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Top BBC lawyer admits the Martin Bashir crisis that left to devastating Lord Dyson inquiry would not have happened if they consulted Princess Diana's brother
18/06/24 23:12
Princes William and Harry publicly castigated the corporation in 2021 after Lord Dyson exposed how Bashir had hoodwinked their mother into giving her famous Panorama interview (left), and how senior executives had covered up his devious tricks. Yesterday Sarah Jones, head of legal at the BBC, said she 'wished' they had spoken to Earl Spencer (inset) in 2020 before the crisis erupted. If they had shown him documents, which laid bare the deception at the heart of the corporation, he might not have taken the actions he did which led to the bombshell inquiry. She told a tribunal hearing: 'I accept that there should have been some consultation with Earl Spencer. If we had, events would have unfolded very differently. I very much wish we had shown him, but we didn't.' Pictured right: Martin Bashir...read
BBC probe into alleged misconduct by former DJ Tim Westwood has cost corporation more than £3million so far
07/06/24 17:07An external review is probing what the BBC knew about 'allegations or concerns about misconduct' involving the ex-Radio 1 and 1Xtra presenter.LIZ JONES: The reason why I used to love Diana but now I'm Team Camilla...and it's not what you think!
18/05/24 07:37It was the honeymoon photos of the Princess of Wales that clinched it for me to join Camp Diana, writes LIZ JONES. But now, with Camilla's decision this week, I've changed my mind.BBC will pay 'substantial' payout to Princess Diana's ex-chauffeur over 'serious and unfounded' slander made against him by disgraced journalist Martin Bashir before his infamous Panorama interview
14/05/24 17:32Stephen Davies has settled a High Court slander case with the BBC over claims he fed information to the corporation before her famous Panorama interview.How Diana hid secret tension in marriage to Charles during iconic visit to Nigeria: Couple had few joint engagements and were VERY awkward when they were together in 1990 visit
10/05/24 15:08The royal couple's five-day trip to Nigeria was one remembered for their largely separate engagements and their few awkward joint appearances.'It's Martin Bashir and Phillip Schofield all over again!' How Huw Edwards has walked away from the BBC with a £4million pension - and STILL hasn't explained himself nine months after his scandal
27/04/24 01:09For a news anchor such as Huw Edwards, generally regarded as the pre-eminent talent of his generation, it was a brutal 55-word goodbye from his employers.EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: The BBC seems intent on ignoring the 30th anniversary of Princess Diana's Panorama interview
03/04/24 21:05EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: As next year's 30th anniversary of Martin Bashir's Panorama interview with Princess Diana looms, the BBC seems intent on ignoring it.Who is Tiggy Legge-Bourke? Born on this day, she was the nanny with an aristocratic background who loved the Royal princes like her own - but fell victim to Diana's jealousy and Martin Bashir's poisonous lies
01/04/24 06:05The Duke of Sussex has reportedly isolated himself distancing himself from his British relationships, including those that stem back all the way to his childhood.Princess Diana's intimate love letters to James Hewitt are 'set to go on sale' in the US for around $1m - sparking fears they will be made public
10/03/24 13:32Former Household Cavalry officer Mr Hewitt, who had a five-year affair with the-then Princess of Wales between 1986 and 1991, kept 64 letters she wrote to him.KATHRYN FLETT'S My TV Week: A compelling Covid drama (But why would anyone want to watch it now?)
23/02/24 22:30UK writer Kathryn Flett reviews Breathtaking, ITV's powerful three-parter about the Covid crisis. While the show makes an impact, she wonders if anyone's ready to revisit 2020...'We should have had an EARLIER lockdown': Moment fictional NHS doctor in heavily politicised ITV Covid drama Breathtaking slams Government's response
21/02/24 12:42In the final segment of ITV 's gripping three-part Covid drama, Dr Abbey Henderson decides to expose the horrors she saw during the height of the pandemic.The real doctor behind ITV's latest Covid drama: How Oxford-educated journalist-turned-medic behind Breathtaking led criticism of the Government's handling of the pandemic with scathing tweets while on the NHS frontline
20/02/24 16:06Events in the script are heavily based around the pandemic memoirs of Dr Rachel Clarke, a palliative care doctor in Oxford who was seconded onto virus-riddled wards.Chilling Breathtaking scene shows sobbing NHS doctors turning off the life support of a young nurse who died from the virus in new three-part ITV drama that has divided the nation
20/02/24 11:50ITV 's three-part drama illustrating the horrors NHS workers endured in the pandemic, features a scene which TV critics described as 'so realistic it will break your heart'.Tear-jerking scene in ITVs new three-part Covid drama Breathtaking shows patient being left to die in the back of an ambulance because pandemic-era rules stopped paramedics from doing CPR
19/02/24 14:03Pandemic-era rules - illustrated in tonight's 9pm episode of ITV's Breathtaking - stopped medics in some trusts from performing CPR without adequate PPE.As battle with the BBC in Freedom of Information releases over Diana interview continues, journalist ANDY WEBB asks: Why isn't the Beeb's board asking questions?
