Why Prince William welcomes BBC investigating controversial Lady Di interview
Lady Di explained on the show that there were "three people" in her marriage, referring to Prince Charles' relationship with Camilla Parker Bowles. And she admitted to having an affair herself.
Prince William welcomed the launch of an investigation into how a BBC journalist, accused of falsifying documents, obtained the shocking 1995 interview with his mother, Princess Diana, in which he recounted the breakdown of their marriage.
The 1995 interview, in which Diana said that "there were three of us in this marriage", referring to Prince Charles' relationship with Camilla Parker-Bowles, was then watched by 22.8 million British people, becoming one of the biggest firsts. 20th century.
In the interview, the renowned BBC Panorama program revealed the intimate life of the royal family. She and the Prince of Wales, Charles, had been separated since 1992 and divorced in 1996.
The BBC announces an external investigation
Now, twenty-five years after the interview, the princess's brother, Count Charles Spencer, accused its author, journalist Martin Bashir, of falsifying documents to obtain it. As a result, the BBC announced this Wednesday (11/18/2020) that it had appointed a former Supreme Court judge, John Dyson, to carry out an external investigation.
The investigation will consider whether the actions taken by the announcer and Bashir were appropriate, and whether those actions influenced Diana's decision to give the interview. It will also look at how much the BBC knew about the "mock bank statements" that Charles Spencer claimed Bashir produced, which purported to show payments made to staff working for Spencer and the royal family.
Prince William supports the investigation
"This independent investigation is a step in the right direction," Prince William, second in line to the British throne, said in a statement released by Kensington Palace on Wednesday night.
"It should help establish the truth behind the actions that led to the Panorama interview and the decisions made by those who were at the BBC at the time," he added.
Count Spencer claims that in order to obtain this shocking exclusive, Bashir showed him bank statements - which turned out to be false - to prove that the security services paid two people to spy on his sister.
"If I had not seen these statements, I would never have introduced Bashir to my sister," he wrote in a letter to the BBC.
