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Another Prince Andrew Embarrassment For The Palace

Posted by karenl on April 5, 2024, 6:55 pm

I'd forgotten Netflix was making a movie over the interview. I can't imagine Beatrice and Eugenie are, to say the least, thrilled over this production.
The press is still in an uproar over the audacity of Andrew attending Easter Church service.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13276959/prince-andrew-embarrassment-palace-netflix-scoop-royal-expert.html

Re: Another Prince Andrew Embarrassment For The Palace

Posted by Susan T on April 5, 2024, 7:29 pm, in reply to "Another Prince Andrew Embarrassment For The Palace"

If the media and authors are so bothered by Andrew attending church or riding a horse around Windsor, maybe they should stop hanging around Windsor waiting for him to step outside his home so that they can get indignant over the fact that he's still breathing.

I would hate to be related to these reporters, authors and experts. They are as hypocritical as the two in California. They urge William to be the bigger person and reconcile with his brother but think Charles should confine his brother to house arrest.

Re: Another Prince Andrew Embarrassment For The Palace

Posted by karenl on April 5, 2024, 8:05 pm, in reply to "Re: Another Prince Andrew Embarrassment For The Palace"

Yep, the press seems to forget that the church services on Christmas and Easter are private family functions, not official appearances. What Andrew does at Windsor are private, also, as you pointed out. In the media's eyes, it really does seem that Andrew should not be living and breathing, yet they don't seem to care if they intrude on his privacy at Windsor.
Well, the media has intruded on the Royal Family's privacy at Windsor for a long time.

Re: Another Prince Andrew Embarrassment For The Palace

Posted by Linda C on April 7, 2024, 12:38 pm, in reply to "Another Prince Andrew Embarrassment For The Palace"

I wish the press would just mind their own business. I admit Andrew definitely has used his status and privilege to make some very bad mistakes. His interview was a disaster but they need to just stay away from him. Have they never made mistakes? And I know many will say Andrew’s mistakes were astronomical but he does have to live his life. I see no problem with him attending church or other family functions if he is invited. I can not imagine how he must feel when he is in the privacy of his own home. His life has been ruined.

Re: Another Prince Andrew Embarrassment For The Palace

Posted by Martha on April 8, 2024, 8:09 am, in reply to "Another Prince Andrew Embarrassment For The Palace"

The press doesn’t understand boundaries or decency when it comes to other people. Andrew has pretty much lost everything except for his home and family despite being neither indicted nor convicted of a crime. But that’s not enough for the press, who will hyperventilate that he “might” attend an event as a family member. They won’t even let him go to church in peace.

What was gained by Netflix producing this? The original interview can still be seen and viewers can listen and observe the real thing. Why pay millions to reproduce what already exists?

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Re: Another Prince Andrew Embarrassment For The Palace

Posted by Cynthia on April 8, 2024, 10:19 am, in reply to "Re: Another Prince Andrew Embarrassment For The Palace"

I know --this whole "car crash interview" has been picked over and analyzed to the nth degree. Yet they felt the need to make an entire movie about it? I should think that truth (the original) is going to be stranger than fiction (the movie). I guess The Crown has made people think real life needs to be fictionalized or it won't be believed.

Re: Another Prince Andrew Embarrassment For The Palace

Posted by Jessie on April 8, 2024, 10:59 am, in reply to "Re: Another Prince Andrew Embarrassment For The Palace"

The movie was based on a book that was made by the producer of the car crash interview. There will be another upcoming 3 part series on the interview on Amazon, this time based on the book by the interview of the car crash interview.

I have to agree with you Cynthia, there is no need to create a movie or series about the interview. The entire interview is on Youtube for anyone who wants to see it.

Re: Another Prince Andrew Embarrassment For The Palace

Posted by Cynthia on April 8, 2024, 11:05 am, in reply to "Re: Another Prince Andrew Embarrassment For The Palace"

Sheesh! That's even more of a stretch:

3 part series on the interview based on the book by the interview[er] of the car crash interview.

What we *really* need is a six-part series showing the development of the movie based on the meeting notes, amirite?

Re: Another Prince Andrew Embarrassment For The Palace

Posted by Carolyn on April 8, 2024, 12:26 pm, in reply to "Re: Another Prince Andrew Embarrassment For The Palace"

I wonder why they think anyone would be interested in Andrew? Certainly there must be someone more interesting to write about.

Re: Another Prince Andrew Embarrassment For The Palace

Posted by Linda C on April 8, 2024, 3:37 pm, in reply to "Re: Another Prince Andrew Embarrassment For The Palace"

I totally agree Carolyn. Sarah is more interesting than Andrew and that is a stretch. I do wish her a speedy recovery however. As for Andrew, he totally spoiled his own life with over indulgences but enough is enough as far as interest in him.

Re: Another Prince Andrew Embarrassment For The Palace

Posted by karenl on April 8, 2024, 6:58 pm, in reply to "Re: Another Prince Andrew Embarrassment For The Palace"

The producer/book author was interviewed on PRX this afternoon and she was really rather full of herself. It was mostly a "I", "Me" interview. At one point she stated that Beatrice was the one that told her father the interview would be great for him and really pushed it. Then when the interview went south and crashed, Beatrice was left "horribly embarrassed and humiliated".
I thought the story at the time was that Fergie pressed the interview on Andrew, she was the one that thought it would be great. Afterwards, didn't she throw Beatrice under the bus and imply it was Beatrice and not her that wanted the interview? Maybe I'm wrong.
There's the common denominator, Andrew and Fergie. Both made mistakes in getting involved with Epstein, but Andrew was the one who paid for Fergie's mistake, but he was dumb to keep a relationship with Epstein. If it was Fergie's push for the interview, Andrew paid for it again by messing up royally (no pun), Fergie's in the clear.
This whole bit about making movies/series and books about one interview is nonsense. The only ones that care anymore are the press people and Netflix/Amazon to make money. It's beating a dead horse, that the public doesn't care about.

Re: Another Prince Andrew Embarrassment For The Palace

Posted by Susan T on April 8, 2024, 8:50 pm, in reply to "Re: Another Prince Andrew Embarrassment For The Palace"

I remember it the same as you do.

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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