Prince William is speaking following reports that the BBC is investigating the circumstances surrounding a 1995 TV interview with his mother, the late Princess Diana.
“The independent inquiry is a step in the right direction,” the Duke of Cambridge said in a statement obtained by the magazine on Wednesday.
“It will help establish the truth behind the panorama interview and the steps that followed that decision at the BBC at the time,” the 38-year-old said.
According to the outlet, William’s younger brother Prince Harry is also aware of the controversy surrounding the 25-year-old documentary. His spokesman, however, declined to comment.
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The Duke Cam f Cambridge is speaking following reports that the BBC is launching an investigation around the infamous interview with his late mother.
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On Wednesday, it was revealed that the BBC was moving forward with the appointment of former senior judge, John Dyson, to lead an independent investigation.
Following the broadcaster’s announcement on Wednesday, following recent claims by Diana’s brother Charles Spencer that BBC journalist Martin Bashir had allegedly used fake statements and false claims to convince Diana to agree to the interview, which Reuters said had been viewed by more than 200 million people. . People in Britain.
In the infamous interview, Princess Wa F Wells said, “We had three people in this wedding,” referring to Prince Charles’ relationship with Camilla Parker-Bowles, whom he married after Diana’s death. Diana, who divorced Charles in 1996, died in a Paris car accident in 1997 as she was being chased by a paparazzi.
Princess Diana gave the infamous interview 25 years ago.
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William is second only to the British throne.
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The investigation will take a look to see if the steps now being taken by the BBC and Bashir, 57 57, were appropriate and to what extent Diana’s decision to be interviewed at the time was affected by such action.
The BBC described Dyson, a former Supreme Court judge, as “a famous and highly respected figure who would lead the whole process.”
Ence Spencer, 56, who is being questioned and apologized for, alleges that during a 1995 visit, Bashir made false and defamatory allegations about senior Royals in order to gain Spencer’s trust in addition to Diana’s toxes.
Allegations include: Diana’s phone was being bugged, her bodyguard was plotting against her, and two senior royal aides were paid to keep Diana under surveillance. Spencer alleged that Bashir showed him “false bank statements” to support his allegations.
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Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer, is the brother of the late Princess Diana of Wales.
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When the complaints first surfaced, the BBC conducted an internal investigation and accused Bashir of confessing to initiating mock-up documents, although the broadcaster said Dixon had no part in Diana’s decision to be interviewed.
The BBC’s director general, Tim Davy, said the broadcaster was “committed to finding out the truth about these events.”
According to Reuters, Bashir did not comment publicly to the press and the BBC said he was on sick leave from his post as religion editor.
Fox News’ Maria Haas and the Associated Press contributed to the report.
