Emily Maitlis, who spoke to Prince Andrew on Thursday, said the royal got permission for the interview from the highest person in Buckingham Palace—his mother, the queen.
Prince Andrew got permission from Queen Elizabeth II before giving a"no holds barred" interview about his controversial friendship with Jeffrey Epstein and claims that he had sex with a 17-year-old girl, according to BBC journalist Emily Maitlis, who filmed an interview with the royal on Thursday.Epstein's alleged sex trafficking of underage girls. Epstein was charged with sex trafficking of minors and conspiracy to sex traffic minors in July.
Maitlis said that the BBC had been in talks with Buckingham Palace for many months before the interview with Andrew finally took place on Thursday. The journalist said it was important that the interview be"no holds barred, that we could go to areas that were uncomfortable.", Maitlis said that she felt Andrew—Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip's third child—was forthcoming in the interview about the gravity of the claims against him.
âItâs hard to describe what itâs like to be sitting in Buckingham Palace opposite the Queenâs son, Prince Andrew, quizzing him about his sexual history.â
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