Prince Edward told girlfriend he wanted 'two wives' before marrying royal family's 'secret weapon': memoir

Before Prince Edward married his royal family's "secret weapon," he once told an ex-girlfriend he wished he could have two wives, according to her new memoir.

Years earlier, the youngest son of the late Queen Elizabeth II dated actress Ruthie Henshall from 1988 to 1993. The West End star recently opened up about their romance in her memoir "The Showgirl and the Prince."

"Ruth, I couldn't put you through the job," Henshall recalled Edward telling her. "If I could, I would have two wives.