Hurley Denies Prince Harry Virginity Rumors

Elizabeth Hurley has dismissed speculation that she was the mystery "older" woman mentioned in Prince Harry's 2023 memoir, Spare. During an April 2024 appearance on Watch What Happens Live, the actress addressed the fan theories, calling them "ludicrous" and "absurd." Hurley, who is 19 years older than Harry, stated emphatically that she has "never met" the Duke of Sussex. She noted that the speculation arose due to Harry's description of the woman as English and older.

In his memoir, Prince Harry recounted losing his virginity as an "inglorious episode" with an "older woman" in a grassy field. He described her as someone who "liked horses, quite a lot" and "treated me not unlike a young stallion." Despite never meeting, both Harry and Hurley were claimants in a lawsuit against Associated Newspapers, which concluded in August with a loss for them and a mandated payment of 9.5 million pounds ($13 million). The claimants described the outcome as a "complete and obvious whitewash."