By now you know about Prince Andrew’s interview with Emily Maitlis for BBC Newsnight. He is the third child and second son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.He was second in the line of succession to the British throne when he was born, and is eighth in line as of June 2020. "She believes Buckingham Palace was shocked not by the interview itself, but only by the reaction from the public that followed in the days and weeks afterwards.“I think their shock was not at the interview itself, but the reaction it caused in the days and weeks afterwards.”He also said he didn't regret "as a whole" his association with the late sex offender. The British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs) will be announced virtually on July 31 and Newsnight’s Prince Andrew interview has been nominated in the news category. Against the costume drama splendour of Buckingham Palace, Prince Andrew sat down with Emily Maitlis to discuss his relationship with sexual trafficker and paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper,order back issues and use the historic Daily Expressnewspaper archive.The Duke said: "It has become clear to me over the last few days that the circumstances relating to my former association with Jeffrey Epstein has become a major disruption to my family’s work and the valuable work going on in the many organisations and charities that I am proud to support. Now the interviewer has penned an essay about the interview, revealing the moment that ‘changed everything’. Of course, I am willing to help any appropriate law enforcement agency with their investigations, if required. PRINCE Andrew complained that the Jeffrey Epstein saga had become a "constant sore" for himself and his family in the bombshell interview with Newsnight's Emily … “You have to take some sort of positive action and so therefore if you forget it’s very difficult to try and forget a positive action and I do not remember anything.”Twitter quickly hated on the gaffe, with critics weighing in on #unbecoming.One of Epstein’s young “sex slaves,” Virginia Giuffre, has accused Epstein of three times trafficking her to the royal when she was just 17 and 18 years old; a photo of Andrew with his arm around the teen has also dunned him in recent years.Other mocking hashtags were #ForAMan and #pizzaexpress.“Which is that I don’t sweat, or I didn’t sweat at the time . "I continue to unequivocally regret my ill-judged association with Jeffrey Epstein.The Duke of York spoke about his relationship with Epstein but strongly denied allegations of his own misconduct.“It was just astonishing to be in that room listening. . In the moment though, Andrew and his aides had no idea. In another weird denial of ever having even met Giuffre, Andrew had claimed that he would have remembered having sex with her because he’s male.She was asking Andrew whether he had any regrets over his friendship with Epstein.The word choice prompted his interviewer to snap back, “Unbecoming? "His suicide has left many unanswered questions, particularly for his victims, and I deeply sympathise with everyone who has been affected and wants some form of closure.The explosive interview, which was broadcast in November, was heavily criticised by commentators and members of the public.But following the interview, Prince Andrew - who strongly denies any wrongdoings in connection with the Epstein case - was hit by a furious backlash, with several charities and associations cutting ties with him. Prince Andrew was interviewed by Emily Maitlis about his connection to Jeffrey Epstein. Ms Maitlis said she realised the interview would be "explosive" within minutes of it beginning. The Duke of York was questioned on his association with Epstein in the BBC Newsnight special. It was a disaster. "Therefore, I have asked Her Majesty if I may step back from public duties for the foreseeable future, and she has given her permission. Emily Maitlis has been named network presenter of the year at the Royal Television Society Awards, for her interview with the Duke of York.. "I don’t think I’ll ever forget it.”"We had plenty of engagement with them after it went out.The journalist also said the Duke's aides based at the Palace were pleased with the interview before they saw the public's response.“Secondly, the lack of apology or any real expression of regret told me that the prince still believed that his actions had broadly been the right ones.He also announced he would be temporarily stepping back from public office.She told Radio Times: “First, he was tackling the subject matter head-on.The prince's infamous 45-minute long interview with the journalist was recorded at Buckingham Palace following discussions between the team at the BBC and the Duke of York's close aides, who arranged the interview.