Sean O’Neill, Chief Reporter

The Duke of York is also facing questions about his business dealings while working as a British trade envoyDIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/GETTY IMAGES

The BBC has withdrawn plans to release a publicity clip of tonight’s Panorama documentary about the Duke of York amid concerns about the sensitivity of the programme.

The corporation had said it would issue an extract of an interview with Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who alleges she was trafficked to London by Jeffrey Epstein in 2001, when she was 17, and made to have sex with Prince Andrew. The duke, 59, has consistently denied the allegation.

The BBC changed its promotional plans yesterday, with sources saying the decision had been made because of the “sensitive nature of the programme”.

BBC bosses are acutely aware of its chequered record on reporting sex abuse allegations. In 2014, BBC News transmitted an interview with the accuser “Nick” — since revealed…