{"product_id":"the-showgirl-and-the-prince-the-charming-and-candid-real-life-cinderella-story-of-royalty-and-1980s-showbiz","title":"The Showgirl and the Prince: The charming and candid real-life Cinderella story of royalty and 1980s showbiz","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe  Sunday Times  Top 10 Bestseller\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e' A rollicking good time: this is royal memoir by way of Jilly Cooper '  –  Daily Telegraph\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Sensational' –  Daily Mail\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom much-loved West End and Broadway star Ruthie Henshall, T he Showgirl and the Prince  is a funny, honest and touching real-life Cinderella story – if Cinders is a lycra-clad chorus girl from Bromley who drinks and smokes too much.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1988, Ruthie was at the start of her career, a chorus girl in  Cats  (third feline from the left). That was when she met Prince Edward, who was working for Andrew Lloyd Webber at the time. Edward is kind and thoughtful; Ruthie is warm, flirty and prone to telling risqué jokes. She’s not like anyone he’s dated before . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this charming and poignant memoir, Ruthie describes a seminal period in her life, navigating a secret relationship with Prince Edward while determinedly following her dream of landing a leading West End role. She shares hilarious backstage stories from some of the era’s biggest musicals – including  Miss Saigon ,  Les Misérables  and  Crazy for You  – rocks up to Buckingham Palace in dungarees over a leotard (the height of 80s fashion), has tea at Windsor with the Queen and charms Prince Philip at Balmoral. But as she swaps her hotpants for Laura Ashley frocks and tries to be good, she wonders can she have her happy ever after?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePacked with parties, gossip and glamour,  The Showgirl and the Prince  will transport you back to 1980s and 1990s London, recreating a golden era of musical theatre and the bittersweet joy of first love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Ruthie would have been an honest, grounded, flawed, funny, talented, relatable and riveting addition to the House of Windsor' –  Vanessa Feltz,  Daily Express\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":52903465582879,"sku":"UK1104","price":11.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0957\/0546\/5119\/files\/81w-aMUfFOL._SY1500.jpg?v=1792838226","url":"https:\/\/lumobook.store\/products\/the-showgirl-and-the-prince-the-charming-and-candid-real-life-cinderella-story-of-royalty-and-1980s-showbiz","provider":"LumoBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}