04/02/24 00:22ANDY WEBB: The BBC's handling of the Bashir scandal is full of unanswered questions. One of the biggest is: 'Who's watching what the BBC bosses are up to?'Princess Diana interview scandal takes new turn as BBC refuses to release the explosive letter Buckingham Palace sent the Beeb just four days before Martin Bashir's Panorama broadcast
04/02/24 00:12The BBC is refusing to release a potentially explosive letter it received from Buckingham Palace days before it broadcast Martin Bashir 's bombshell Panorama interview with the Princess.BBC executives joked the Martin Bashir scandal over his interview with Princess Diana would sentence them to a 'ten-year stretch in the Tower', documents reveal
31/01/24 22:46In previously unseen internal messages, senior figures appeared to quip that the bombshell 1995 Panorama interview (pictured) with Diana, Princess of Wales, would cost them knighthoods.The public is 'right to be suspicious' about the BBC amid new claims of a cover-up over Martin Bashir's Diana interview and his race claims are 'pitiful', campaigner tells the Mail's YouTube talk show The Reaction
31/01/24 19:15Andrew Webb joined hosts Sarah Vine and Andrew Pierce to discuss his victory in securing 10,000 pages of BBC correspondence earlier discussing the famous 1995 Panorama interview.DAILY MAIL COMMENT: BBC hasn't learned from Bashir scandal
31/01/24 00:19DAILY MAIL COMMENT: When it was broadcast in 1995, the Panorama interview with Princess Diana was the most remarkable, and arguably most consequential, in British TV history.Martin Bashir claimed criticism of his Diana interview was down to RACISM: BBC reveals scandal email where presenter whines about his 'non-white working-class roots' causing 'jealousy' - but corporation REDACTS key portions sparking cover-up fears
30/01/24 22:57The former star reporter claimed racism led to the 'professional jealousy' he suggested was behind the row over the controversial 1995 Panorama scoop.BBC defies judge's order to release its Martin Bashir email trail: Documents could expose ongoing cover-up of what bosses knew about deception deployed to secure controversial interview with Princess Diana
28/01/24 00:35Last month The Mail on Sunday exclusively revealed how Judge Kennedy had demanded the Corporation hand over the emails after it fought a two-year campaign to keep them under wraps.Princess Diana WOULD still have done a bombshell interview even if she hadn't been duped by disgraced BBC man Martin Bashir - but it might not have been so incendiary, royal writer Tina Brown claims
18/01/24 12:06The late royal's TV interview with Bashir was watched by 23million people in 1995 and caused a worldwide media frenzy.King Charles wants to make Buckingham Palace 'the People's Palace', Martin Bashir makes Prince William's 'blood boil' and Kate is a fan of MailOnline! The revelations from Robert Hardman's new book
18/01/24 00:04The King has embarked on his vision to modernise the Royal Family including making Buckingham Palace 'the People's Palace', a new book reveals.BBC is set to hand over secret Diana emails about its handling of the Martin Bashir scandal after judge ordered broadcaster to release some of the nearly 3,000 hidden documents
29/12/23 16:22The broadcaster has been told it must hand over almost 3,000 emails relating to Bashir's infamous Panorama interview with Princess Diana under freedom of information laws.BBC royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell says Meghan should have been 'less impatient' with royal aides who 'bent over backwards' to support her - and dismisses Oprah interview claims, saying race wasn't a 'significant factor' in decision to leave UK
24/12/23 10:41He rejected the idea that the Palace was against them from the start and praised the Sussexes' team of courtiers which included Samantha Cohen, Jason Knauf and Sara Latham.Now BBC faces a criminal probe over claims it concealed Princess Diana documents linked to Bashir scandal
17/12/23 00:24The BBC could face a criminal probe over claims it concealed damning documents linked to Martin Bashir's controversial interview with Princess Diana.Diana's brother Earl Spencer accuses BBC bosses of 'hiding behind expensive lawyers' after they failed to hand over thousands of emails over Martin Bashir's notorious Panorama interview with the princess
10/12/23 18:27Diana's brother Earl Spencer criticised the BBC for trying to prevent the release of the emails, telling BBC Radio 4: 'The problem here is one of the integrity of people at the BBC.'BBC bosses who fought to keep THOUSANDS of documents linked to Bashir's infamous interview with Diana under wraps have questions to answer
