When Andrew met Mandelson
5/7/202634 min
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Peter Mandelson’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein has been poured over by the press – but what about their relationship with one another? New Times reporting reveals they met for the first time in 1999 at an NSPCC charity event, and continued a mutually advantageous relationship for a decade. So how do the people who brought them together feel about it now? And what can it tell us about how power works in the upper echelons of British society?
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Guest: Hugo Daniel, general news reporter, The Sunday Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producers: Harry Stott.
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Manveen Rana· Host0:29
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Prince Andrew· Soundbite0:34
When everyone says they're right- Who do you believe?
Manveen Rana· Host0:38
None of us knew the depth of that relationship ...
Prince Andrew· Soundbite0:40
if the lines are blurred- Who knew- Can you read between them?
Manveen Rana· Host0:43
-the depth of the relationship?
Prince Andrew· Soundbite0:44
When the story breaks- Who brings perspective?
Manveen Rana· Host0:47
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Hugo Daniel· Guest1:15
In 1999, the NSPCC, which is the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, set up a big campaign, I think maybe their, their biggest ever, which was to eradicate child cruelty within 20