, ▁were ▁published ▁online . ▁ ▁Prince ▁Andrew ▁also ▁admitted ▁to ▁stay ing ▁in ▁Ep stein ' s ▁m ansion ▁for ▁three ▁days ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁after ▁Ep stein ' s ▁conv iction ▁for ▁sex ▁off ences ▁against ▁a ▁minor , ▁describing ▁the ▁location ▁as ▁" a ▁convenient ▁place ▁to ▁stay ". ▁However , ▁he ▁said , ▁" I ▁kick ▁myself ▁on ▁a ▁daily ▁basis " ▁for ▁the ▁decision ▁" because ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁something ▁that ▁was ▁becoming ▁of ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁royal ▁family ", ▁adding ▁that ▁he ▁" let ▁the ▁side ▁down ". ▁The ▁Duke ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁met ▁Ep stein ▁for ▁the ▁sole ▁purpose ▁of ▁breaking ▁off ▁any ▁future ▁relationship ▁with ▁him , ▁saying ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁" the ▁hon ou rable ▁and ▁right ▁thing ▁to ▁do ", ▁adding ▁that ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁fla ws ▁was ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁" to o ▁hon ou rable " ▁a ▁person . ▁He ▁also ▁said ▁that , ▁if ▁" push ▁came ▁to ▁sh ove " ▁( and ▁after ▁consult ation ▁with ▁his ▁legal ▁teams ), ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁willing ▁to ▁test ify ▁under ▁o ath ▁regarding ▁his ▁associations ▁with ▁Ep stein . ▁ ▁The ▁interview ▁was ▁believed ▁by ▁M ait lis ▁and ▁News night ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁Queen , ▁although ▁" pal ace ▁ins iders " ▁speaking ▁to ▁The ▁Sunday ▁Te legraph ▁disput ed ▁this . ▁One ▁of ▁Prince ▁Andrew ' s ▁official ▁advis ors ▁res igned ▁just ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁interview ▁being ▁a ired .