When BBC's Newsnight journalist Emily Maitlis interviewed Prince Andrew, Buckingham Palace was hoping for redemption. Instead, what they got was disastrous interview that shook the British monarchy, spelled the downfall of Prince Andrew and catapulted a global scandal that still reverberates today. 

In this episode of Uncovered, Emily Maitlis takes us behind the scenes, through the negotiations, careful strategy, and extraordinary moments, as she confronted the now former prince over his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the allegations of trafficked victim Virginia Giuffre. 

What was meant to be a controlled PR exercise instead became a global reckoning, exposing the limits of truth, power and privilege; triggering a call for accountability.

Emily Maitlis is appearing at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Center in an event hosted by the Wheeler Center on the 5th of March. She'll also be speaking at the All About Women Festival in Sydney on the 8th of March.

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Check out The Weekend Briefing's interview with Emily Maitlis here: https://play.listnr.com/podcast/the-briefing/episode/meet-the-journalist-who-brought-down-prince-andrew

Credits: 

• Host: Joey Watson
• Supervising Producer: Claudianna Blanco
• Fact Check: Madeline Larsen
• Sound Design: Matt Nikolic
• Head of Factual: Clair Weaver

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