Mayte Garcia Quotes
I never called him Prince because I wanted him to be a person to me, not the man behind 'Purple Rain'. Plus, technically, I was married to the Symbol... When we got married, it was much easier. If someone else was there, I could say, 'Could I speak to my husband, please?'
Watts, Halina. "Prince's Ex-Wife Mayte Garcia: 'I couldn't even call him by his name'." Daily Mirror, 20 June 2015.
This was an incredibly radical notion at the time. For Catholics, there was no divorce of any kind allowed. And under the Church of England rules, a husband could get a divorce for a wife’s adultery. The social stigma of the rigid English society of the time was enough to make couples stay together long after they had lost affection and were even involved with others. Shelly saw this as a freedom and human rights issue.
Mayte Jannell Garcia is an American dancer, actress and singer. She was married to Prince for four years and has worked with various artists, including Britney Spears.