A FORMER girlfriend of Prince Harry was arrested in Mallorca on Sunday afternoon after allegedly leaving a three-star hotel without settling a bill totalling more than €500.
Reality TV star Catherine Ommanney, 53, was held on suspicion of fraud after a manager at the Playas del Rey hotel near Magaluf accused her of doing a runner.
Police in Mallorca say Catherine, a cast member on the first and only series of The Real Housewives of D.C., shifted off without coughing up more than €500 for a bill racked up during her nine-day stay.
She was released on bail pending an ongoing investigation after appearing before a judge yesterday in Palma, the Mallorcan capital.
An interior designer by trade, Catherine told the Majorca Daily Bulletin that she denies the charges, adding that it was ‘a nightmare of a day’.
“It was a clerical error, nothing more,” she said. “The bill was paid via bank transfer – the hotel does not take credit cards – and Sunday was the worst day of my life. I certainly did not like being kept in a holiday cell. I will be seeking an apology through the justice system.”
Local reports suggest the Brit reserved the hotel with a card that had no money on it.
A spokesperson for the Guardia Civil said: “A 53-year-old British woman was arrested yesterday on suspicion of fraud after the representative of a hotel in Santa Ponsa reported her for allegedly leaving the establishment without paying her hotel bill.”
Catherine has previously opened up on a two-month fling she had with the prince when he was just 21 and she was aged 34.
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She told The Sun: “It was clear he wasn’t a virgin when we met. He was 21 and he was very sure of himself. He was a great kisser and obviously knew what he was doing.
“He lifted me off the floor in a way that no man has ever done to me before or since – and Harry knew how to treat a woman. He was very giving, very passionate, lovely and a total gentleman.”
She also revealed that she nicknamed the Duke of Sussex – now married to Meghan Markle – ‘Baby’ because he had a habit of sucking on lollipops.
“Harry was surrounded by young women that would throw themselves at him and I think he was searching for something deeper and more meaningful with someone wiser,” she added.
“That’s maybe why he found me attractive. I didn’t realise what the age gap was because it wasn’t important to me.”
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