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Martin Bashir

Prince William, Prince Harry with Tiggy Legge-Bourke. Picture: PA

BBC to pay damages to former royal nanny over ‘fabricated’ allegations

The interview with Princess Diana has been subject to investigation (Photo: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images/ITV)
The interview with Princess Diana has been subject to investigation (Photo: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images/ITV)

Who is Martin Bashir - and where is he now?

Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (L) and Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex unveil a statue of their mother, Princess Diana at The Sunken Garden in Kensington Palace, London on July 1, 2021, which would have been her 60th birthday. - Princes William and Harry set aside their differences on Thursday to unveil a new statue of their mother, Princess Diana, on what would have been her 60th birthday. (Photo by Dominic Lipinski / POOL / AFP) (Photo by DOMINIC LIPINSKI/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (L) and Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex unveil a statue of their mother, Princess Diana at The Sunken Garden in Kensington Palace, London on July 1, 2021, which would have been her 60th birthday. - Princes William and Harry set aside their differences on Thursday to unveil a new statue of their mother, Princess Diana, on what would have been her 60th birthday. (Photo by Dominic Lipinski / POOL / AFP) (Photo by DOMINIC LIPINSKI/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Prince William and Harry issue joint statement on Diana memorial statue

Earl Spencer is unimpressed by the BBC's claims it was entirely ethical in hiring Bashir as religious correspondent in 2016 (Picture: Getty Images)
Earl Spencer is unimpressed by the BBC's claims it was entirely ethical in hiring Bashir as religious correspondent in 2016 (Picture: Getty Images)

Earl Spencer in 'disbelief', as BBC claim rehiring Martin Bashir was no cover up

The interview aired in November of 1995 (Photo: PA)
The interview aired in November of 1995 (Photo: PA)

This is what Princess Diana said in the Martin Bashir interview

Martin Bashir wouldn’t have been rehired by the BBC if it had known truth over Princess Diana interview  (Photo: PA/Wire)
Martin Bashir wouldn’t have been rehired by the BBC if it had known truth over Princess Diana interview  (Photo: PA/Wire)

Bashir wouldn’t have been rehired if truth had been known over Diana interview

Tim Davie, Tony Hall and John Birt face a Commons committee over the BBC's handling of the Martin Bashir scandal (Photo: Mark Hall / JPI)
Tim Davie, Tony Hall and John Birt face a Commons committee over the BBC's handling of the Martin Bashir scandal (Photo: Mark Hall / JPI)

Martin Bashir cover-up shows the BBC has lost its moral authority to tax Britain

Diana, Princess of Wales, during her interview with Martin Bashir for the BBC
Diana, Princess of Wales, during her interview with Martin Bashir for the BBC

Ex-BBC director-generals to be quizzed by MPs over Bashir and Diana interview

The BBC is not the sole provider of quality content and viewers do not feel they should be forced to pay the TV licence tax (picture: NationalWorld)
The BBC is not the sole provider of quality content and viewers do not feel they should be forced to pay the TV licence tax (picture: NationalWorld)

NationalWorld call for BBC to abolish mandatory licencing fee leads front page

Martin Bashir was not rehired by the BBC as part of a ‘cover-up’ of his interview with Diana, inquest finds (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)
Martin Bashir was not rehired by the BBC as part of a ‘cover-up’ of his interview with Diana, inquest finds (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

Martin Bashir's rehiring by BBC was not part of a ‘cover-up’, inquest finds

Martin Bashir's determination to secure a scoop led him to use deception (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
Martin Bashir's determination to secure a scoop led him to use deception (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Why some people are dishonest - and how to tell if they’re lying

The Home Secretary has refused to rule out prosecutions after the Dyson report into Martin Bashir's 1995 interview with Princess Diana was published (Getty Images)
The Home Secretary has refused to rule out prosecutions after the Dyson report into Martin Bashir's 1995 interview with Princess Diana was published (Getty Images)

Priti Patel refuses to rule out prosecutions after Diana interview report

The ex-Director General of the BBC has been embroiled in the scandal.
The ex-Director General of the BBC has been embroiled in the scandal.

