Koo Stark
Long before the specter of Epstein, Andrew had already courted controversy, certainly in the eyes of the elder royals and the British press, with his relationship with the American actress Koo Stark. Stark met Andrew in February 1981 at his 21st birthday party and it was reported that the Prince became immediately infatuated with the starlet.
In October 1982, they took a holiday together on the island of Mustique, a place where his aunt Princess Margaret owned a 10-acre plot of land where she built a villa called Les Jolies Eaux.
The press soon got wind of this burgeoning relationship, and although enjoying a romantic holiday together in the Caribbean was far from scandalous, one of Stark’s previous acting roles would soon be prime fodder for the British tabloids and the pair would return to London amid a media storm.
