by Tyler Durden
Update: As the Epstein interview scandal spreads, SkyNews reports that Prince Andrew’s PR advisor Jason Stein has now resigned:
Sky News confirms Prince Andrew's PR adviser Jason Stein resigned over the Duke's decision to agree to the interview with the BBC
— Sky News Breaking (@SkyNewsBreak) November 17, 2019
Meanwhile, as Bloomberg notes, “Prince Andrewâs attempt to explain away his friendship with pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein in a high-profile TV interview degenerated into a farce that threatens to be the British royal familyâs biggest public relations disaster since its handling of the death of Princess Diana in 1997.”
Last night, televisions showed the perfectly state-managed scene of Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, sitting down BBC Newsnightâs Emily Maitlis conducting an interview recorded at Buckingham Palace this past Thursday.
In it, as 21stCenturyWire.com reports, the Duke admits that he âlet the side downâ by maintaining a friendship with jet-setting billionaire and convicted serial sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In a grand mea culpa, Andrew concedes that it was not âbecoming of a member of the Royal Family.â
But far from repairing the PR damage done to Britainâs Royal Family, his move may have been a âcatastrophicâ own-goal by his Palace handlers.