{"id":2318913,"date":"2026-03-09T01:16:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T01:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2318913"},"modified":"2026-03-09T01:16:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T01:16:51","slug":"former-duke-of-yorks-disastrous-cant-sweat-alibi-planned-in-palace-meeting-days-before-newsnight-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/former-duke-of-yorks-disastrous-cant-sweat-alibi-planned-in-palace-meeting-days-before-newsnight-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Duke of York\u2019s disastrous \u2018can\u2019t sweat\u2019 alibi planned in palace meeting days before Newsnight interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<header class=\"sc-ad76bc40-0 fGWwxS\">\n<div class=\"sc-5cbbddda-0 cRMyzw\">\n<div data-testid=\"article-author\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-1 kekTYX\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-7132c98c-0 hMrcSL noPrint\" data-testid=\"article-actions\">\n<div class=\"sc-7132c98c-1 cbqDrw\">\n<div class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-0 cGFoDo\"><button aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Save article to read later\" role=\"switch\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-1 bYQiGM\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" height=\"24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" class=\"sc-d1b14060-0 bRyYMS\"><path d=\"M5.75 4C5.75 3.86193 5.86193 3.75 6 3.75H18C18.1381 3.75 18.25 3.86193 18.25 4L18.25 19.7709L12.8004 16.9682C12.2981 16.7099 11.7019 16.7099 11.1996 16.9682L5.75 19.7709L5.75 4Z\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-2 bBuibL\">Save<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sc-ba6ddcd9-0 bnZsbn sc-d1b14060-3 bnLMbo\" role=\"tooltip\">\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 NcyxX\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/goodfood\/saved\" class=\"sc-3f16ee48-12 sc-d1b14060-2 kfUMNO cdQiAR\">saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sc-ba6ddcd9-0 dpTpUw sc-369d9219-0 ipWbwh\" role=\"tooltip\">\n<p class=\"sc-369d9219-1 eGTSJh\">Save this article for later<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-369d9219-2 crcSSW\">Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.<\/p>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sc-3f16ee48-0 sc-3f16ee48-6 sc-369d9219-3 dXbfCd gDnvwr gxYZHU\">Got it<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><button aria-label=\"Set font size to normal\" aria-pressed=\"true\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 fKewKr\">A<\/button><button aria-label=\"Set font size to larger\" aria-pressed=\"false\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 kfmQUR\">A<\/button><button aria-label=\"Set font size to very large\" aria-pressed=\"false\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 kfmPpl\">A<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<aside class=\"sc-2431d9a7-6 hZToUq\"\/>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 kvnFTY\">\n<p>After six months of negotiating with <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/world\/europe\/prince-andrew-to-lose-prince-title-and-move-out-of-royal-lodge-20251031-p5n6os.html\">the man formerly known as Prince Andrew<\/a> and his private secretary for a TV interview, British journalist <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/culture\/tv-and-radio\/she-bagged-a-prize-interview-with-prince-andrew-now-it-s-a-netflix-movie-20240405-p5fho8.html\">Emily Maitlis<\/a> finally grilled the former Duke of York for an hour over <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/world\/europe\/will-andrew-and-epstein-finally-bring-down-the-monarchy-20260220-p5o3yj.html\">his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein<\/a> on November 14, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The 49 minutes of <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/world\/europe\/revisit-that-car-crash-tv-interview-which-destroyed-prince-andrew-20251031-p5n6rz.html\">footage<\/a> that BBC <em>Newsnight<\/em> ultimately aired proved so disastrous that Andrew was forced to step back from public life. But Maitlis has now revealed that one of Andrew\u2019s more ludicrous alibis \u2013 so notorious that it was <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/world\/europe\/now-he-s-sweating-british-papers-savage-andrew-after-shock-arrest-20260220-p5o40r.html\">mocked on the front pages of British newspapers<\/a> when he was arrested in February \u2013 was actually planned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had two meetings at the palace before the interview, and the weirdest thing was, in the second meeting, I met Andrew and I met <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/lifestyle\/life-and-relationships\/fergie-s-the-loose-cannon-the-royal-family-should-really-fear-20260226-p5o5uu.html\">[Princess] Beatrice<\/a>,\u201d Maitlis divulged at the Sydney Opera House on Sunday during the All About Women festival.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do remember Andrew in the room &#8230; pulling me aside and saying, \u2018Emily, would you like to hear why I can\u2019t sweat?