A Very Royal Scandal laid bare Prince Andrew's disgusting question to Emily Maitlis, which will leave viewers horrified. The journalist, 54, interviewed the disgraced royal in 2019 for BBC ’s Newsnight, and the upcoming Amazon Prime Video series A Very Royal Scandal painstakingly retells the excruciating interview. Ruth Wilson stars as Emily, while Michael Sheen portrays Andrew, and in scenes in the first episode, it is revealed that the former Duke of York asked the journalist a disturbing question ahead of their discussion.
Emily serves as an executive producer on the series, and details of the build-up to the interview have been laid bare, with one incident revealed in the first episode. In one scene, Emily said that before Andrew agreed to the interview, he asked the esteemed presenter if she had ever been abused. The Newsnight team attended a meeting with the prince, as well as his daughter Princess Beatrice and his private secretary Amanda Thirsk, and as they negotiated the terms of the interview, Andrew leans forward and asks a disturbing question.
Speaking to Emily and two members of her team, he says: “Have any of you ever been victims of abuse?” The Newsnight employees, who are visibly shaken in the scene, insist they haven’t been abused, but Emily freezes momentarily, before quickly replying: “No.” The royal pushes on, and asks: “Nothing in your life?” as the journalist brusquely replies: “Nothing that bares comparison.” His private secretary re.