{"id":2379975,"date":"2026-04-19T14:02:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T14:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2379975"},"modified":"2026-04-19T14:02:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T14:02:12","slug":"sarah-ferguson-could-suffer-more-if-she-does-bbc-newsnight-interview-royal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/sarah-ferguson-could-suffer-more-if-she-does-bbc-newsnight-interview-royal-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarah Ferguson could \u2018suffer more\u2019 if she does BBC Newsnight interview | Royal | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-mce-linkchecker-status=\"valid\"><a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/royal\/2195733\/sarah-ferguson-considering-tv-offers-she-finally-spotted-luxury-chalet\">The interview request comes<\/a> as Sarah keeps a low profile following her appearance in the Epstein files. Although appearing in the files does not indicate wrongdoing, it does show that the former duchess kept in touch with the late convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein after he was first released from prison for child sex offences.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>This has seen Sarah\u2019s reputation plummet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-mce-linkchecker-status=\"valid\">While some believed Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor\u2019s ex wife would want to give her side of the story, it seems that this is not the case, with <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/royals\/38853902\/sarah-ferguson-snubs-interviews-austrian-exile\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">reports by The Sun<\/a> suggesting <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/royal\/2195573\/sarah-ferguson-bbc-newsnight-interview\">she turned down a request<\/a> for an interview with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/bbc\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\">BBC<\/a> Newsnight.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>It is believed part of the reason she rejected the invite is because of Andrew\u2019s 2019 \u201ccar crash\u201d interview with Newsnight, which his reputation has never recovered from.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Speaking about whether or not Sarah did the right thing by rejecting such an interview, brand and culture expert Nick Ede exclusively told The Express: \u201cFergie being offered a newsnight mega interview may sound like a good idea, to appear on a credible news programme.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-mce-linkchecker-status=\"valid\">\u201cIt\u2019s the same show that highlighted her ex-husband&#8217;s relationship with Epstein, and no matter how many times you prepare for questioning she will be put in a position where she will have to be honest about her relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>He continued: \u201cShe will be constantly compared to Andrew\u2019s car crash moment. Her image is in tatters but it could suffer even more if she did a big interview like this.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>He continued: \u201cFor her at the moment it\u2019s best to keep a low profile and stay quiet.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.express.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The interview request comes as Sarah keeps a low profile following her appearance in the Epstein files. Although appearing in the files does not indicate wrongdoing, it does show that the former duchess kept in touch with the late convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein after he was first released from prison for child sex offences. 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