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    BBC nearly cut Prince Andrew’s Pizza Express sex claims alibi from infamous interview to save him from ridicule

    by Simon Walters Feb 04, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: BBC/PA

    The BBC nearly decided not to broadcast the Duke of York’s derided Pizza Express alibi over allegations he had sex with Virginia Giuffre to save him from “ridicule”.

    The broadcaster went ahead after the hapless Andrew pleaded with ex-BBC Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis to insert it in a second interview after failing to mention it the first time around, because he was “convinced” it would get him off the hook.

    Ms Maitlis has revealed how

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