Victims never crossed mind of deluded royal

Prince Andrew’s interview was intended to ‘draw a line’ under the issue of his links to a convicted paedophile. Instead, it reignited interest in the story, writes Terry Prone.

Prince Andrew has just earned himself a unique position in media history: the guy who sat himself voluntarily in front of a firing squad with the firm conviction that he was bulletproof, heavily supported by servitors who communicated for several months with the firing squad, their confidence uninhibited by their absolute ignorance of what was involved.