The release of brand new Netflix drama Scoop tells the story of how BBC Newsnight managed to secure Prince Andrew's car crash interview about his association with Jeffrey Epstein - and it has shone the light back on the outcast royal whose life changed dramatically after the infamous...
It was the car crash BBC interview that triggered the downfall of Britain's Prince Andrew and changed his life forever.
Sidelined from royal life Before the Newsnight interview, Andrew had a full diary of royal engagements. In the year before the disastrous chat, he carried out a total of 394 engagements - more than his nephew Prince William. But just days after the interview, Andrew sensationally quit public life "for the foreseeable future". In a statement, approved by the late Queen, he said it had "become clear" to him that his “former association with Jeffrey Epstein has become a major disruption to my family's work." He expressed sympathy for the victims of the convicted sex offender and disgraced financier, saying he "hoped they could rebuild their lives.
Most recently he joined a small group of royals at St George’s Chapel in Windsor for Easter Sunday church service. He’s not been forced to skip other royal milestones, including Trooping the Colour, Remembrance Sunday and Commonwealth Day, with a case of Covid ruled him out of taking part in the Platinum Jubilee celebrations in 2022.
Civil lawsuit But things appeared to go from bad to worse for Andrew, as in early 2021, Virginia Giuffre began the process of suing Andrew in a civil sexual assault case in New York. She alleged she was told by Epstein and British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell to have sex with the Prince at Epstein's mansion in New York and at other locations when she was 17. The prince has always denied the allegations and said he has "no recollection" of ever meeting her.
As part of the King's plans to scale down the monarchy, Andrew had been offered a move from his mansion to the smaller Frogmore Cottage, which had been recently renovated by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. But he was eventually granted permission by the King to stay indefinitely at Royal Lodge, after thrashing out a deal with the monarch.
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