A Very Royal Scandal exposes sick question Prince Andrew asked Emily Maitlis before their interview
The journalist serves as an executive producer on the upcoming Prime Video series A Very Royal Scandal – a retelling of the 2019 interview.
And in scenes set to air in the first episode, Emily, who is played by Ruth Wilson, reveals that before Prince Andrew agreed to the terms of his interview with BBC Newsnight, he asked the presenter whether she had ever been abused.
As the team at the BBC attended a pre-meet with Prince Andrew, played by Michael Sheen, alongside his daughter Beatrice and his private secretary Amanda Thirsk.
And before agreeing to the interview, the Duke leans forward before he asks: ‘Have any of you ever been victims of abuse?’