09/12/23 22:01ANDY WEBB: As a veteran journalist and filmmaker, I'm used to battling with powerful institutions to discover secrets. But my legal tussle with BBC bosses has been extraordinary.'Inconsistent, erroneous and unreliable': BBC is ordered to release secret Diana emails as judge calls the Beeb's honesty into question over 3,200 hidden Bashir papers
09/12/23 22:00MAIL ON SUNDAY EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has been ordered to hand over a cache of thousands of emails that will reignite the scandal surrounding Bashir's interview with Princess Diana.Prince William is accused of silencing Princess Diana by stopping the BBC re-broadcasting her Panorama interview with Martin Bashir to protect the Firm by Omid Scobie in his new book
28/11/23 22:47In his latest book, the royal biographer claimed William was more interested in protecting the institution than allowing Princess Diana's 'candid and truthful words' to remain public.The 'landmark' Panorama interview with Diana enthralled the nation on this day in 1995 and won plaudits for the BBC. Yet it was a masterpiece only of cruelty and deceit which shamed those involved
20/11/23 12:02It has been almost three decades since Diana sat down to give a television interview often discussed as a broadcasting landmark - and a moment in royal history.Say what you like about the original - this interview with Diana is a five-star cracker: PATRICK MARMION reviews The Interview
03/11/23 01:20PATRICK MARIMON: Jonathan Maitland's scathing and excoriating new play cleverly is as cleverly plotted as Bashir's interview was devious.Diana on stage: Photos show The Crown actress Yolanda Kettle as the late Princess portraying her infamous BBC Panorama interview with disgraced journalist Martin Bashir in new play
02/11/23 08:35Yolanda Kettle, 34, is starring in the Interview, which opened on 27 October and will run until 25 November at the Park Theatre in Finsbury Park, London.The Crown will portray Mohamed Al-Fayed claiming Princess Diana was pregnant will show him alleging she and Dodi were killed as part of an 'establishment plot', in a move likely to cause fury in royal family, source claims
31/10/23 22:03The Netflix series will also repeat unfounded speculation that late Princess of Wales was 'killed by an establishment plot' a source claimed to the Sun.Who is Rosa Monckton MBE? A close friend who earned Diana's unending thanks - and one of a tight circle supporting the princess before her death
27/10/23 06:00Of the many friendships that Princess Diana cultivated, one of the most personal was with businesswoman and charity campaigner Rosa Monckton.By calling on the BBC to never show THAT interview again, Prince William has silenced his mother - and it's a loss to history... writes JONATHAN MAITLAND, author of a new play on the Princess and Panorama
18/10/23 20:57There has been no serious stage play devoted just Diana, Princess of Wales her. Which is why I have spent the past four years trawling a decent chunk of that mountain of material about her.Martin Bashir 'trained Princess Diana to say certain phrases', claims writer behind play about the royal's infamous Panorama interview
15/10/23 14:12Bashir resigned from the BBC in 2021 as new evidence came to light showing how he forged bank statements in order to mislead Princess Diana and entice her to agree to an interview.First look at the latest Princess Diana: Yolanda Kettle stars in new play about royal's infamous Panorama interview - after role as Princess Margaret's love rival in The Crown
10/10/23 23:00Yolanda Kettle, who previously starred in Netflix 's The Crown as the wife of inventor Jeremy Fry, will play Diana in The Interview at London 's Park Theatre.NADINE DORRIES: Why I WON'T be watching the BBC's Jimmy Savile drama
09/10/23 21:00NADINE DORRIES: Savile was an evil paedophile whom the BBC continued to fete and protect even as his predilections were widely known in Broadcasting House and beyond.BBC royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell claims he 'put the idea of doing a Panorama interview into Princess Diana's head' as he brands Martin Bashir an 'absolute blaggard'
08/10/23 13:54The BBC's veteran royal correspondent told the Telegraph that he 'was the person who put the idea' of doing Panorama into the late Diana's head.Mother of Babes in the Wood murder victim is handed compensation by the BBC after Martin Bashir took her daughter's clothes for DNA tests and never returned them
05/10/23 20:34In 1991, Michelle Hadaway gave the clothes to the then BBC reporter Martin Bashir (pictured) for DNA tests for BBC Two's social affairs programme Public Eye.BBC spends £100,000 of licence-payer's money in bid to keep emails related to Martin Bashir's infamous interview with Princess Diana secret as documentary-maker fights to make thousands of documents public
