“It is saddening that this single issue has been allowed to overshadow the princess’ brave decision to tell her story, to courageously talk through the difficulties she faced, and, to help address the silence and stigma that surrounded mental health issues all those years ago. He said: "In fact, despite his other findings, Lord Dyson himself in any event accepts that the princess would probably have agreed to be interviewed without what he describes as my ‘intervention’. He said the statements had "no bearing whatsoever on the personal choice by Princess Diana to take part in the interview". This content is not available due to your privacy preferences. It also said Bashir had been "devious and dishonest", saying his actions had been "carefully planned". The earl said the statements related to his sister’s former private secretary Patrick Jephson, and another former royal household member, and that Bashir made claims that Diana's phone lines were bugged.Ī £1.4m report released on Thursday found that Bashir used "deceitful behaviour" to get to the earl, who then introduced him to the princess. It will return all awards associated with the programme, including a 1996 Bafta.Įarl Spencer said Bashir had faked bank statements which he showed to the earl in order to get access to the princess. The BBC has sent letters of apology to Prince Charles, Prince William, Prince Harry and Earl Spencer. The programme became known for one of Diana's most famous statements - that there were "three people" in her marriage to Charles, after revelations about his affair with Camilla. The BBC opened a fresh inquiry into the interview more than 25 years after it first aired after Earl Spencer, Diana's brother, raised questions about methods used by Bashir to get Diana to agree to the programme. ![]() BBC reporter Martin Bashir used "deceitful behaviour" to secure a Panorama interview with Princess Diana in 1995, a new investigation has found.
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