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Re: BOMBSHELL: BBC FINALLY Releases 3,000 Emails About Princess Diana Interview Scand
Martin Bashirs' Panorama Interview With Princess Diana Revealed..BBC FINALLY Releases 3,000 Emails About Princess Diana Interview Scandal
BBC Had Previously Defied Judges' Order to Release its Martin Bashir Email Trail:
---Documents could expose ongoing cover-up of what bosses knew about deception deployed to secure controversial interview with Princess Diana.
MailOnline 31 JAN 2024
The BBC has released about 3,000 heavily redacted emails relating to an investigation into Princess Dianas’ notorious 1995 interview on Panorama with Martin Bashir which nearly brought down the monarchy.
The BBC has revealed a raft of emails relating to an investigation into Princess Dianas’ infamous Panorama interview with Martin Bashir in 1995, including allegations Bashir fooled the Princess into conducting the exclusive.
Dianas’ sit-down with Bashir in November 1995 was seen by an audience of 200 million people around the world but the BBC said it would never air it again after an inquiry in 2020 found the Princess had likely been hoodwinked.
During the exclusive interview, Diana spoke candidly about her battles with depression and bulimia, as well as her infidelity and the breakdown of her marriage to King Charles.
In October 2020, Lord Dyson, a former senior judge, was appointed to lead an independent inquiry into the interview and how it was secured, the findings of which were revealed in May 2021.
It has since emerged that Diana was highly paranoid at the time of the sit-down and likely only agreed to the interview because Bashir produced fake bank statements to make Diana believe those in her inner circle were being paid off by the tabloids.
A graphic artist working for the BBC said he had been asked by Bashir to produce fake bank statements that were then shown to Diana's brother.
The Dyson report claimed this was a trick to gain Earl Spencer's confidence, so he would introduce the journalist to Diana.
Lord Dyson's inquiry found that Bashir likely used “deception” to secure the interview and then lied about it to his BBC managers.
Bashir won Britain's highest TV honour for the interview.
However, in the newly-released emails, Bashir blamed “professional jealousy” for the controversy surrounding the way he secured the interview and denied using the false documents to gain the trust of Diana or her brother Earl Spencer.
Nevertheless, the report said Bashir "lied and maintained the lie until he realised that it was no longer sustainable".
"This was most reprehensible behaviour which casts considerable doubt on his credibility generally," Lord Dyson said.
Bashir has previously said mocking up the documents "was a stupid thing to do" and he regretted it, but that they had no bearing on the paranoid royal's decision to be interviewed.
Diana was likely paranoid at the time of the Panorama sit down
In another email, the journalist wrote that he suspected his class background and race played a role in the scrutiny over the BAFTA-winning sit down.
"I am sorry to hear that this so-called 'forgery' story has reared its head again,” Bashir wrote.
“It played no part in the interview but did allow professional jealousy, particularly within the corporation, to hang its hat on alleged wrongdoing.
"At the time, it was also apparent that there was some irritation that a second-generation immigrant of non-white, working class roots should have the temerity to enter a Royal Palace and conduct an interview.”... ...
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