An ex-girlfriend of Prince Andrew’s has filed for bankruptcy after collecting forms earlier this week from Kensington town hall that have enabled her to apply for housing benefits and income support.
Koo Stark, the American 52-year-old daughter of TV hostess Kathie Norris and film producer Wilbur Stark, has been on the brink of bankruptcy for the last two years with debts of over £250,000 and a 13-year-old daughter to support.Miss Stark started dating Prince Andrew following a blind date after his return from the Falklands war in 1981. He took her on holiday and to meet the Royal family at Balmoral, but their relationship ended after 18 months when it came to light that Miss Stark had played the part of a young boarding-school girl in an erotic B-movie called ‘Emily’ in the ‘70s. She went on to marry Green Shield Stamps heir Tim Jefferies while Prince Andrew went on to wed Sarah Ferguson.She has remained friends with Prince Andrew however, and when she had her second mastectomy in 2003 he sent her a bouquet of flowers. Her financial situation at this point was already so dire that she had to leave the hospital in the US just six hours after the operation because she couldn’t afford the fees.Prince Andrew is also godfather to her daughter Tatiana.Having never filled out forms for income support and housing benefit before, Ms Stark turned to Brigit Cunningham for help, who earlier this month revealed how she was seduced by the married Leader of the House of Lords, Mr Strathclyde.Miss Cunningham, former art-dealer and socialite, said to the Daily Mail: “Koo got in touch with me because she knew our circumstances were similar. We are both single mothers in desperate straits – in fact Koo’s situation is far more extreme than mine.“Koo’s life is a living hell. I feel so sorry for her and I am walking her through the benefits system because it is a very traumatic thing for someone to have to go through, especially for the first time.”The threat of bankruptcy had been prompted by a lengthy stay at five-star Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel in Knightsbridge after Miss Stark was evicted following a disagreement with her Kensington landlord - during which time she racked up debts of £32,000 - as well as years of legal fees due to the ongoing custody battle with her ex-husband, American banker Warren Walker, over their daughter Tatiana.
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