“It brings indescribable sadness to know that the BBC’s failures contributed significantly to her fear, paranoia and isolation that I remember from those final years with her. The interview was a major contribution to making my parents’ relationship worse and has since hurt countless others. The Duke of Cambridge said in a statement: “It is my view that the deceitful way the interview was obtained substantially influenced what my mother said. They went on to meet multiple times, with Diana eventually agreeing to the TV interview. These lies enabled Mr Bashir to gain Earl Spencer’s trust, and led to him being introduced to Diana. Mr Bashir also told Earl Spencer that Commander Richard Aylard, Prince Charles’s private secretary, was conspiring against Diana.
The report says Mr Bashir repeatedly denied showing Earl Spencer these statements when questioned by BBC bosses at the time. Mr Bashir then got a graphic designer to forge bank statements showing payments from News International and Penfolds Consultants – a front for intelligence services – and showed them to Earl Spencer. Diana speaking to Mr Bashir during the interview (Photo: PA) At this drink, Mr Bashir falsely told him that his former head of security, Alan Waller, was being paid by Rupert Murdoch’s News international, as well as UK intelligence services, to spy on Diana and the Spencer family. Mr Bashir first contacted Earl Spencer, falsely telling him he had spent three months investigating the press’s behaviour towards Diana, and that he had important information to reveal.Įarl Spencer agreed to meet him for a drink. He resigned from the role in May 2021, due to ill health.
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