6 bombshell British royal tell-alls, from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Oprah Winfrey special to Princess Diana’s BBC Panorama interview

Jul 29 , 2021

Which British royal gave the most shocking interview – Princess Diana, Meghan Markle or Prince Andrew? Photos: BBC News, Harpo Productions, BBC News/YouTube

Princess Diana dished to Martin Bashir about Prince Charles’ extramarital affair with Camilla Parker Bowles – but now the interview is under investigation

But no documentary or appearance might have bombed as much as when Queen Elizabeth’s son, Prince Andrew, spoke about his Jeffrey Epstein connection

The general mantra within the halls of the British royal places and offices might be, “don’t wear a private heart on a public sleeve”, but as recent events have definitely reminded us, we always get those who bend (if not outright flout) the rules.

Here are six royal interviews that definitely dished more than “the establishment” would have liked.

Princess Diana and the Panorama interview

Martin Bashir’s interview with Princess Diana was under investigation for deception. Photo: BBC News

In what is probably regarded as the original royal tell-all interview, Princess Diana sat with Martin Bashir of the BBC’s Panorama and dished on the behind-the-scenes goings on of her in-laws, as well as the true nature of her marriage to Prince Charles. Almost 23 million people in the United Kingdom alone watched the episode, which was recorded in 1995.

In the interview, Diana spoke about how desperate she was for her marriage to succeed, opened up about her postnatal depression, admitted that she suffered from an eating disorder and, most shockingly, confirmed that Prince Charles had engaged in an ongoing extramarital affair with Camilla Parker Bowles.

In 2020, there arose allegations that dishonesty on the part of Bashir and the BBC had prompted Princess Diana’s brother, Earl Charles Spencer, to introduce her to the reporter.

Princess Diana’s interview with Panorama. Photo:@FilmUpdates/Twitter

The BBC announced an independent investigation into how the interview was obtained, with both Prince William and Prince Harry releasing statements welcoming the decision.

The fact that the Panorama interview of almost 25 years ago is still making headlines shows just how much of a seismic wave it had on the royal reputation, and the world at large.