Prince Andrew ignored the royal family’s ‘Newsnight’ interview warnings

“Rather than be abandoned, he chose to ignore the guidance of those who better understood the media landscape,” he added. ‘It appears that Andrew did not adequately prepare for the interview and this led to a disastrous performance. This lack of preparation reflects a misunderstanding about how to deal with the media. Certainly, the palace is well trained in this. So maybe he should have. followed their advice closer.”

Lawyer Paul Tweeda close friend of the York family, claims Buckingham Palace mishandled the allegations against Andrew, especially after his infamous 2019 News night interview about his connection to a convicted perpetrator Jeffrey Epsteinhelped lead the Duke to his current state.

Tweed details in his new book My life as an international defamation lawyer for the rich and famous that the palace’s failure to immediately address the fallout from the interview with a public statement worsened Andrew’s situation and exposed him to greater scrutiny.

The lack of swift action is seen as a major mistake, leaving ‘Randy Andy’ to bear the brunt of public outrage without adequate support from the monarchy.