BBC nearly cut Prince Andrew’s Pizza Express sex claims alibi from infamous interview to save him from ridicule

‘It was clearly going to make him look ridiculous,’ ex-BBC ‘Newsnight’ presenter Emily Maitlis says

The BBC nearly decided not to broadcast the Duke of York’s derided Pizza Express alibi over allegations he had sex with Virginia Giuffre to save him from “ridicule”.

The broadcaster went ahead after the hapless Andrew pleaded with ex-BBC Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis to insert it in a second interview after failing to mention it the first time around, because he was “convinced” it would get him off the hook.

Ms Maitlis has revealed how after initially considering rejecting the request, the BBC restarted the interview in Buckingham Palace in which Prince Andrew denied claims he had sex with Ms Giuffre. She was 17 at the time and had been trafficked by his tycoon friend, paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

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