Prince Andrew has been pictured looking carefree as he rode his horse through Windsor Great Park, just a day before the release of Amazon Prime Video's new drama series, A Very Royal Scandal, which dramatises his infamous 2019 BBC Newsnight interview. The Duke of York, 64, smiled while riding in a black and white hat, waxed jacket, and jodhpurs, seemingly unfazed by the upcoming programme.
The three-part series, premiering on 19 September, follows the real-life story of how the interview was set up and the encounter between Prince Andrew and journalist Emily Maitlis. The interview was widely criticised for the prince's lack of contrition regarding his friendship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and his failure to express sympathy for Epstein's victims.
Prince Andrew's alibis, including being at a Pizza Express in Woking on the night he allegedly had sex with Virginia Giuffre, were ridiculed by the public. The scandal led to him stepping back from public duties in 2019. Despite this, he has recently been seen participating in royal family events, such as leading the family into church in February 2024 while King Charles was undergoing cancer treatment.
The drama stars Michael Sheen as Prince Andrew and Ruth Wilson as Emily Maitlis. It is the second dramatisation of the interview this year, following Netflix's version released in April. The series will be available on Prime Video in the UK, US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
