The disgraced Duke of York has done enough to bring his entire Royal Family to shame; however, he still continues to be Her Majesty’s one of the most important and favourite family members. This ex-BBC producer claims that things are about to change for the Queen’s allegedly favourite son once Prince Charles gets into power.
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He’ll have to hear the word ‘no’
According to Sam McAlister – the BBC producer who set up Emily Maitlis’s Prince Andrew interview – Prince Andrew does what he does because he has never been said ‘no.’ Sam also claims that the Queen has a soft spot for him and that cuts him a lot of slack, confirms Daily Star.
However, when Prince Charles ascends to the throne, things will drastically change for the Royal who has brought immense disgrace to the family. Sam said:
Here is a man who, for almost 60 years, has been, as we all understand it, the Queen’s favourite son.
He’s been told he’s amazing. He’s never lost a job, he’s never had a terrible appraisal.
He’s probably never even been dumped. He’s never had to worry about his fuel bill. The cost of living crisis is not a problem.
She continued and claimed:
I think [Her Majesty the Queen] has a blind spot towards him.
When the Queen very, very sadly is no longer here, I think it will be a very, very different story for Andrew in the more realistic glare of his older brother.
The BBC interview
Sam discussed her new book–Scoops: Behind the Scenes of the BBC's Most Shocking Interviews – and confirmed even during the interview, the Duke made several shocking blunders probably because he’s never been said no.
What’s more surprising is that there was no legal representation from the Duke’s side during the interview. It was only the Queen’s head of communication who popped in the room for a brief time, greeted everyone and left. Sam added:
I have to say it’s a pretty high bar for what else he had to do, so no disrespect to him, but I think that was a very bad call.
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