Was Prince Andrew’s TV interview the right way to deal with Epstein scandal?
BREATHING arrogance and entitlement, Prince Andrew strode into our living rooms to pour cold water on criticism of his friendship with paedophile billionaire Jeffrey Epstein. He does not appear to have impressed many. The only way forward must now be a sworn statement. For many, this interview will have strengthened the case for a slimmed-down monarchy.
Rev ANDREW McLUSKEY, Ashford, Middlesex.
AS AN ardent royalist, I watched the interview of Prince Andrew by Emily Maitlis, who conducted a very difficult task respectfully, efficiently and without bias. Prince Andrew is not one of my favourite members of the Royal Family, but I empathise with his attempts to convince us all of his innocence. With hindsight and consideration of all the possibilities his action may produce, he’d be naive to think further gruelling questioning under oath in court would not be an automatic consequence.
Though the decision to go public was undoubtedly a tough one, I doubt it’s had the effect he’d hoped for. The Royal Family’s traditional mantra of ‘Never complain, never explain’ would have been a better option for him to follow.
JUDITH MacBETH, Reading, Berks.
DOES Prince Andrew really warrant the amount of vile coverage he has been subjected to? A lack of judgment when it comes to your choice of friends should not be an excuse to heap this amount of abuse on anyone.
J. BRITTON-MOSLEY, Sittingbourne, Kent.
THE interview with Prince Andrew shows that being born into hereditary wealth and privilege brings access to people and places most of us can only dream about. What it can’t guarantee is empathy and intelligence.
RICHARD SHAW, Wakefield, W. Yorks.
PRINCE ANDREW is a victim of biased, malicious gossip.
VIVIEN PARKER, Hungerford, Berks.
WHAT an appalling, so-called representative of our Royal Family this man is! His TV interview showed he was devoid of humility, normal decent behaviour and has a total lack of selfawareness. He should be removed from public life and the largesse he avails himself of at every opportunity should also be stopped. The gushing tribute from his former wife, herself no stranger to dubious company and seedy behaviour, sums up this sleazy pair.
NEIL RAMSHAW, Harrogate, N. Yorks.
PRINCE ANDREW was an extremely silly man and he has suffered for it. Are misdeeds never spent? Do we need to publicly crucify him?
CORA RITCHIE, Cookstown, Co. Tyrone.
THE Americans want to interview Prince Andrew about the Epstein scandal and the British police want to interview Anne Sacoolas about the death of Harry Dunn. Maybe we could agree a swap.
KEN BROWN, Hockley, Essex.