Prince Andrew interview seen as ‘car crash’ that he ‘bulldozed’ his way into

Former Buckingham Palace press officer Dickie Arbiter has said Prince Andrew “bulldozed his way” into a BBC interview which did more damage than good

The ex-Buckingham Palace press officer questioned why the prince was allowed to answer questions about his links with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The prince said the fallout over Epstein’s arrest had been “a constant sore” in the Royal Family.

Mr Arbiter described the interview as “excruciating”.

For several months the Duke of York has been facing questions over his ties to Epstein, a 66-year-old US financier who took his own life while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.

Prince Andrew “categorically” denied having an sexual contact with Virginia Giuffre, who claimed she was forced to have sex with Prince Andrew on three occasions when she was a teenager. He said that his family were out eating pizza at the time. This has caused a social media flurry with Pizza seen for many as a reference to the Democrat Party accusations of an underage sex scandal known as Pizza Gate.

Mr Arbiter said on the decision to allow the interview:

“They will be wondering: was this the right decision? Was the right decision made? Who made the decision to put him on? Did he make it himself or did he seek advice within the palace?

My guess is that he bulldozed his way in and decided he was going to do it himself without any advice.

Any sensible-thinking person in the PR business would have thrown their hands up in horror at the very suggestion that he puts himself up in front of a television camera to explain away his actions and his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.”

Mr Arbiter said he believed the interview will have an impact on the Duke of York’s relationships with various charities. During the interview he said:

• Speaking out about his relationship with the financier had become almost “a mental health issue” for him
• He had commissioned investigations into whether a photograph of him with Ms Giuffre had been faked, but they were inconclusive
• He would testify under oath about his relationship with Ms Guiffre if “push came to shove”, and his lawyers advised him to
• He was unaware of an arrest warrant against Epstein when he invited the financier to Princess Beatrice’s 18th birthday party at Windsor Castle
• He did not regret his friendship with Epstein because of “the opportunities I was given to learn” from him about trade and business
• Mr Arbiter also doubted that Prince Andrew’s mother, the Queen, had any involvement in approving the interview.

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