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Newsnight achieves record viewing figures for Prince Andrew interview

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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…
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Prince Andrew embroiled in new 'N-word' row

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18th November 2019
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…
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Duke of York tells friends of his sympathy for victims of Epstein and regret for not stating it in interview

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18th November 2019
The Duke of York has reportedly told friends of his sympathy for the victims of Jeffrey Epstein and his regret for not mentioning it in the BBC Newsnight interview that aired Saturday night. According to an exclusive in the Daily Mail, Prince Andrew told friends he “regretted” not discussing his sympathy for the Epstein victims in his widely panned interview, stressing that he has…
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Prince Andrew's future as a working royal revealed

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18th November 2019
There is intense pressure on the Duke of York to heavily reduce his diary following his recent interview on BBC Newsnight which was widely seen as calamitous. In a poll of Royal Central readers, a significant majority of respondents said that the Duke of York should step back from royal duties following the broadcast on Saturday evening. Of the 533 people polled, 83% said Prince Andrew…
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Prince Andrew was so pleased with how his interview went, he gave BBC team a tour of Buckingham Palace afterwards

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17th November 2019
The Duke of York was so pleased with how his 50-minute interview on BBC Newsnight went, he gave the production crew a tour of Buckingham Palace afterwards to show his appreciation. According to The Guardian, Prince Andrew “appeared oblivious to the damage that had been done.” Despite the interview being widely viewed as a PR disaster by the majority of royal experts and the…
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