The photographer for the Newsnight interview in Prince Andrew’s car crash has spoken about Emily Maitlis and the Duke’s “tense” conversation after filming and the moment the crew knew she had a ” huge” scoop.
London’s Mark Harrison appeared on Talk Today this morning to discuss his involvement in the disastrous royal interview, which is the subject of new Netflix drama Scoop.
Speaking to hosts Nicola Thorp and David Bull, the photographer explained that he was not informed of the mission before arriving at Buckingham Palace and was simply told to ‘wear shiny shoes’ .
Before the interview began, Mark said the crew was “tense” and was told to “keep filming no matter what.”
He added: “In fact, there was talk that he might even walk.”
During his Newsnight interview in November 2019, the Duke of York refused to apologize for his friendship with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Once Emily and Andrew were both present, Mark said he inadvertently “broke the ice” in the room by informing the crew that their breakfast was in the plan.
Mark said: “So everyone laughed, including Prince Andrew.”
When the interview began, the photographer said it didn’t take long for the “dismayed” team to realize they had a “huge” scoop.
He continued: “When the thing started, my gaze stayed fixed on the cameraman.
“I was standing right behind one of the cameramen, and I could see the other one on the other side, and I was just determined to catch his eye, and the eyebrows went up and the hands went over the mouth .”
The photographer said he covered his mouth when Prince Andrew claimed he was at Pizza Express in Woking on the day he was accused of meeting accuser Virgina Roberts.
Mark added: “Then I thought, ‘That’s a title. And then another one came along and it was like, “Oh, that’s a title.”
“I certainly didn’t know it would be in the news five years later, but here we are.”
Mark Harrison took this photo of Prince Andrew and Emily Maitlis after the Newsnight segment finished filming
London’s Mark Harrison appeared on Talk Today this morning to discuss his involvement in the disastrous royal interview, which is the subject of new Netflix drama Scoop.
After the interview finished, Mark explained how he took additional photos with Prince Andrew and Emily, who he described as “tense.”
He added: “In all my photos taken after the interview, there are no smiles. There is nothing. Everything is tense on his part.
After walking down a corridor at Buckingham Palace together, Mark said the trio ended up in a “weird group” at the end.
He then claims that Prince Andrew told Emily: “Well, that was just great, wasn’t it?” It was wonderful. It went very well.
Mark continued, “She pauses and says, ‘Yes, sir, it was a walk in the park,’ and there’s kind of a tumbleweed moment.
“I’m stuck between the two of them and finally he says, ‘Yes. The Park, New York. The park. And he picks up his little gag (about his walk with Jeffrey Epstein in Central Park, which Emily questioned). him about).
“At that point I thought, ‘I can’t believe you think everything went well, because the rest of us are all getting attention,’ and I was told to just go out and to put the document in press.”
Scoop (starring Rufus Sewell as Prince Andrew) will be released on Friday, bringing his shocking interview back into the royal spotlight.
Mr Sewell as the Duke of York and Gillian Anderson as Emily Maitlis in Scoop, left, who tells the story of her BBC Newsnight interview in 2019 – widely considered the most disastrous of the royal history.
Prince Andrew – who attended Easter Sunday service at St George’s Chapel on Sunday with his siblings and ex-wife – is preparing for the release of new Netflix film Scoop.
The drama – starring Gillian Anderson, Billie Piper and Rufus Sewell – looks at the royal’s Newsnight interview regarding her relationship with pedophile Jeffery Epstein.
The new Netflix film will reprise what is widely considered the most disastrous interview in royal history, where Emily Maitlis questioned the Duke over the sexual allegations made against him by Ms Giuffre.
The film will be released on Friday and is expected to bring yet another headache to King Charles as he continues his battle with cancer.
It will also bring Andrew’s explosive interview, in which he made no apologies for his friendship with Epstein, to a new audience of millions around the world.
Scoop will show the moment the Queen’s son naively said “it went well, didn’t it” after the interview and how he joked about meeting Epstein in New York.
The King and his son, Prince William, were said to have played a key role in the Queen’s decision at the time to strip him of all his military titles and patronage. However, the Duke has recently been welcomed back into the royal spotlight.
Sunday event proved to viewers that the Duke of York is indeed back in the royal fold and that he will no longer hesitate to hide from the public in an era where fewer elderly people Royal family are within reach.
It is an extraordinary turnaround just two years after his late mother, Queen Elizabeth, banned him from royal duties and stripped him of his HRH titles as well as his military titles.
The extraordinary move came after Andrew settled a sexual assault case filed against him by Virginia Giuffre – a sex slave who was victimized by Andrew’s close friend Epstein.
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