Princess Beatrice tells Prince Andrew his reputation is in tatters in new Netflix film

Princess Beatrice tells Prince Andrew his reputation is in tatters in new Netflix film

Scoop was released today

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Svar Nanan-Sen

By Svar Nanan-Sen


Published: 05/04/2024

- 09:29

Updated: 05/04/2024

- 09:47

Princess Beatrice and the Duke of York are portrayed in the new Netflix film Scoop

Princess Beatrice tells Prince Andrew that the backlash regarding his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is "a lot worse" than he thinks during a scene in Scoop.

Actress Charity Wakefield plays the Princess of York and Rufus Sewell depicts Prince Andrew in the newly released film.


Scoop is based on the lead-up to the Duke of York's career-ending interview with the BBC's Newsnight programme.

During the scene, Prince Andrew and Princess Beatrice take a meeting with BBC presenter Emily Maitlis and booker Sam McAlister regarding the interview.

Princess Beatrice

Actress Charity Wakefield plays the Princess of York in Scoop

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McAlister quizzes the royal on whether he is aware of the backlash on social media to his friendship with Epstein.

She says regarding Andrew's reputation: "Randy Andy. Air Miles Andy. This is sex and girls and planes and private islands and money.

"With respect, the public see these stories and they think 'yep, I can believe that.'"

Andrew responds by saying that he does not pay attention to social media before Beatrice interjects and tells her father: "I do".

Princess Beatrice

Scoop is based on the lead-up to the Duke of York's career-ending interview with the BBC's Newsnight programme.

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Beatrice adds: "[It's] a lot worse than what she just said."

Prince Andrew stepped back from all public duties following his disastrous 2019 interview with Newsnight.

The newly released Scoop brings fresh scrutiny to Andrew's friendship with Epstein.

During the 2019 interview, Maitlis asked: "He [Epstein] was released in July, within months by December of 2010 you went to stay with him at his New York mansion, why? Why were you staying with a convicted sex offender?"

Prince Andrew

Rufus Sewell plays the Duke of York in Scoop

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Andrew answered: "Right, I have always … ever since this has happened and since this has become, as it were, public knowledge that I was there, I’ve questioned myself as to why did I go and what was I doing and was it the right thing to do?

"Now, I went there with the sole purpose of saying to him that because he had been convicted, it was inappropriate for us to be seen together.

"I felt that doing it over the telephone was the chicken’s way of doing it. I had to go and see him and talk to him."

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