Charlie Proctor

BBC Newsnight has achieved its biggest audience since the programme’s inception 40 years ago as almost 2 million people tuned in to see Emily Maitlis interview the Duke of York. The hour-long broadcast with Prince Andrew over his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein drew in 1.7m viewers in the UK on BBC Two. This is almost triple Newsnight’s previous highest…

The Duke of York’s interview with BBC Newsnight on Saturday has been widely condemned as calamitous, with royal commentators universally calling the 50-minute discussion a PR disaster. However, there is at least one person who thought the interview went well – Prince Andrew himself. According to The Sun, the 59-year-old prince told his mother, The Queen, that his interrogation by…

The Duke of York has been subject to plenty of ridicule this weekend following his extraordinary interview to BBC Newsnight on Saturday. During the season premiere of ITV’s ‘I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here’, presenters Ant & Dec referred to Prince Andrew within the first couple of minutes. Ant Mcpartlin welcomed viewers to the show, saying: “Good evening.

In a poll of Royal Central readers, a significant majority of respondents say that the Duke of York should step back from royal duties following his calamitous interview with BBC Newsnight. Of the 533 people polled, 83% say Prince Andrew should no longer carry out official engagements on behalf of The Queen. Just 17% of respondents say he should carry on working at his current…