She was the ex-criminal lawyer turned BBC Newsnight producer who negotiated the interview that would turn Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s life upside down in 2019.
Now Sam McAlister has spoken to Palace Confidential about what’s next for the disgraced royal in the wake of the release of the Epstein files. You can watch the full interview on YouTube here.
Plus, in the Palace Confidential newsletter, McAlister reveals her reaction to his arrest, and what she would say to him now if they met again, five years since the fateful interview aired.
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