\u2019 And I said, \u2018Yes\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 kvnFTY\">\n<aside data-testid=\"related-story\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-0 QbJUT\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-1 fNPBEP\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\" class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 cMGLSH\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 hUTlgn\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/world\/europe\/beatrice-and-eugenie-banned-from-joining-royals-at-ascot-amid-andrew-scandal-20260302-p5o6qe.html\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"sc-cba76dee-0 hLTVHY\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 bXqpHm\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.8394%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_318%2C$y_73\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/b9eca0dadfb567625020029cc1a4a19999e6c56e, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.8394%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_318%2C$y_73\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/b9eca0dadfb567625020029cc1a4a19999e6c56e 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.8394%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_318%2C$y_73\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/b9eca0dadfb567625020029cc1a4a19999e6c56e, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.8394%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_318%2C$y_73\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/b9eca0dadfb567625020029cc1a4a19999e6c56e 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Princess Beatrice (left) and Eugenie at Royal Ascot in 2018.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.8394%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_318%2C$y_73\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/b9eca0dadfb567625020029cc1a4a19999e6c56e\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.8394%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_318%2C$y_73\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/b9eca0dadfb567625020029cc1a4a19999e6c56e, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.8394%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_318%2C$y_73\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/b9eca0dadfb567625020029cc1a4a19999e6c56e 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 jiJqza\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>In 2019, Andrew was facing renewed scrutiny over <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/world\/europe\/been-a-long-time-coming-andrew-was-the-only-one-stunned-by-his-arrest-20260220-p5o3x9.html\">his friendship with Epstein<\/a>, who had been arrested that July on sex-trafficking charges in New York City. In August, Epstein was found dead in his prison cell \u2013 but the public\u2019s demand for answers from Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s second son had only intensified.<\/p>\n<p>Court documents in a defamation case between Epstein accuser <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/culture\/books\/virginia-giuffre-s-devastating-memoir-reveals-a-lifetime-of-abuse-20251020-p5n3sn.html\">Virginia Giuffre<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/world\/north-america\/epstein-files-reveal-scope-of-ghislaine-maxwell-s-role-in-clinton-circle-20260209-p5o0ki.html\">Ghislaine Maxwell<\/a> were unsealed, revealing allegations from <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/world\/europe\/the-archaic-law-threatening-a-former-prince-with-life-in-prison-20260219-p5o3wi.html\">Johanna Sjoberg<\/a> that Andrew had groped her. They also included a photo of Andrew with his arm around Giuffre\u2019s waist, with Maxwell in the background, inside Maxwell\u2019s house in London.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew has consistently and strenuously denied any accusation of wrongdoing, including sexual abuse and misconduct, through the years. The BBC <em>Newsnight<\/em> interview, however, was the first time Andrew\u2019s denials were being issued by the man himself, allegation by allegation, with lengthy and, at times, asinine explanations as to why they couldn\u2019t be true.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 fhsnES\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 bsFdcS\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 bXqpHm\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.638%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_11%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Ce_sharpen:60%2Cf_auto\/7f48cfcdd02b2133419d1d690522a1cd6c13f5a3b845208705f4b191c25dcb1d, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.638%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_11%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Ce_sharpen:60%2Cf_auto\/7f48cfcdd02b2133419d1d690522a1cd6c13f5a3b845208705f4b191c25dcb1d 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.638%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_11%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Ce_sharpen:60%2Cf_auto\/7f48cfcdd02b2133419d1d690522a1cd6c13f5a3b845208705f4b191c25dcb1d, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.638%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_11%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Ce_sharpen:60%2Cf_auto\/7f48cfcdd02b2133419d1d690522a1cd6c13f5a3b845208705f4b191c25dcb1d 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Emily Maitlis interviews the then Prince Andrew for BBC Newsnight on November 14, 2019.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.638%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_11%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Ce_sharpen:60%2Cf_auto\/7f48cfcdd02b2133419d1d690522a1cd6c13f5a3b845208705f4b191c25dcb1d\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.638%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_11%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Ce_sharpen:60%2Cf_auto\/7f48cfcdd02b2133419d1d690522a1cd6c13f5a3b845208705f4b191c25dcb1d, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.638%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_11%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Ce_sharpen:60%2Cf_auto\/7f48cfcdd02b2133419d1d690522a1cd6c13f5a3b845208705f4b191c25dcb1d 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 bnWZMz\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 eROwEo\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"\/><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 hMRMLa\"><span>Emily Maitlis interviews the then Prince Andrew for BBC Newsnight on November 14, 2019.