▁Ep stein ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁The ▁interview ▁was ▁recorded ▁in ▁Buck ingham ▁Palace ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁November ▁and ▁was ▁broadcast ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁November . ▁In ▁the ▁interview , ▁Prince ▁Andrew ▁says ▁he ▁met ▁Ep stein ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁through ▁Max well ; ▁this ▁contradict s ▁comments ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁Duke ' s ▁private ▁secretary ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁who ▁claims ▁the ▁two ▁met ▁in ▁" the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ". ▁The ▁Duke ▁also ▁said ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁regret ▁his ▁friendship ▁with ▁Ep stein , ▁saying ▁" the ▁people ▁that ▁I ▁met ▁and ▁the ▁opportun ities ▁that ▁I ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁learn ▁either ▁by ▁him ▁or ▁because ▁of ▁him ▁were ▁actually ▁very ▁useful ". ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁interview , ▁Prince ▁Andrew ▁denied ▁having ▁sex ▁with ▁Gi uff re ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁as ▁she ▁had ▁accused , ▁because ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁at ▁home ▁with ▁his ▁daughters ▁after ▁att ending ▁a ▁party ▁at ▁P izza Express ▁in ▁W oking ▁with ▁his ▁elder ▁daughter ▁Be atrice . ▁The ▁Duke ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁" no ▁re collection ▁of ▁ever ▁meeting " ▁Gi uff re ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁" ab sol utely ▁no ▁memory " ▁of ▁a ▁photograph ▁taken ▁of ▁him ▁with ▁Gi uff re ▁at ▁Max well ' s ▁residence ▁in ▁London . ▁The ▁Duke ▁said ▁he ▁had ▁investig ations ▁carried ▁out ▁to ▁establish ▁whether ▁the ▁photograph ▁was ▁f aked , ▁but ▁they