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DEATH IN 97: Princess Diana died in a car accident in 1997, a year after she divorced Prince Charles. Photo: Jim Bourdier, AP / NTB
The BBC says it will investigate allegations of unethical methods used to secure a controversial 1995 interview with Princess Diana. – A step in the right direction, says her son, Prince William.
According to Sky News, a statement from Kensington Palace states that Prince William welcomes an investigation.
– A step in the right direction, he says.
In the interview that was viewed by more than 22 million people in the UK, Diana mentioned her ill marriage to Prince Charles for the first time.
SUPPORT THE INVESTIGATION: A statement from Kensington Palace states that Prince William welcomes an investigation into the interview with his mother. Photo: Jack Hill / The Times / PA Wire
Diana’s brother, Charles Spencer, accused journalist Martin Bashir of showing him false documents to persuade his sister to participate in the interview.
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“This may contribute to the truth about the circumstances that led to this interview and the decisions made by the BBC officials at this time,” the Kensington Palace statement said.
The BBC writes on their own website that they will begin investigating the interview immediately.
– The BBC wants to get to the bottom of this matter and has therefore appointed an independent commission of inquiry, says BBC Executive Director Tim Davie.
Bashir is also accused of paying Diana’s employees to spy on her. He was a little-known journalist when he interviewed Diana, but he has had a successful career ever since.
DISPUTE: Martin Bashir is the man behind the controversial interview with Diana. Now the BBC wants to get to the bottom of what happened before the interview. Bashir himself is currently corona sick. Photo: Ian West / PA Wire
But it has not only been successful, it has also been controversial. He was also the man behind a controversial 2003 television documentary on Michael Jackson.
After the documentary “Living with Michael Jackson” aired in 2003, in a completely different form than Jackson thought it had been imagined, turned on Michael on all the plugs. The case ended in court.
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In 2013, Bashir also made headlines when he stepped down as a news anchor for MSNBC television after calling Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin a “first-class idiot.”
Bashir is now employed by the BBC, where he has religious themes as his main thesis.
