Reports were that Fergie, Eugenie and Andrew's aide, Amanda Thirsk, urged him to do the interview and Beatrice thought it was a bad idea.
Afterwards, Fergie did throw Beatrice under the bus, which may have been the reason why during the covid lockdown, Beatrice chose to stay with Edo at his mother's house, only moving to Royal Lodge long enough before her wedding in order to quarantine so that Andrew could walk her down the aisle.
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