Producer of Andrew’s Disastrous ‘Newsnight’ Interview Says Princess Beatrice was the “Rainmaker” in Negotiations

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Princess Beatrice at Queen Elizabeth's funeral.

Sam McAlister, the producer who secured Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s infamous 2019 BBC Newsnight interview, is speaking out for the first time since the former Duke of York’s arrest. In an interview with the Daily Mail’s Royal Confidential YouTube show, the producer shared that Princess Beatrice was “profoundly important” in securing her father’s participation on the TV special.

“It was clear that if we didn’t answer her questions well, this interview was never going to happen,” McAlister said.