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Read What Prince William Said About New Investigation About Princess Diana

Read What Prince William Said About New Investigation Into How BBC Got Princess Diana Interviewed In 1995

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Prince William has reacted to an investigation into how BBC got his mother,Princess diana interviewed in 1995. 

The Duke of Cambridge says a new investigation into how the BBC secured an interview with his mother in 1995 is “a step in the right direction”.

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The BBC has promised to “get to the truth” about the events surrounding the Panorama interview with Princess Diana.

 

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Diana’s brother has alleged the BBC’s Martin Bashir used forged bank statements to convince her to do it.

 

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Kensington Palace said in a statement that Prince William “tentatively welcomed the investigation”.

 

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The prince, whose mother died in 1997, added: “The independent investigation is a step in the right direction.

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“It should help establish the truth behind the actions that led to the Panorama interview and subsequent decisions taken by those in the BBC at the time.”

 

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On Wednesday, the BBC announced that Lord Dyson, one of the country’s most senior retired judges and a former Supreme Court judge, had been appointed to lead the inquiry.

 

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The BBC’s director general, Tim Davie, said: “The BBC is determined to get to the truth about these events and that is why we have commissioned an independent investigation.

 

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“Lord Dyson is an eminent and highly respected figure who will lead a thorough process.”

 

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Diana’s brother, Earl Spencer, called for an independent inquiry earlier this month, saying “sheer dishonesty” was used to secure the interview with the princess.

 

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In a letter to Mr Davie, reported by the Daily Mail, the earl said Bashir had used forged bank statements – which wrongly purported to show that two senior courtiers were being paid by the security services for information on his sister.

 

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Earl Spencer wrote: “If it were not for me seeing these statements, I would not have introduced Bashir to my sister.”

 

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In another Daily Mail interview, he also alleged that the then Panorama reporter made a number of false and defamatory claims about senior royals during a meeting with him, in order to gain his trust and access to his sister.

 

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These claims included that Diana’s private correspondence was being opened, her car tracked and phones tapped – described by the Mail as “preposterous lies”.

 

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Bashir, 57, currently BBC News religion editor, is recovering from heart surgery and complications from Covid-19 and has been unable to comment on Earl Spencer’s allegations.

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