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Amid Prince Harry's personal revelations in his bombshell memoir, one particularly eyebrow-raising confession has sent the rumour mill into overdrive.
The Duke of Sussex has set tongues wagging with his detailed account of how he lost his virginity to an older horse-loving woman in a field at the age of 17.
In his book Spare, Harry reveals he 'mounted' his lover behind a busy pub – thought to be the Rattlebone Inn in Wiltshire – in what he describes as a 'humiliating' encounter.
With the prince going into intimate details worthy of a passage from a Jilly Cooper novel he described how his unnamed partner had treated him like a 'young stallion' and had 'spanked' him.
Suzannah Harvey, pictured here with Prince Harry at the Beaufort Christmas Ball when he was 17, previously admitted to kissing the royal
Ms Harvey, pictured, is now the CEO of Cotswold Airport. She declined to talk about Harry's new memoir or the claims in the book when approached by the Mail
His surprising account has fuelled feverish speculation over who the mystery woman could be. After rumours swirled for some time, actress Liz Hurley ruled herself out before the book even appeared on shelves in Spanish bookshops this week.
Harry's penchant for older woman is well known, with the young prince previously being linked to a string of women who were several years his senior.
One woman he was linked with at the time was former model Suzannah Harvey, who was 23 and described as a keen horsewoman.
Harry was said to have hit on Miss Harvey, now the chief executive of Cotswold Airport, at the Beaufort Hunt Christmas Ball held in a marquee in the grounds of Badminton House in Wiltshire.
She told the Mail at the time that the then-teenager, who was still a pupil at Eton, had showered her with compliments before leading her outside and across a muddy field.
'I couldn't believe it when he made a beeline for me,' she said at the time.
They pair enjoyed several intimate dances before sitting down together to drink champagne when Harry suggested they 'get some air'. She said he 'handled her like a grown man'.
'It was very nice, but as we were kissing I started to get worried that his bodyguards would be looking for him. I didn't want to get him into trouble,' Miss Harvey said.
'He's a wild child and William was helpless to stop him. Outside he handled me like a grown man.
'He grabbed me by the waist and pulled me into to him. It felt like his hands were going round my whole waist.
