Selections from the interview appear in The Princess, which will air on HBO and (as it turns out) Sky in the UK. The BBC has already said that they will never air it again. Both Charles and William want the Panorama interview buried forever. This is where Prince William entered the narrative, and began bizarrely parroting his father’s views that his mother was a paranoid liar and everything she said was a false narrative. In recent years, the focus has been on how Martin Bashir landed the interview and what he said and did to “convince” Diana to grant him the interview. Frankly, it was much, much bigger than the Sussexes’ Oprah interview, although both interviews share similar threads about how Charles sucks and the institution is in major trouble after the Queen passes. When Diana’s interview aired, it was a cataclysmic event for the monarchy. A new Panorama documentary investigating the Diana interview is delayed until after the publication of Lord Dyson report.Īccording to the Telegraph, the report found Bashir was guilty of deploying deceitful methods to secure the interview.Since 1995, Prince Charles has tried to do anything he can to discredit, erase, delegitimize and nullify Princess Diana’s Panorama interview. Scotland Yard says it will not launch a criminal investigation over the allegations.īashir quits the BBC on health grounds, stepping down as religion editor. His brother the Duke of Sussex reportedly also supports the inquiry. The Duke of Cambridge, welcomes the investigation, saying it “should help establish the truth behind the actions” that led to the programme. The BBC says it has found a handwritten note from Diana that appears to absolve Bashir of using false documents to influence her Panorama appearance.Ī former employee of Earl Spencer, Alan Waller, makes a formal complaint to the Metropolitan Police alleging unlawful activity. Lord Dyson, former Master of the Rolls and head of civil justice, is appointed to head the report, which is welcomed by the Duke of Cambridge, describing it as a “step in the right direction”. The BBC says Bashir is “seriously unwell” with coronavirus-related complications.Ī BBC investigation is launched into allegations made by Earl Spencer that he was shown “false bank statements” to help encourage his sister to take part.Įarl Spencer complained a BBC investigation into Martin Bashir’s methods was a ‘whitewash’ (Yui Mok/PA) Martin Bashir built an acclaimed career on both sides of the Atlantic following his Diana scoop (Louisa Buller/PA)īashir returns to the BBC as religious affairs correspondent before being made religion editor. She was in a car with her partner, Dodi Fayed, who also died.īashir leaves the BBC and joins ITV where he works on documentary specials and features for Trevor McDonald. Earl Spencer, brother of Diana, later alleged the inquiry was a “whitewash”.ĭiana is killed in a car crash in Paris in August 1997. The Panorama interview airs on BBC One with Diana famously saying: “Well, there were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded”.įormer BBC director-general Lord Hall, then head of news, leads an internal investigation into the circumstances surrounding Diana’s appearance. With Lord Dyson’s report into Martin Bashir’s 1995 interview with Diana, Princess of Wales set to be published, here is a timeline of events.ĭiana, Princess of Wales’ interview with Martin Bashir is the subject of a highly anticipated report (BBC/PA)īashir joins the BBC as a news correspondent and works on programmes including Songs Of Praise and Public Eye.
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