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jnumBu\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jkEJCb\">BBC<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 kvnFTY\">\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 fhsnES\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 bsFdcS\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 bXqpHm\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.608%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_4\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/ada930d3ec43faa907e37aef89e7b12d9379ba4c, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.608%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_4\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/ada930d3ec43faa907e37aef89e7b12d9379ba4c 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.608%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_4\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/ada930d3ec43faa907e37aef89e7b12d9379ba4c, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.608%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_4\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/ada930d3ec43faa907e37aef89e7b12d9379ba4c 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The 2001 photo of Andrew with Virginia Giuffre (centre) and Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s then personal assistant, Ghislaine Maxwell.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.608%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_4\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/ada930d3ec43faa907e37aef89e7b12d9379ba4c\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.608%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_4\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/ada930d3ec43faa907e37aef89e7b12d9379ba4c, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.608%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_4\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/ada930d3ec43faa907e37aef89e7b12d9379ba4c 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 bnWZMz\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 eROwEo\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"\/><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 hMRMLa\"><span>The 2001 photo of Andrew with Virginia Giuffre (centre) and Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s then personal assistant, Ghislaine Maxwell.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside data-testid=\"related-story\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-0 QbJUT\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-1 fNPBEP\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\" class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 cMGLSH\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 hUTlgn\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/lifestyle\/life-and-relationships\/fergie-s-the-loose-cannon-the-royal-family-should-really-fear-20260226-p5o5uu.html\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"sc-cba76dee-0 hLTVHY\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 bXqpHm\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" 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src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.0347%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/9584a67825f869b67bc3c824a8f17fde9230b1b0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.0347%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/9584a67825f869b67bc3c824a8f17fde9230b1b0, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.0347%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/9584a67825f869b67bc3c824a8f17fde9230b1b0 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 jiJqza\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Almost seven years on, Maitlis has revealed the moment she found out, in a private meeting with Andrew, Beatrice and producer <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/culture\/tv-and-radio\/netflix-s-latest-film-is-a-condemnation-of-prince-andrew-s-relationship-with-jeffrey-epstein-20240404-p5fhen.html\">Sam McAlister<\/a>, exactly how Andrew planned to defend himself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe said, \u2018Are you interested in adrenaline?\u2019 And I said, \u2018Yes\u2019,\u201d Maitlis said in Sydney. \u201cSo he told me the whole like, adrenaline and sweating thing in this pre-interview that we had. And he said, \u2018So that\u2019s my alibi &#8230; I\u2019m going to say that\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Giuffre \u2013 who <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/national\/prominent-epstein-prince-andrew-accuser-virginia-giuffre-found-dead-in-wa-20250426-p5luew.html\">died by suicide in April 2025<\/a> \u2013 alleged she was forced to have sex with Andrew three times between 2001, when she was aged 17, and 2002, on Little Saint James, Epstein\u2019s private island in the US Virgin Islands, in London, and inside Epstein\u2019s mansion in New York City.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 kvnFTY\">\n<p>She claimed he was \u201cprofusely sweating\u201d and \u201cpouring with perspiration\u201d when they danced in a club together in 2001, on the night she alleged the first sexual assault occurred.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t sweat at the time because I had suffered what I would describe as an overdose of adrenaline in the Falklands War when I was shot at and \u2026 it was almost impossible for me to sweat,\u201d Andrew told Maitlis while the cameras were rolling.