‘I interviewed Princess Anne – one thing she did left me stunned and very flustered’
Princess Anne is said to have "snuck in" through a secret door ahead of an interview to "observe" the atmosphere, ahead of a "difficult interview".
A royal contributor has recalled a moment with Princess Anne she was particularly “struck” by. Sarah Hewson previously interviewed the Princess Royal in what she described as a “difficult” moment due to the nature of their chat, but praised the late Queen’s daughter on her professionalism.
The Washington Post’s contributor went on to say that while she and the crew believed they had a “lot of time” in the run-up to the interview, they were told that the Princess Royal had actually “snuck in” much earlier. “Princess Anne snuck in through a side door early herself, just to observe and to catch us off guard and then everyone was very flustered,” she recalled. “She was incredibly professional, we were interviewing her for royal obituaries so it was a very difficult interview to be doing.”
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On what she was particularly “struck by”, the royal contributor added on The Royal Beat – The Waleses: Plans For The Future: “She introduced herself to every single crew member at the beginning of the interview and, by the time it had finished, she had remembered every single person’s name.” Sarah recalled her memory of the late Queen’s daughter following the release of Prime Video’s A Very Royal Scandal, which provides brand-new insights into Prince Andrew’s infamous Newsnight interview with Emily Maitlis.
In one scene, actress Ruth Wilson reennacts the moment Emily was left flustered in the lead-up to asking Andrew difficult questions regarding sexual abuse allegations against him, and regarding his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Duke of York has vehemently denied any wrongdoing and has reached an out-of-court settlement with his accuser, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who brought a civil case against him.
The settlement was not an admission of guilt and he accepted no liability. Sarah also recalled previously interviewing Andrew, before he was hit with the allegations.
“I’ve interviewed Prince Andrew, I think it was for his 50th birthday in his private apartments in Buckingham Palace. “The world was a very different place, I remember one of the questions I asked was, what he was most proud of. “That might be quite a different perspective now,” she added.
