Both the Sussexes and Prince Andrew brought a huge controversy to the monarchy. However, some believe that the media focus more on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle than the Duke of York's friendship with the criminal sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but one publication's executive editor contradicts the claim.
Dan Wootton from The Sun called the allegation "offensive and blatantly false narrative." He believed that without the British media, the issue about Prince Andrew, Epstein, and the latter's ex-girlfriend and accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell would never be out.
In fact, the establishment was against the scandal's revelation due to the attention it would get. The journalist claimed that "politicians, big business, and the monarchy itself" would like to continue to believe that Sarah Ferguson's former husband "could remain a respectable part-time royal."
The News of the World, Wootton's former newspaper, dropped the bombshell controversy in 2011 when Prince Andrew was seen with Epstein at the Central Park in New York. Since then, the British tabloids continued to cover the story - even if there are times that the public seems to be uninterested with the issue.
It was The Mail on Sunday that out Prince Andrew's photo with one of Epstein's sex trafficking victims, Virginia Roberts Giuffre. If the publication didn't reveal the snap, there would be no proof that they met. The 60-year-old royal could maintain plausible deniability.
Anyhow, Prince Andrew refused to admit that he indeed met Giuffre. He even claimed that the photo could've been edited. He also vehemently denied all the allegations thrown at him.
After his interview on BBC Newsnight with Emily Maitlis turned into a disaster, he decided to step down from his royal duties until the foreseeable future. However, Sunday Times royal correspondent Royal Nikkhah believed Prince Andrew's link to Epstein would mean that he would never have a public role again.
In an interview on True Royal TV, she said that the controversy that the prince had been into was damaging for him, Express noted. From a senior member of the Royal Family, he turned into someone who would find it hard to return to his public role.
Nikkhah also revealed he's now taken on a new PR and a new working team, including his lawyer, QC, and a PR who specialized in crisis management. Recently, the United States Department of Justice called on the British government to let Prince Andrew go under interrogation to be a witness that would give evidence about Epstein's case.
