The woman who made the monarchy sweat is just getting started
When Emily Maitlis grilled then-Prince Andrew in that now-infamous BBC interview, she didn’t just expose a scandal – she blew up the monarchy’s stiff upper lip.
What does it take to stare down power and privilege? One of the most respected voices in British journalism, Maitlis has challenged leaders from the White House to Buckingham Palace and sparked global reckonings.
When she sat opposite the Duke of York, she ignited “the worst PR crisis for the royal family since the death of Diana”. Ending the Duke’s royal career, the encounter also inspired several television adaptations including Amazon Prime’s A Very Royal Scandal (with Ruth Wilson as Maitlis).
Since then, she’s only turned up the heat – challenging political spin, dismantling “both-sides” journalism, hosting one of the UK’s most-listened-to podcasts and putting pressure on the US Department of Justice to release the “Epstein Files”.
Maitlis brings her signature fearlessness to All About Women to talk politics, power, journalism’s critical role in seeking justice and holding power to account – and what it takes to expose the truth when the stakes couldn’t be higher.
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