‘It was hard to keep a poker face’ during Prince Andrew Newsnight interview, says producer

The producer who secured Emily Maitlis’s infamous Newsnight interview with the Duke of York has said ‘it was hard to keep a poker face’ while Andrew was speaking (BBC/PA)

Laura Harding

The producer who secured the infamous Newsnight interview with Britain’s Duke of York has said “it was hard to keep a poker face” while Andrew was speaking.

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