Koo Stark (cont.)
In 1976, Stark starred in an erotic movie, dubbed as a kind of a British version of much the raunchier “Emmanuelle”, called “The Awakening of Emily.”
The film tells the story of a teenage girl in 1920s London indulging in a series of erotic encounters with men and women, and when the tabloid press got a hold of this, Andrew and Stark’s romance was doomed.
The royal family had already been through the wringer with previous American love interests that had caused a scandal and would do so again, the Queen, who was apparently “much taken with the elegant, intelligent, and discreet Koo,” pressured Andrew to end the relationship, which he promptly did.
The two, however, remain friends to this day, so much so, that not only is Prince Andrew the godfather of Stark’s daughter but Koo sprung to his defense concerning recent events.
