Jason Stein started as Communications Secretary to the Duke in September - but had quit by NovemberThe guru hired by Prince Andrew to spearhead a PR ‘fightback’ following the Jeffrey Epstein scandal 'quit' just weeks into job ahead of the Duke's bombshell BBC interview, it was revealed last night. Jason Stein started as Communications Secretary to the Duke in September. Stein was Amber Rudd’s former Special Adviser and developed a reputation at Westminster as a ‘master of the dark arts’. But the 28-year-old sensationally left his post two weeks before the Prince's interview with Emily Maitlis. While Andrew initially voiced concerns – at one point he said emphatically: ‘No, we shouldn’t do Newsnight’ – his influential private secretary Amanda Thirsk was enthusiastic and, over time, talked him round.

Source: Daily Mail November 16, 2019 22:25 UTC