BBC announces probe into famous 1995 Princess Diana interview
- Princess Diana lifted lid on troubled marriage to Prince Charles in interview watched by millions
- Reports have surfaced that interviewer used underhanded methods to persuade Diana to talk
Britain’s Prince William has welcomed a new investigation into how the BBC secured a famous 1995 interview with his mother Princess Diana after accusations that she had been tricked into taking part.
The new inquiry led by a former Supreme Court justice will focus on how the broadcaster obtained the interview and whether executives covered up any wrongdoing.
“The independent investigation is a step in the right direction,” William said in a statement.
“It should help establish the truth behind the actions that led to the Panorama interview and subsequent decisions taken by those in the BBC at the time.”
During Diana’s interview with journalist Martin Bashir, watched by more than 20 million viewers in Britain, she shocked the nation by admitting to an affair and giving intimate details of her failed marriage to heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles.
Diana divorced from Charles in 1996 and died in a Paris car crash in 1997 as she was pursued by paparazzi. Charles married Camilla Parker-Bowles, now the Duchess of Cornwall, in 2005.