Former BBC director resigns over Diana scandal

Lord Dyson’s inquiry found the BBC covered up 'deceitful' tactics used by Martin Bashir to land the bombshell interview with Princess Diana (Getty Images)
Lord Dyson’s inquiry found the BBC covered up 'deceitful' tactics used by Martin Bashir to land the bombshell interview with Princess Diana (Getty Images)

BBC facing ‘serious questions’ following Lord Dyson inquiry into Diana interview

Who is Earl Spencer? Princess Diana's brother explained, what he said about Martin Bashir interview (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for The Spencer Family)
Who is Earl Spencer? Princess Diana's brother explained, what he said about Martin Bashir interview (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for The Spencer Family)

Who is Earl Spencer?

Diana was interviewed by Bashir for BBC's Panorama, in 1995 (Picture: BBC)
Diana was interviewed by Bashir for BBC's Panorama, in 1995 (Picture: BBC)

Report on ‘deceitful’ Princess Diana Panorama interview revealed today

Diana’s exclusive talk with Martin Bashir in 1995 was watched by more than 20 million people (Getty Images)
Diana’s exclusive talk with Martin Bashir in 1995 was watched by more than 20 million people (Getty Images)

Martin Bashir's 'deceitful' tactics to land Princess Diana interview explained

Harry and William both lay blame with the BBC and Bashir for the vulnerability and exploitation their mother endured during the final years of her life (Picture: PA)
Harry and William both lay blame with the BBC and Bashir for the vulnerability and exploitation their mother endured during the final years of her life (Picture: PA)

Prince Harry and Prince William respond to evidence Bashir deceived Diana

Martin Bashir faked bank statements to secure the Diana interview (Photo: PA)
Martin Bashir faked bank statements to secure the Diana interview (Photo: PA)

The reason the BBC feels it can act with impunity, and why that has to change

Inquest finds Bashir used ‘deceitful behaviour’ to secure famous 1995 interview with Diana – NationalWorld digital front page  (Photo: NationalWorld)
Inquest finds Bashir used ‘deceitful behaviour’ to secure famous 1995 interview with Diana – NationalWorld digital front page  (Photo: NationalWorld)

Inquest finds Bashir used ‘deceitful behaviour’ to secure famous 1995 interview ...

Diana interview scandal: What did we learn from new Panorama investigation into Martin Bashir’s 1995 interview? (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Diana interview scandal: What did we learn from new Panorama investigation into Martin Bashir’s 1995 interview? (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

What did we learn from investigation into Martin Bashir’s 1995 Diana interview?

Earl Spencer told a new Panorama programme that the consequences of Diana’s decision to do the interview contributed to her death in a car crash in Paris on August 31 1997. (Getty Images)
Earl Spencer told a new Panorama programme that the consequences of Diana’s decision to do the interview contributed to her death in a car crash in Paris on August 31 1997. (Getty Images)

Earl Spencer ‘draws a line’ between Diana’s death and Panorama interview

The interview featured intimate details of the failed marriage between Princess Diana and Charles, Prince of Wales (BBC)
The interview featured intimate details of the failed marriage between Princess Diana and Charles, Prince of Wales (BBC)

What time is tonight's BBC Panorama on Princess Diana interview?

Former BBC director-general Lord Tony Hall, who was director of BBC news and current affairs when the Diana interview was screened (Photo: PA)
Former BBC director-general Lord Tony Hall, who was director of BBC news and current affairs when the Diana interview was screened (Photo: PA)

Will Diana bury the myth of the virtuous BBC?

The interview famously featured Diana saying: “well, there were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded.”
The interview famously featured Diana saying: “well, there were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded.”

BBC’s Martin Bashir used ‘deceitful behaviour’ to secure Diana interview

Martin Bashir is stepping down as the BBC’s religion editor, amid an investigation into an interview with princess Diana (PA/Getty).
Martin Bashir is stepping down as the BBC’s religion editor, amid an investigation into an interview with princess Diana (PA/Getty).

Martin Bashir quits the BBC amid investigation into Diana interview