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Alice Peacock

Owner of field where Prince Harry lost his virginity 'could put up a blue plaque'

The couple that own the a field where Prince Harry lost his virginity have joked about how they "could put up a blue plaque" in the field to commemorate the occasion.

Anna Pitt-Stanley and Dean Ellwood, her partner, live in Splash Cottage, beside the site when a 17-year-old Harry had a rendezvous with Sasha Walpole, who at the time was 19 years old.

The field belonged to The Vine Tree Inn back in 2001, when the Prince romped al fresco.

In his book Spare, Harry spoke candidly about losing his virginity to an older woman, something which Sasha said she had no idea was going to happen.

Sasha Walpole, 40, has since revealed all of what happened that evening in July 2001 and how the pair ended up getting intimate in a field behind a pub.

Prince Harry lost his virginity to Sasha (Getty Images for Invictus Games)

Anna and Dean said they laughed upon hearing their plot of land in Norton, Wilts, had become so famous.

Dean said: “I suppose I could put a blue plaque up in the field, but I don’t think many people would be interested."

Anna said that while "everyone in the village" was speaking about what had happened there, she didn't they would be setting up a gift shop selling memorabilia.

Sasha said she didn't know Prince Harry was a virgin at the time (TalkTV)

Dean told the Sun Online that by the time they bought the cottage eight years ago, ownership of the field had been transferred to their property.

In his memoir, Prince Harry detailed what he called a "humiliating episode with an older woman who liked macho horses and who treated me like a young stallion".

He also claimed he "mounted her quickly, after which she spanked my ass and sent me away".

The field belonged to The Vine Tree Inn back in 2001 at the time of Harry's rendezvous (Andrew Lloyd / SplashNews.com)

Sasha revealed all about what happened that night - and how the pair ended up in the field.

She recalled that he had been drinking shots in the pub with her and some other friends to celebrate their pal Sarah's 19th birthday.

Harry gifted her a card and a Miss Piggy soft toy, which he had won at Thorpe Park.

It had been a tough night for Sasha as her ex had showed up with his new girlfriend, and Harry had been very supportive.

"He made the move. Yeah, I don’t even really know why or what happened. We were just having a cigarette and before you know it it was all happening…

"He started kissing me and then before you know it, it was all going on," she told Piers Morgan on TalkTV.

"I didn’t see him as Prince Harry, I saw him as Harry as a friend and I think that’s quite a big difference and we were quite drunk so you just get lost in the moment then before you know it… You get up and then this reality kicks in."

Anna and Dean's plot of land in Norton, Wilts (Google)

Sasha said she didn't know Prince Harry was a virgin at the time, but the next day it appeared "apparent it was his first time".

Following their brief tryst - which lasted all of five minutes - the pair went their separate ways, as Harry's security attempted to find him after the incident. When she got back to her friends, they all had the same reaction.

"Everyone was a bit like, keep quiet and carry on," she said of what happened after their brief moment together, "It’s that cringe factor that creeps in and you are like, ‘oh no, I’ve well and truly overstepped the mark."

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