7.02.2023

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Prince Andrew, wrangled & mangled

AIR MAIL: how *that* infamous interview came to be; "Match Point," Italian-style; Gwyneth's right-hand woman tells all; Mediterranean living; and more!
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On the November morning in 2019 when Prince Andrew recorded his infamous Newsnight interview, Sam McAlister was in a chair 15 feet behind him. The interview was conducted by presenter Emily Maitlis, but it was McAlister who'd spent months negotiating the encounter. Read our interview with the BBC's "booker extraordinaire" ahead of a Netflix series on the Andrew snafu, and more of my favorite stories—the murder that rocked Milan; Gwyneth Paltrow's right-hand woman is all Goop-ed out; the wonders of Mediterranean living—in the newest issue of AIR MAIL. —Nathan King, Deputy Editor

"Wasn't he wonderful," the equerry said of Prince Andrew's catastrophic interview with Emily Maitlis.

A Very British Scandal-Maker

Sam McAlister, the longtime BBC producer who persuaded Prince Andrew to do that car-crash interview, tells all

Alessandro Impagnatiello and Giulia Tramontano, before he brutally murdered her.

Match Point, Italian–Style

When a Milanese waiter's mistress confronted his pregnant girlfriend about their affair, he took matters into his own hands

"I couldn't catch my breath."

Little Myth Perfect

Elise Loehnen, Gwyneth's former right-hand woman at Goop, discusses the dark side of the wellness industry

As futures go, this doesn't look like a bad one.

Welcome to Club Med

Long lunch breaks, no late-night work e-mails, and a seasonal superfood diet—it's just another day in the South of France

DaphnΓ© Guinness in a still from her new video, "Heaven," directed by David LaChapelle.

DaphnΓ© Guinness's Guide to the Good Life

The musician and composer answers 49 of life's most pressing questions

How do you think fives got its name?

Anyone for Fives? Anyone?

As Wimbledon approaches and the lawn-tennis season enters full swing, another, less vaunted ball sport is clinging to life

Postcard from Paris

Ahead of Paris's display of haute couture, we invite you to revel in our favorite Gallic discoveries

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