BBC Appoints Former Supreme Court Judge To Probe How Martin Bashir Secured An Explosive Princess Diana Interview In 1995
Jake Kanter International TV EditorThe BBC has hired former supreme court judge Lord Dyson to lead an independent investigation into the circumstances in which the UK broadcaster secured an exclusive and explosive interview with the late Princess Diana in 1995.Martin Bashir, the former MSNBC anchor, made his name on the back of the Panorama interview, during which Diana uttered the now-famous words that there were “three of us in this marriage” in relation to her broken relationship with Prince Charles.But his actions in obtaining access to the Princess, and the BBC’s subsequent handling of the matter, have been questioned for decades.