PIERS MORGAN: Prince William is right, the BBC needs to come clean over Diana’s Panorama interview

‘Do you regret doing Panorama?’ I asked Princess Diana over lunch at Kensington Palace in May 1996, six months after her infamous BBC interview that is now making global headlines again. She looked at me intently with her massive blue eyes. ‘No,’ she replied firmly, ‘I have no regrets. I wanted to do it, to … Read more

BBC Diana Panorama probe appoints ex-judge to lead investigation

The BBC has appointed one of Britain’s most decorated former judges ‘to get to the truth’ about whether Martin Bashir conned Princess Diana into their notorious 1995 Panorama interview – and if his bosses covered any dirty tricks up. Lord Dyson, former Master of the Rolls who also stood as a Justice of the Supreme … Read more

Prince William backs probe into Martin Bashir’s Panorama interview

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

Nicholas Witchell ‘will give evidence at Diana Panorama inquiry’

Mr Witchell, 67, is said to have been ‘deeply disturbed’ by claims Mr Bashir allegedly spun an outlandish web of deceit to win Diana’s trust Veteran BBC royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell will appear before an inquiry into whether Martin Bashir conned Princess Diana into their notorious 1995 interview having been ‘deeply disturbed’ by the alleged dirty tactics, … Read more

Princess Diana was never forgiven for fallout from Panorama, PATRICK JEPHSON reveals

 In Saturday’s Mail, Princess Diana’s long-standing private secretary Patrick Jephson laid bare the dark tactics the BBC’s Martin Bashir used to secure his notorious Panorama interview with the Princess. Today, Patrick reveals how the fallout from that fateful interview 25 years ago meant Diana was never forgiven by the Royal Family, pushing her closer to … Read more

Broadcaster Jonathan Dimbleby condemns Martin Bashir for exploiting ‘troubled’ Diana for Panorama

Broadcaster Jonathan Dimbleby condemns Martin Bashir for the ‘bizarre and awful’ way he exploited ‘troubled’ Princess Diana for Panorama interview  Veteran journalist slammed Bashir for using ‘deception and lies’ to secure Diana  He said Bashir should have taken greater care over her emotional vulnerability  BBC announced this week it would launch a full inquiry into … Read more

Martin Bashir set up a £200k-a-year firm called ‘Panoramic’ after his BBC Panorama scoop 

Martin Bashir set up a money-spinning private company called ‘Panoramic Productions Ltd’ in the year of his BBC Panorama scoop with Princess Diana. It made more than £200,000 last year – on top of his BBC salary – it can be revealed. The under-fire journalist appears to use Panoramic Productions to reap outside earnings, including lucrative … Read more

James Hewitt seen amid BBC Panorama Princess Diana interview scandal

James Hewitt was seen out today some 25 years after Princess Diana’s bombshell Panorama interview in which she revealed details of their affair.  The ex-Army captain and Gulf War veteran, who had a five-year affair with Diana while she was married to Prince Charles, appeared to be making his way to the dry cleaners in … Read more

Princess Diana’s former lover James Hewitt seen amid storm over BBC Panorama scandal

James Hewitt was seen out today some 25 years after Princess Diana’s bombshell Panorama interview in which she revealed details of their affair.  The former Army captain and Gulf War veteran, who had a five-year affair with Diana while she was married to Prince Charles, appeared to be making his way to the dry cleaners … Read more

Ex-TV boss Stewart Purvis calls for independent probe into claims over Panorama interview

A former TV boss has called for an independent probe into Earl Spencer’s claims that Martin Bashir used ‘dirty tricks’ to land his historic Panorama scoop with Princess Diana.  Stewart Purvis also claimed the princess had revealed her ‘secret ambition’ to appear on Panorama a decade before she gave a bombshell interview to the BBC’s flagship … Read more