In November 2019, Prince Andrew was interviewed for the BBC television programme "Newsnight" on 16 November 2019. The interviewer talked about the Prince's friendship with the convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein before he died. The interview was very bad for the British royal family, because many people who saw the interview thought Prince Andrew was unsympathetic to Epstein's victims. As of 20 November, he has no official royal duties.