09/09/23 22:36BBC chiefs have refused to release the emails that could reveal explosive details about how it handled the scandal as it erupted three years ago.Documents detailing alleged BBC cover-up over Princess Diana's interview with Martin Bashir 'will be passed to the Director of Public Prosecutions', judges are told
05/09/23 22:53A legal tribunal heard claims that a 'cell' of BBC managers had deliberately continued a 25-year cover-up over how the Panorama journalist secured his notorious interview with Diana.Documentary maker accuses BBC of 'cover-ups and lies' over Martin Bashir's interview with Princess Diana
05/09/23 16:50The broadcaster is accused of a failure to release material under Freedom of Information (FOI) law relating to how it handled the scandal when it came to light in 2020.Upcoming play about Princess Diana's infamous BBC Panorama interview with Martin Bashir will use 'very limited number of quotes for legal reasons - after Prince William called for the exchange to never be aired again
04/09/23 00:12Only two or three lines from the disgraced interview will be used in the production, creator Jonathan Maitland, who worked alongside Bashir at the BBC and ITV, said.BBC chiefs grilled over 'deceit' in covering up thousands of emails from Martin Bashir's scandal
23/06/23 21:29Martin Bashir's notorious interview with Princess Diana was the subject of thousands of emails in the BBC, which the corporation has been accused of covering up.More serious questions for the BBC about its disgraced Diana Panorama interview after it's claimed shamed journalist Martin Bashir WAS answering questions privately to bosses - as corporation insisted publicly he was 'too unwell' to talk
22/06/23 09:26New emails have suggested disgraced journalist Martin Bashir was answering questions privately to bosses at the same time the BBC insisted publicly he was 'too unwell'.Richard Sharp 'helped close friend get paid role' advising BBC on editorial standards in wake of Martin Bashir scandal: Report adds to pressure on Chairman amid Lineker row and £800k Boris Johnson loan
19/03/23 00:46Mr Sharp, 67, put forward Caroline Daniel, a public relations executive and former editor of the FT Weekend, for a position in the wake of the Martin Bashir scandal, according to the Sunday Times.BBC is accused of new cover-up as it refuses to hand over thousands of emails linked to Martin Bashir's notorious Princess Diana interview
04/03/23 22:03The internal emails could reveal damning details about how the BBC reacted when Bashir's deceit in obtaining the interview (pictured) came to light, it is claimed.'I am one of three people in a triangle': Letter in which Princess Diana discussed her marital woes months before her infamous Martin Bashir interview is set to fetch up to £2,200 at auction
03/02/23 09:55The letter on a single sheet of Kensington Palace headed note paper is dated May 11, 1995 and addressed to a Mrs Cotton. It was written six months before her interview with Bashir.Prince of Wales is 'livid' at Prince Harry's 'antagonistic' use of Diana's Panorama footage in Megflix, royal expert claims
19/12/22 12:29Vanity Fair's Katie Nicholl told Ok! that Prince Harry has 'monopolised' Diana's story and that the Prince of Wales would be 'livid' about his younger brother's use of the footage.MORE footage of Princess Diana's controversial interview with shamed BBC journalist Martin Bashir is used in latest volume of Harry and Meghan's Netflix series... DESPITE William's calls for boycott of Panorama programme
15/12/22 19:32In a move likely to enrage William, the newly-released episodes have again defied his wishes for their mother's interview with disgraced former BBC presenter Martin Bashir to 'never be aired again'Prince Harry claims 'no one in the royal family' speaks 'as openly' as Meghan about their mental health as he compares his wife's struggle to Diana's
15/12/22 10:36The Duke of Sussex has claimed 'no one in the royal family' speaks 'openly' about mental health in his new Netflix documentary, apart from Princess Diana.'Palace internals were threatened' by Harry and Meghan's popularity after Duchess 'stole the limelight', friend claims - as Meghan says she was a 'foreign organism' in the royal family
15/12/22 08:00Episode four of Harry and Meghan's bombshell Netflix docuseries aired this morning with the Royal family bracing for fresh accusations of 'leaked stories'.Prince William's fury: Royal is 'infuriated' that brother Harry allowed Netflix to use clip of their late mother Diana's infamous BBC Panorama interview after he asked for it never to be aired again
