The ex-BBC Newsnight producer who organised the infamous Prince Andrew interview claimed his failure to apologise for his association with Epstein sealed his fate. Sam McAlister made the comments in the lead up to the imminent release of Scoop.
Sam McAlister organised the infamous Prince Andrew Newsnight interviewThe ex-BBC Newsnight producer who organised the infamous Prince Andrew interview claimed his failure to apologise for his association with Epstein sealed his fate.
'I was sitting 15 feet behind him in Buckingham Palace, with Emily in my line of sight, listening to almost an hour of some of the most memorable, excruciating and impactful interview questions and answers in the history of BBC journalism.' READ MORE: How I landed BBC's car-crash Prince Andrew scoop - and now Billie Piper is playing me on Netflix, by SAM McALISTER Advertisement The Netflix film gives a blow-by-blow account, using Andrew's own words, before during and after he spoke to the BBC at Buckingham Palace.
'Sadly, things are now quite different at Newsnight. Relentless cuts mean it's been culled to a mere 30 minutes. The team is facing huge redundancies. There's talk of more cuts in the future?'Rufus Sewell plays The Duke Of York in the film being released by Netflix on Friday READ MORE: How Netflix film about Prince Andrew's disastrous BBC Newsnight interview comes at the worst possible time for the King: Scoop will cause 'horrendous damage' to the Royal Family and remind the world that the Duke of York 'cannot be trusted', experts say Advertisement It shows how he joked about meeting with Epstein in New York and even gave Emily Maitlis a tour of Buckingham Palace while jovially pointing out its most priceless artworks.
Royal biographer and investigative journalist Tom Bower believes Scoop should remind the King that he must stop any attempt by his brother to get back to public life. Scoop is based on the book by Sam McAlister . As well Prince Andrew's extraordinary answers on camera, Scoop also shows the notorious moment the Queen's second son declared 'that went well, didn't it' afterwards
Recalling the moments when the interview finished, Sam McAlister previously told ITV's Lorraine today programme: 'He thought he'd done a great job. It is extraordinary. After 59 years of being told you're incredible and amazing, it sinks in and you start to believe the hype. He also tried to dispel her claims he 'sweats profusely' by claiming that being shot at during the Falklands War left him with a condition that means he is unable to perspire.
In 2022, Andrew paid a reported £12 million to settle a civil case brought by Virginia Giuffre , 40, who claimed he sexually assaulted her when she was 17 after she was trafficked by Epstein.
The Duke of York strolled into St George's Chapel on Sunday alongside his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York and his sister Princess Anne
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