‘Scoop’ Review: Billie Piper Is Stellar In This Often Riviting Takedown Of The Royal Family’s Prince Andrew

One rarely-seen Royal figure is said to have a net worth larger than Kate Middleton, Princess Anne and Prince Edward combined.

Scoop, the Netflix film chronicling Prince Andrew‘s humbling interview on the BBC, has enjoyed a relatively regal reception from British audiences.

Prince Andrew's shocking comments during his infamous Newsnight interview with Emily Maitlis left everyone, including the staff working behind the scenes, stunned. The Duke of York made some extraordinary claims in the 2019 TV exclusive, from his inability to sweat to denying he had slept with Virginia Giuffre because he was at Pizza Express in Woking at the time.

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Prince Andrew had a close call when he nearly ran over a dog at Windsor, before seemingly laughing the episode off with relief.The Duke of York was thought to be driving down the Long Walk on the Windsor estate in his black Range Rover when pedestrians frantically alerted him to a black dog that had wandered into the road. It seemed that Andrew hadn't noticed the dog and it was his bodyguard who spotted the reactions of the people and told him to stop.Thankfully, the car stopped just in time and the dog's owner looked embarrassed as he went to retrieve his pet. Andrew took the whole incident in stride and was seen waving afterwards.

drama “Scoop” hit Netflix on Friday.The film is a fictionalized portrayal of BBC reporter Emily Maitlis (played by Gillian Anderson), who interviewed Andrew for a “Nightsnight” segment in 2019 about his friendship with dead pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.Andrew was seen out and about at Windsor Castle riding his horse during his outing. He wore a helmet, gloves, a sweater and an olive jacket to brave the cold weather.Rufus Sewell plays Andrew in “Scoop,” while Keeley Hawes was cast as the royal’s private secretary Amanda Thirsk and Billie Piper as TV producer Sam McAlister.The movie also reveals how Maitlis booked the disastrous interview, which showed Andrew sweating as he denied that he had sexual relations with Epstein accuser Virginia Roberts when she was a teenager in the early 2000s.In 2022, Andrew was stripped of his royal and military titles by his late mother, Queen Elizabeth, after Roberts brought forward a lawsuit against him and claimed he sexually abused her.

Prince Andrew's life has been significantly altered - his home is in disrepair, he was snubbed at Beatrice's wedding and he's lost his titles. The Duke of York's downfall was triggered by a disastrous BBC interview.

Scoop ( Friday, April 5), centers on Prince Andrew's first sit-down interview about his friendship with convicted sex offender, the late financier, (which later resulted in him stepping down from official royal duties), but the more profound story here is how it happened.That's where Anderson comes in. She plays BBC Newsnight anchor and journalist, Emily Maitlis, who conducted the infamous 2019 interview after months of tenacious work by her producer, Sam McAlister (played by Billie Piper), to secure the booking.“I remember hearing about the interview, but I hadn't seen it right [away],” Anderson tells me over Zoom from her New York hotel room.

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Billie Piper has admitted that she is still in debt to Virgin Records.The actress and singer was signed to Innocent Records – a subsidiary of Virgin Records – in 1998, when she was 15-years-old and released her debut single ‘Because We Want To’ on the label.Speaking about the debt, which is reportedly around £9million, she told Jessie Ware‘s Table Manners podcast: “I’m still in debt to Virgin. If I ever release an album, which I won’t, I’d probably have to pay off that debt.

Guy Lodge Film Critic It’s no great slight to “Scoop” to say that it’s no more compelling than the real-life news broadcast on which it pivots. It’s also no less compelling than said broadcast, which was, after all, a doozy: the 2019 episode of “BBC Newsnight” in which anchor Emily Maitlis interviewed Prince Andrew about his friendship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Billie Piper has opened up ahead of the release of the Netflix film Scoop on 5 April.The film, which is based on Sam McAlister's book Scoops: Behind The Scenes of the BBC's Most Shocking Interviews, tells the inside story of Prince Andrew's infamous Newsnight interview.The Duke of York's sit-down talk with journalist Emily Maitlis made headlines for all the wrong reasons as he addressed his association with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.The interview – which was later dubbed a 'car crash' – featured many memorable moments, including mentions of his inability to sweat, a trip to a Pizza Express in Woking and the Duke's tendency to be “too honourable”.The star-studded cast sees Billie as producer Sam McAlister, Rufus Sewell as Prince Andrew, and Gillian Anderson as journalist Emily Maitlis. Ahead of the movie's release on 5 April, Billie has opened up. Speaking about the Duke of York's interview and this new adaptation of it, the former Doctor Who star told Grazia: "What we saw is the car crash.

attending an Easter Sunday church service along with his brother King Charles III and Queen Camilla.Also joining the trio were Andrew’s ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, Princess Anne and her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, Prince Edward and his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex. Prince Andrew’s attendance at the service comes after the 64-year-old royal faced blowback for leading the procession while attending a memorial for King Constantine of Greece.

, Kate Middleton did not attend Easter church services with the royal family on March 31. And while King Charles just made is his since starting his own , Prince William reportedly opted to celebrate the holiday with his wife and three children.According to , The Prince and Princess of Wales are “spending the weekend privately at home” with Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5.

King Charles has made a rare public appearance at the royal family’s Easter celebration.

Just like millions of people up and down the country, the Royal Family will be tucking into a tasty meal on Easter Sunday - but what will they be served? Following the Easter Sunday Matins service at St George's Chapel, the family will make their way back to Windsor Castle and sit down to a traditional four-course dinner of roast lamb and vegetables. The details of the meal were previously revealed to OK! by former royal chef Darren McGrady.

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With Easter around the corner, many of us will be thinking about where to hide the eggs in the garden for the little ones to find and what to cook for a big family meal. And it's no different for the Royal Family who have a bundle of traditions and plans when it comes to celebrating the Christian holiday.

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Rufus Sewell has shared his initial reaction to being offered the role of Prince Andrew in the upcoming Netflix drama, Scoop. Speaking on Good Morning Britain, Rufus revealed that he had some reservations about accepting the part.