The last few weeks have seen Prince Harry take centre stage, with a series of controversial interviews, promoting his best-selling memoir Spare. But one royal interview stands apart from all the others, when in November 2019 Prince Andrew sat down with BBC Newsnight for a bombshell interview that forever ruined his reputation. While presenter Emily Maitlis was front of camera, the woman behind the scenes who made it all happen was producer Sam McAlister. She tells The Indo Daily how she secured the now infamous interview. 

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