Multinational telecommunications company,
BT, has said it will not work with a firm while the Duke of York
remains its patron. BT’s decision comes in the midst of a major
fallout following Prince Andrew’s interview on BBC Newsnight which
has been widely described as a ‘car crash.’ In a statement, BT said
it had been working with skills training firm iDEA since 2017…
Prince Andrew 'restricted to desk duties' as aides cancel official royal engagements
20th November 2019
The Duke of York has had an official
engagement cancelled by palace aides amidst the furore of his
Newsnight interview over the weekend. According to the Daily Mail,
Prince Andrew has been “banished from royal duties and sent to sit
behind a desk at his…
Former Home Secretary claims Prince Andrew made 'unbelievable racist comments about Arabs '
19th November 2019
A former British Home Secretary has
claimed that the Duke of York made ‘unbelievable’ racist comments
about Arabs during a Saudi state visit to the UK in 2007.
Jacqui Smith, who served as Home Secretary from 2007 – 2009, said
that she felt…
University of Huddersfield to undergo consultations over whether Prince Andrew should continue as Chancellor
19th November 2019
The University of Huddersfield is to
consult with the student union over concerns surrounding the Duke
of York’s role as Chancellor at the institution. The
university’s student union has called on Prince Andrew to
resign from the honorary role, saying he is “‘not the sort of role
model students should have”. In response, the University of
Huddersfield has…
Major blow for Prince Andrew as he loses the support of his sponsors
18th November 2019
The Duke of York has lost a major sponsor
for his Pitch@Palace project – a major blow for the embattled
Prince. Accountancy firm KPMG were one of the first companies to
sponsor the Duke’s Pitch@Palace event since the project began five
years ago. The…
Further headache for Buckingham Palace as Virginia Roberts films rival BBC interview
18th November 2019
There is further pressure on those in
Buckingham Palace tonight as it is revealed that the woman who has
made several allegations against Prince Andrew has conducted her
own BBC interview. According to Tuesday’s Daily Mirror, Virginia
Roberts Giuffre has spoken to…
Newsnight achieves record viewing figures for Prince Andrew interview
18th November 2019
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 has been embroiled in
further controversy after a former Downing Street aide alleged that
he used a racially insensitive term of phrase. The allegation
published by the London Evening Standard is denied by Buckingham
Palace, with sources telling the paper…
Prince Andrew walked to Sunday church service separately so he and The Queen were not pictured together
18th November 2019
The Duke of York walked to church on
Sunday morning to avoid photographers snapping pictures of him next
to The Queen. Her Majesty arrived by car to the Royal Chapel of All
Saints, while Prince Andrew walked separately. A source told The
Sun: “He walked to the church…
Prince Andrew's 'cock-a-hoop' remarks to The Queen about his Newsnight interview cause surprise
18th November 2019
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…
