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The journalist serves as an executive producer on the upcoming Prime Video series A Very Royal Scandal - a retelling of the 2019 interview. And in scenes set to air in the first episode, Emily, who is played by Ruth Wilson, reveals that before Prince Andrew agreed to the terms of his interview with BBC Newsnight, he asked the presenter whether she had ever been abused. As the team at the BBC attended a pre-meet with Prince Andrew, played by Michael Sheen, alongside his daughter Beatrice and his private secretary Amanda Thirsk.
And before agreeing to the interview, the Duke leans forward before he asks: 'Have any of you ever been victims of abuse?' A Very Royal Scandal has exposed the sick question Prince Andrew asked Emily Maitlis before the infamous Newsnight interview which left the BBC star reeling And in scenes set to air in the first episode, Emily (Ruth Wilson) reveals that before Prince Andrew (Michael Sheen) agreed to the terms of his interview with BBC Newsnight, he asked the presenter whether she had ever been abused Visibly shaken by the question, while Emily's two employees quickly insist that they have not, the journalist herself appears to freeze. As the silence lingers she quickly adds: 'No.' Prince Andrew questions: 'Nothing in your life?' as Emily replies: 'Nothing that bares comparison.
' 'So you're judgement wouldn't be coloured by anything at all?' clarifies Amanda, who is played by Joanna Scanlan. 'Not at all,' confirms Emily as the meeting draws to a close. However the chilling question plays on Emily's mind and later in the episode she confides in her husband as she tells him: 'You know at the end of my meeting with Prince Andrew he asked me if I had ever been the victim of abuse? It felt horrible.
' 'What did you say?' asks her husband Mark Gwynne as Emily replies: 'Well nothing, having a stalker is not remotely...
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