25 years ago

Prince Edward is to leave Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group at the end of July to set up his own theatre production company. The prince, who joined the company as production assistant in February 1988 after giving up his commission in the Royal Marines, is joining forces with five colleagues with whom he worked on the production Aspects of Love. The group, who felt it was time to make a break and go it alone, is said to be seeking a new challenge and exploring a number of possibilities.