<\/p>\n<p><iframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"180\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/please-explain-1\/what-it-will-take-for-police-to-charge-andrew-mountbatten-windsor\/embed?background=f4f5f7&amp;description=1&amp;download=1&amp;foreground=0a1633&amp;highlight=096dd2&amp;image=1&amp;share=1&amp;style=artwork&amp;subscribe=1\" title=\"podcast\" class=\"sc-a37c8537-0 sc-738da7c6-0 hzBywp BYbVv\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Although he had told Maitlis days earlier he planned to say that as his alibi, Maitlis said she conducted the whole hour-long interview without him mentioning it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had this real dilemma because I knew that he wanted to use it as his alibi,\u201d Maitlis recalled. \u201cSo we get to the end of the hour and I say \u2026 \u2018Is there anything that you haven\u2019t told us that you feel you\u2019d like to tell us now?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 kvnFTY\">\n<p>Maitlis said Andrew had \u201ca little huddle\u201d with <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/world\/europe\/after-a-fast-and-scandalous-fall-can-the-queen-s-favourite-son-ever-rebuild-his-reputation-20191230-p53nm5.html\">Amanda Thirsk<\/a>, his private secretary, before returning to sit down in front of the camera.<\/p>\n<aside data-testid=\"related-story\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-0 QbJUT\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-1 fNPBEP\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\" class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 cMGLSH\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 hUTlgn\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/world\/europe\/now-he-s-sweating-british-papers-savage-andrew-after-shock-arrest-20260220-p5o40r.html\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"sc-cba76dee-0 hLTVHY\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 bXqpHm\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.0342%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_242\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/1d1946e87bd0757d11e8fcc55106f8cfd137159d, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.0342%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_242\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/1d1946e87bd0757d11e8fcc55106f8cfd137159d 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.0342%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_242\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/1d1946e87bd0757d11e8fcc55106f8cfd137159d, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.0342%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_242\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/1d1946e87bd0757d11e8fcc55106f8cfd137159d 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Sun\u2019s front page following Andrew\u2019s arrest on Thursday.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.0342%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_242\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/1d1946e87bd0757d11e8fcc55106f8cfd137159d\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.0342%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_242\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/1d1946e87bd0757d11e8fcc55106f8cfd137159d, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.0342%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_242\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/1d1946e87bd0757d11e8fcc55106f8cfd137159d 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 jiJqza\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>In the final five minutes, Andrew said on the record something that Maitlis said \u201calmost killed\u201d her \u2013 that he was unable to sweat, and that he wasn\u2019t in London the night Giuffre alleged he assaulted her because he was \u201cat home with the children\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew had, he claimed, taken Beatrice to Woking for a party at a Pizza Express restaurant, something he remembered \u201cweirdly distinctly\u201d as going to Pizza Express was \u201ca very unusual thing for me to do\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s now going to be what everyone talks about, right?\u201d Maitlis said she remembered thinking, a prediction that has come true time and again.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 kvnFTY\">\n<p>\u201cNOW HE\u2019S SWEATING\u201d was <em>The Sun<\/em>\u2019s stinging front page on February 20, the day after the man now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested, on his 66th birthday, on suspicion of misconduct in public office.<\/p>\n<p>Released <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/world\/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-released-from-police-custody-20260220-p5o3y5.html\">after 11 hours in police custody<\/a>, Mountbatten-Windsor\u2019s glazed expression as he slumped in the back of the Range Rover is now almost as notorious as the 2019 interview with Maitlis that triggered his downfall.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you or anyone you know needs support, you can contact the National Sexual Assault, Domestic and Family Violence Counselling Service on <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1800respect.org.au\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">1800RESPECT<\/a> (1800 737 732).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Start the day with a summary of the day\u2019s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/newsletter-signup?newsletter=am&amp;utm_source=EditorialArticle&amp;utm_medium=ArticleText&amp;utm_campaign=Newsletters\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up for our Morning Edition newsletter<\/a>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"article-footer\" class=\"sc-780f6c39-0 gMidPz\">\n<div class=\"sc-780f6c39-1 bXzMFW noPrint\">\n<div class=\"sc-780f6c39-2 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