Bashirs

BBC stops Panorama team probing Martin Bashir’s Diana interview having easy access to documents

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BBC stops Panorama team probing Martin Bashir’s Diana interview having easy access to basic documents Journalists producing a Panorama special have complained about the BBC They were told they would need to submit Freedom of Information requests An inquiry launched by BBC director-general Tim Davie has faced criticism  By Jonathan Bucks For The Mail On Sunday Published: … Read more

Independent probe into Martin Bashir’s Princess Diana BBC interview faces a ‘delay of months’

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An independent probe into BBC journalist Martin Bashir’s Princess Diana interview faces a ‘delay of months’ after a separate legal complaint was lodged with police. Pressure is mounting on the Metropolitan Police to launch its own criminal investigation into background of the bombshell 1995 Panorama interview. It is alleged Mr Bashir created a string of … Read more

Cressida Dick says Met Police could launch investigation into Martin Bashir’s Diana interview

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Met Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick says the force could launch a criminal investigation into BBC journalist Martin Bashir’s interview with Princess Diana. Ms Dick said the force has not yet received a complaint from anyone with any evidence for officers to examine. But if such a complaint was to emerge, Scotland Yard would ‘assess whether … Read more

Prince William backs probe into Martin Bashir’s Panorama interview

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Prince William today welcomed a probe into Martin Bashir’s Panorama interview with his mother Princess Diana, saying ‘it should help establish the truth’ over the BBC’s decisions. The Duke of Cambridge dubbed the independent investigation into whether Mr Bashir conned his mother into their notorious 1995 Panorama interview ‘a step in the right direction.’ According … Read more

BBC bosses ‘conspired’ in bid to cover up Martin Bashir’s deceit in securing Diana interview

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Tom Mangold (pictured), who was senior reporter at the current affairs programme for 26 years, said executives covered up the deceit used to get her to talk on camera BBC bosses ‘conspired, lied and cheated’ their way out of the scandal around Martin Bashir’s Princess Diana interview, a former Panorama journalist has claimed. Tom Mangold, who was … Read more

If Diana died believing Martin Bashir’s lies, I hope that it haunts him for ever, writes KEN WHARFE

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When I read about the appalling catalogue of lies that Martin Bashir told in order to secure his Panorama interview with Princess Diana, my first reaction was disbelief. Earl Spencer, the late princess’s brother, revealed to the Mail this week the comprehensive notes he had taken during his meetings with Bashir, when the journalist was … Read more

Downing Street says BBC right to investigate claims over Martin Bashir’s Princess Diana interview

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Boris Johnson has tonight backed the BBC’s probe into claims fake bank statements were used to trick Princess Diana into a bombshell interview with journalist Martin Bashir. Downing Street says the broadcaster’s director general Tim Davie was right to order the investigation into the claims surrounding the famous 1995 Panorama special. The Prime Minister’s Official … Read more

In Earl’s own notes, Martin Bashir’s lies included Prince Edward had AIDS, writes RICHARD KAY 

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Late afternoon on a warm September day, Princess Diana parked her car in a Knightsbridge side street and hurried inside a portered mansion block. She was buzzed into a flat where her brother Charles, the 9th Earl Spencer, was waiting for her. A third figure joined them. Lord Spencer performed the introductions. This, he told his … Read more