Martin Bashir

BBC’s Reputation ‘Highly Damaged’, Says Minister Priti Patel

Senior minister Priti Patel has said that the BBC’s reputation is “highly damaged” following the Dyson report that found Martin Bashir had used deception to obtain an interview with Diana, Princess of Wales and that the BBC had covered up what it knew about how the journalist obtained the interview.

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 21: Britain's Home Secretary, Priti Patel speaks during a media

Prince William Slams Fake News BBC for Diana Interview that ‘Contributed Significantly’ to Her Fears, Isolation

Prince William has criticised the BBC for its handling of the 1995 Panorama interview with Diana, Princess of Wales, after a report found that journalist Martin Bashir had used deception to obtain the interview. The Prince said the details of the deception had contributed to the worsening of his parents’ relationship and “contributed significantly” to his mother’s “fear, paranoia, and isolation” in the last years of her life.

Lady Diana Spencer (1961 - 1997), future Princess of Wales sheltering under an umbrella. (