Newsnight editor Esme Wren and presenter Emily Maitlis, 49, have reflected on their reactions to the interview the latter conducted with Prince Andrew about his links to the now deceased American financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Esme explained the pair were surprised after they watched the footage of the interview together in the editing suite at the time.She also admitted the moment left her feeling “exhilarated and terrified”.Esme recalled: “It was there that the penny dropped for me on how significant this was. “We’d assumed that he’d want to show empathy to the victims or pin the blame on Jeffrey Epstein. “We couldn’t understand why he hadn’t done that. “We definitely thought he’d be spikier — in fact, Emily said.
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