Hélène Cordet, formerly Helene Foufounis. This didn’t explain, however, why Pat and the Prince were corresponding with each other at all. It would prove that there was no illicit relationship, he said. Pat insisted that the only time she’d ever met the Prince again was at theatrical command performances.Īfter she died in 2007, her fourth husband Peter Knight announced that, at her request, he’d one day give ‘correspondence’ between Pat and the Duke of Edinburgh’ to Philip’s official biographer. They stayed out until dawn and had scrambled eggs at Baron’s flat. According to Pat, the Prince wouldn’t let her sit down, dancing with her to whatever the band played. Afterwards, they carried on - at Philip’s request - to the Milroy Club for some music and dancing. The foursome then went out to dinner at Les Ambassadeurs Club in Hamilton Place, run by a Polish ex-wrestler. So what is known about her association with the Prince? Years later, Pat said that one evening, after she’d performed in the musical Starlight Roof at the London Hippodrome, Baron had taken Philip and an equerry to her dressing room. Lost lovers? Late actress Pat Kirkwood, left, and Sarah Ferguson's mother Susan Barrantes (right) were among the women rumoured to be linked to the Duke of Edinburgh Pat, then the highest-paid star on the London stage, was the girlfriend of society photographer Baron Nahum - a member of the Thursday Club in Soho, which Philip regularly attended for a boys’ night out. Rumours about her having an affair with Philip had surfaced as early as 1948, when Princess Elizabeth was pregnant with Prince Charles.
Some people wondered if the unnamed party girl referred to in the Baltimore Sun was Pat Kirkwood, a beautiful musical comedy star. In a break from the rule that the Palace never comments on rumour, the Queen authorised her press secretary to announce: ‘It is quite untrue that there is any rift between the Queen and the Duke.’ According to him, ‘The Duke was incandescent. In fact, Parker felt he had to resign because his wife had just filed for divorce. This was taken as a sign that he had to go because he’d been leading Philip astray.
Gossip was further fuelled by the fact that the Prince’s private secretary Mike Parker had chosen this moment to tender his resignation. Suave: Prince Philip, pictured with friend Penny Romsey in 1975, has faced allegations throughout his 70-year marriage that he has embarked on affairs
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