When Prince Andrew appeared on Newsnight in November 2019, he dispelled any lingering doubt in the notion that truth is stranger than fiction.
If you can recall – and let’s be honest, who can forget? – the Duke of York made a series of startling claims when called on to address his close ties with Jeffrey Epstein, among them that retaining a relationship with the convicted child sex offender was “the right thing to do”. There was also the alibi that hinged on a children’s party at Pizza Express in Woking and his lack of ability, at the time, to sweat.
