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Meanwhile, avid amateur thespian Prince Edward of Britain is treading the boards in a humbler arena this week. The 23-year-old youngest son of Queen Elizabeth II has been rehearsing his role as Prince Florizel in Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale” at Haddo House, an amateur theater near Aberdeen, Scotland. Says 17-year-old Hannah Welfare, who plays opposite the prince as Perdita: “I think Prince Edward is a very good actor (and) a nice guy, but there’s going to be no ardent, passionate love scene. . . . I’m just a shy girl. We hug but we don’t kiss.” The play opens Wednesday for a four-night run.