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How the coverage framed it

Coverage of this story was largely uniform across all three outlets, with a bias spread of just 0.0 points separating the most left-leaning from the most right-leaning headline. All outlets relied on straightforward investigative language — BBC used "active inquiries," ABC used "probe into," and NBC used "investigate" — each conveying the same procedural reality without ideological coloring. The main variation was stylistic rather than substantive: BBC provided the most formal and complete framing, naming all three individuals including Ghislaine Maxwell, while ABC and NBC used compressed phrasing. ABC's reference to "ex-Prince Andrew" and "king's estate" slightly distinguished it from NBC's more title-focused "former Prince Andrew's Balmoral trip," but neither choice introduced bias. No outlet employed charged language, selective emphasis, or framing that would suggest a political lean in either direction.