BBC postpones Panorama film on infamous Princess Diana interview
The state broadcaster BBC says it has “postponed” a Panorama investigation into journalist Martin Bashir’s infamous 1995 interview with the late Princess Diana.
Bashir, who until earlier this week was the BBC’s News religion editor, was accused late last year by Princess Diana’s brother, Charles Spencer (better known as Earl Spencer), of producing counterfeit bank statements, and employing other forms of deception and trickery, with a view to enticing or coercing his sister into participating in the interview.
The program was due to be aired on BBC One on Monday (May 17), but the state broadcaster says it has been delayed to a “significant duty of care issue”.
Bashir left the BBC earlier this week reportedly due to “ongoing health issues”.
The BBC’s controversial decision to delay the program comes against the backdrop of the conclusion of an independent investigation into the notorious November 1995 interview which many believe contributed to the ostracization of Princess Diana in the run-up to her suspicious death in Paris in August 1997.
The investigation into allegations of wrongdoing and deception by Bashir was led by former senior judge and Justice of the Supreme Court, Lord Dyson.
For its part, the BBC claims it is in receipt of the investigation’s report and that it intends to publish the findings “very soon”.
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