British soap star reveals she was asked to "take a young Prince Charles' virginity"
<p>British actress Amanda Barrie has made explosive claims she was asked to “teach a young Prince Charles about sex”.</p>
<p>The former <em>Coronation Street</em> and<em> Carry On</em> star, who is now appearing on <em>Celebrity Big Brother</em> in the UK, said that she was approached by an actor friend of Prince Philip called James Robertson Justice who had been tasked with finding Charles, then attending high school in Scotland, an experienced older woman to romance.</p>
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<p>Barrie, 82, said the actor, who died in 1975, called the invite the “ultimate compliment, but don’t be offended by it”.</p>
<p>“He was obviously very embarrassed and went round and round in circles before it came out. Finally, he admitted he was one of eight people who had been selected to help ‘launch the royal males into their future life’, as he put it,” she recalled.</p>
<p>“Between them, they had to choose anyone they thought would be suitable to teach Prince Charles about sex, and James had decided that I was suitable.</p>
<p>“He actually said: ‘We don’t really want people who are experienced but on the other hand, well, obviously they have to know the ropes. Frankly, the main thing one needs is a sense of humour and I know you have got that,” she said.</p>
<p><img width="441" height="331" src="http://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/8d6cadf016bca1aadc462a4476237015" alt="Amanda Barrie, 82, who came out as gay at the age of 67, has most recently starred on the UK’s
<i>Celebrity Big Brother</i>. Picture: Supplied" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Amanda Barrie, 82, most recently starred in UK's Celebrity Big Brother. </em></p>
<p>Barrie, who came out as gay when she was 67 and went on to marry crime writer Hilary Bonner, said she met Prince Philip at a club called the Saddle Room in the ‘50s and he told her that if her encounters with Charles were a success, she would be a “fixture”.</p>
<p>She continued: “James indicated that if things went well, I would be a kind of fixture — not a girlfriend, but someone in the background. He said: ‘They [the royals] can’t possibly go off into the world without their own person.’</p>
<p>“Apparently, it was to be a privilege as no payment was offered.”</p>
<p><img width="316" height="421" src="http://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/398d8b8b91d272f885898e77aac495cd?width=316" alt="Amanda Barrie (right) in the 1963 film
<i>Carry On Cabby</i>. Picture: Supplied" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Amanda Barrie (right) in the 1963 film Carry On Cabby. </em></p>
<p>But Barrie revealed that she never accepted the offer, saying: “The one thing that put me off was he suggested I take a pair of khaki shorts to go shooting.</p>
<p>“It was those that did it. I couldn’t imagine me, in my wig and false eyelashes, dressed in khaki shorts striding across the moors. I had this terrible image of having to face the Queen over breakfast. What would she say? ‘So, Amanda, how was it?’</p>
<p>“I also thought that because Charles was so young, it might be a dreadful experience and I might be blamed. I had to say ‘no’.”</p>
<p>She said she was told by Justice: “If you aren’t interested, please don’t tell anyone.’ So I didn’t, not for years.”</p>
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