Walpole expressed that she would not have spoken out if the Duke had not exposed her in his memoir, 'Spare', without warning her. She discovered the details of the incident through a WhatsApp message from a friend, and it was a "surreal" experience for her.
She sought legal advice immediately and seemingly warned Prince Harry of legal action. However, the Duke has remained silent on the matter.
Walpole expressed her confusion about why Prince Harry went into such detail about the incident in his book, as he could have simply said that he lost his virginity without providing additional information.
During a joint interview with the Sun and the Mail on Sunday, Walpole acknowledged that it was Prince Harry's story and that he was entitled to write what he wanted, but she felt that he could have found her before publishing his memoir.
She had kept this a secret for 21 years and was not the type of person to bring attention to herself. However, because so many people knew that it was her, she felt that she needed to take control of the situation before it took control of her. She worried about waking up one morning to a barrage of cameras outside her house and felt panic set in whenever a strange car drove by.
