With the fallout from Prince Andrew’s BBC interview still a hot topic in the news agenda, the theme of The Drum Show this week is the Royal Family brand and if it can survive this latest scandal. Host Rebecca Stewart, The Drum’s senior reporter, was joined by: Zaid Al-Zaidy, founder and group chief executive at…
Express and Star PR and crisis consultant expert Mark Borkowski said the crisis engulfing Andrew is more controversial than anything on The Crown. Read full article here: https://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2019/11/20/duke-of-york-scandal-biggest-royal-crisis-since-death-of-diana/
FortuneNo one wants to be tied to someone who’s an alleged pedophile, says PR executive Mark Borkowski, who’s worked with the likes of Led Zeppelin, Prince, and Luciano Pavarotti via his London-based agency, Borkowski.“No one wants to be associated with negativity. The dominos fell and there was no way of pulling them back up. It…
The MirrorPublic relations and crisis consultant Mark Borkowski described the events as the biggest crisis the royal family has faced since the death of Diana, Princess of Wales.Speaking about the Netflix drama The Crown, which chronicles the monarchy, he said: “This actually kicks The Crown into a cocked hat, the producers of The Crown must…
Birmingham Mail Mark Borkowski, a PR and crisis consultant, said the issue was like a “tractor beam” sucking the Royal Family into Andrew’s “black hole” but whoever had taken the decision to issue the statement had saved the monarchy. Read full article here: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/prince-andrew-bbc-newsnight-interview-17290885
The IndependentMr Borkowski said the crisis would have overshadowed the work of all the Royal Family who would have been questioned about Andrew for months, just like the political leaders of the two main parties were in their televised debate on Tuesday night.Read full article here: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/prince-andrew-news-epstein-bbc-interview-death-diana-royal-family-news-a9211571.html
RSVP LiveSpeaking about the duke’s BBC interview, public relations and crisis consultant Mark Borkowski said: “I have never seen anything so disastrous. For any students of PR that is how not to do it.”It was like watching a man in quicksand and unfortunately, I don’t think anyone would have thrown him a line to get…
StuffWhen asked why Andrew may have taken part in the BBC interview, Mark Borkowski, a public relations and crisis consultant, said that perhaps the duke was “looking ahead at year in front of him 2020, 2021, and probably 50-70 per cent of work he’d do in any given year not there,” because of the Epstein…
PR WeekThere’s an unspoken set of contemporary rules behind the Royals, TV and PR – and Prince Andrew broke them all. As a masterclass in PR disaster, the interview will not be knocked off the top rank for some time. The Royal Family and TV has generally been a toxic marriage and given the long-term…
Last month, Harry sued the owners of The Sun and The Daily Mirror over alleged “illegal interception of voicemail messages,” according to a report by Fox News. The Duke of Sussex likewise sued the Claim over “the intrusive and unlawful publication of a private letter.” However, a few royal family observers believe that taking the…