Andy made a play for my super-sexy lover at posh party He took her back to Palace apartment on secret cozy dates He rang and said: Seems like we are love rivals, old boy SPURNED millionaire Michael Edwards-Hammond revealed last night how Prince Andrew stole his stunning girlfriend after flirting with her right under his nose. Michael told how randy Andy fell for stunning Caroline Stanbury when she went to a posh dinner party wearing a tight mini-dress and no undies. The smitten prince spent all evening ogling her slinky figure and insisted on taking her dancing at a top London club. Andrew, 40, later sneaked Caroline, 25, into his Buckingham Palace apartment for secret dates. And when news of their affair leaked out, he coolly phoned Michael and joked: "I seem to be your love rival, old boy." Last night shattered Michael, 32, revealed for the first time how he lost his "gorgeous, fantastic, sexy lover" to the Romeo royal. He told the Sunday People: "I was devastated when I found out they had been carrying on behind my back. "Caroline was going off to his place all the time and I didn't have a clue. "A friend of hers finally broke the news that they were seeing each other. "But when rumors started becoming public Prince Andrew tried to play it down and even offered to get his press office to sort it out. "I feel really stupid for not seeing this coming as I actually introduced them. "But I can't really blame Andrew for falling for Caroline. She is absolutely gorgeous and a fantastic lover. "I just didn't stand a chance against a prince. But I want to warn him: Caroline can be a bit of a handful. She is more trouble than Fergie ever was." Polo- playing Michael first met Andrew at a charity match earlier this year. The businessman helped organize the Warwickshire Cup on July 2 to raise money for one of the prince's favorite charities the NSPCC. Andrew couldn't go but later invited Michael to dinner at trendy Italian restaurant Como Lario in London's Pimlico as a thank-you. Michael, who had been dating public relations girl Caroline since July 1999, took her along because she wanted to meet the prince. He said: "She wasn't actually invited but she made it clear she wanted to come and was really excited at meeting Andrew. "Caroline was wearing a stunning clingy mini-dress in pink silk which really showed off her figure. "She had tried it on in front of me before we left home and I told her I could see her panty line. "She just took off her undies and went out with none on." At the restaurant Michael was surprised at how informal and unstuffy Andrew was. The millionaire business consultant said: "He shook my hand and said, 'Hi, I'm Andy'." Michael watched Caroline inch her way towards the prince during the dinner - and it was obvious that Andrew found her attractive. He said: "She is a great-looking girl. He was with a gorgeous model at the time, but I could see Caroline had caught his eye. "They started flirting right in front of me but I laughed it off. "He was captivated by her and who could blame him? She looked stunning." At Andrew's insistence the group moved on to trendy night-spots The Rock and Tramp. But Michael had to leave early because he had a business meeting in the morning. He said: "Caroline told me she would stay with Andrew to make sure he was OK. I should have known better, I suppose." But Michael was worried when stories appeared in the press a few days later about Andrew leaving The Rock with a "mystery blonde". He said: "I rang Caroline and jokingly remarked, 'You've ditched me for Prince Andrew have you?' and she laughed nervously." More stories followed, revealing the prince and Caroline were in St Tropez together on holiday. Michael said: "It was crazy really. I kept asking myself, 'Is my girl really cheating on me with Prince Andrew?'." Two weeks after the first meal, Andrew again asked if Michael would join him for dinner - but this time invited Caroline too. Again they went to Como Lario, then on to the China White night- club which is owned by a friend of Michael's. The tycoon said: "During the evening Andrew was being very flirtatious with a couple of other girls. He had his arms round then and was stroking their thighs. "By the end of the night he was standing on a table, his shirt opened down the front, waving his arms above him.� It was brilliant, so funny. There were all these people around just watching open-mouthed. "His bodyguard whispered to me, 'I'm getting too old for this, he should be too'." A few days later Caroline, who drives a pounds 30,000 Mercedes SLK sports car, was invited to Prince Andrew's private apartment to help him conduct interviews for a new personal assistant. But Michael was told he was not invited. He said: "It was then I had the first real inkling that something wasn't quite right - but I never expected this. "I suppose I should have done. Andrew is in his forties now, what else is he going to do if he meets a beautiful girl? "Of course he is going to lap up her attention and so will she, she thrives on it. "Tell me what man wouldn't fancy her. She is fantastic in bed and I know Andrew is a bit of a womanizer. "Maybe he is trying to recapture something, and she is extremely beautiful." Soon after the press speculation began, Andrew had the nerve to phone Michael to discuss it. Michael said: "Andrew told me, 'I hear you're my love rival old boy' and I laughed it off at the time. "But I told him I felt things were getting out of hand and deep down I knew what Caroline was really up to. "Andrew sounded relaxed, saying his Press team could deal with it if I wanted." Despite being director of a company with a pounds 4million turnover and having homes in London and Kent, Michael found it wasn't enough to beat the Royal charm. Caroline dropped him last month when it emerged he had spent eight months in custody for stealing cars when he was a teenager. But Michael said: "That was just an excuse. I think Andrew finally told her that I had to go before they could be seen to be with each other." Michael knows that Andrew may be having a wonderful time in bed with the athletic beauty. He said: "Sex with Caroline was sensational. It's no wonder Andrew fell for her." Michael spent four hours making love to the stunning blonde at a luxury country hotel on the night before Andrew's charity polo match. He said: "Caroline simply has an insatiable appetite for sex." We didn't get to bed until well after 2am and I was tired but I couldn't resist her. Her legs and breasts are the most perfect I've ever seen. "Her skin is so soft and smooth and she is just irresistible. She was very demanding, very athletic. We made love until almost 6am. "Andrew's eight years older than me and he will have to be very fit to keep Caroline happy." Michael is sure he will meet the prince again in the next few months because of their charity connections. He said: "I'll still shake his hand if I see him but I'd warn him to be careful with Caroline. "I don't doubt she has designs on becoming a princess - after all it's every girl's childhood dream."