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The independent investigation is led by Lord Dyson, former Rolls teacher and chief of civil justice, and will begin immediately. The goal is to find out how the BBC and journalist Martin Bashir got the scoop. In a statement, Kensington Palace said the Duke of Cambridge welcomed the investigation.
The statement read: “The independent investigation is a step in the right direction.
“It should help establish the truth behind the actions that led to the Panorama interview and the subsequent decisions made by the BBC at the time.”
Earlier this month, Diana’s brother, Earl Charles Spencer, called for an independent investigation after claiming that “sheer dishonesty” was used to secure the landmark interview.
In a letter to Tim, CEO of the BBC Davie, the earl said that Mr. Bashir used false bank statements that were intended to falsely show that the security services were paying two senior courtiers for information about his sister.
According to the Daily Mail, Earl Spencer wrote: “If it weren’t for me seeing these statements, I would not have introduced Bashir to my sister.”
BBC Director General Tim Davie said the BBC is “determined to get to the truth.”
Mr Davie said: “The BBC is determined to get to the truth about these events and that is why we have commissioned an independent investigation.
“Lord Dyson is an eminent and highly respected figure who will lead an entire process.”
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Earl Spencer has also requested a posthumous apology from his sister, as well as a donation to charities established in her memory.
Last week, the BBC found a handwritten note from Diana saying that the fake bank statements were not part of her decision to give an interview.
The BBC said the investigation would begin immediately.
The corporation added that it was releasing “all of its relevant records.”
Diana, who died on August 31, 1997, in a car accident in Paris, He also spoke of his infidelity with Army Captain James Hewitt.
The princess also admitted that she had doubts about Prince Charles’ suitability to be king.
She was separated from Prince Charles when she gave the interview, but they had not yet been divorced.
Bashir, who is currently the religion editor for BBC News, has been unable to comment on the Earl Spencer allegations as He is recovering from heart surgery and complications from the coronavirus.
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