10/12/22 17:22Prince William is understood to be 'infuriated' a clip from the Panorama interview with his mother he asked should never be shown again has been used in his brother's Netflix series.Netflix DIDN'T get permission from the BBC to show Diana's Panorama interview with shamed journalist Martin Bashir in Harry and Meghan's explosive docuseries
10/12/22 00:41The streaming giant used two clips from the Panorama interview in the first episode of Harry & Meghan under the longstanding 'fair dealing' arrangement between broadcasters.Prince William 'will be furious' at clip of Diana's interview with shamed BBC journalist Martin Bashir on Harry and Meghan's Netflix series, sources claim - after he said 'deceitful' Panorama programme should never be aired again
08/12/22 12:00Midway through the first episode of the Sussexes' bombshell documentary, clips are shown of Diana speaking to the disgraced BBC journalist in their controversial 1995 interview.Lady Susan Hussey's influential late husband: Former chairman of the BBC Marmaduke Hussey was horrified by Martin Bashir interview with Princess Diana (and is even portrayed on The Crown)
01/12/22 11:33Lady Susan Hussey resigned from the Royal Family after she allegedly refused to believe a black domestic abuse campaigner was British and asked her: 'What part of Africa are you from?'No one at the BBC could understand how disgraced journalist Martin Bashir got his job as religious affairs editor after he hoodwinked Princess Diana for his Panorama interview, Radio 4 presenter Samira Ahmed claims
29/11/22 01:54Workers at the BBC were 'puzzled' by how the journalist Martin Bashir got his job as religious affairs editor after he hoodwinked Princess Diana for his Panorama interview, said Samira Ahmed.EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Mystery over the fate of Diana's note exonerating Martin Bashir of any wrongdoing for infamous Panorama interview
29/11/22 01:50EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Princess Diana's note exonerating Martin Bashir of any wrongdoing in procuring her Panorama interview was initially kept as a memento in editor Steve Hewlett's safe.BBC to release potentially explosive Martin Bashir emails after losing 18-month FOI battle
26/11/22 22:03Investigative journalist Andy Webb - who first requested information in 2007 - believed the BBC held onto evidence around Martin Bashir's Panorama interview with Princess Diana.The Crown's portrayal of Princess Diana's BBC Panorama interview is 'too kind' and fails to convey a 'wicked campaign', claims journalist who helped uncover Martin Bashir's deceit
14/11/22 13:11Andy Webb, who helped uncover the scandal surrounding the1995 interview with the Princess of Wales, said The Crown's depiction was 'horrendous' but the truth was 'far worse'.The Crown will 'heavily influence' young people's view of King Charles in a negative light, but Princess Diana will 'emerge as a cultural icon', royal expert predicts
08/11/22 09:34Professor Pauline Maclaren says younger audiences who were born after the 1990s are likely to interpret the upcoming Netflix series as a 'quasi-documentary' on the Royal Family.Crown star Prasanna Puwanarajah suggests rogue TV reporter Martin Bashir who deceived Princess Diana was a victim of racism at BBC
05/11/22 22:30The actor who plays Martin Bashir in The Crown last night suggested that the disgraced BBC reporter who deceived Princess Diana was a victim of racism.The cruellest Crown laid bare: Full details of Netflix show's new series are revealed - as it repeats Martin Bashir interview despite William's pleas, exploits dead child of Royal Family friend, and conducts brutal hatchet job on Charles
01/11/22 20:10EXCLUSIVE: The Daily Mail can today reveal in detail just how far the makers of the new series of The Crown - and writer Peter Morgan - have gone in chasing viewers for streaming giant Netflix.Prince of Wales beams as he greets guests at awards ceremony after The Crown confirmed its new series will cover Princess Diana's bombshell interview with Martin Bashir - despite William's pleas for it never to be aired again
01/11/22 19:29William, 40, looked focused as he attended the Conservation Awards for Tusk, of which he is patron, after it emerged The Crown will show four minutes of the interview he branded 'unethical'.The Crown's 'desire to knock the monarchy will cause a good deal of pain': Royal expert fears new Netflix series will continue to 'take Diana's side' and harm the name of the King and Queen Consort
01/11/22 15:25Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams says he fears the new season of the hit royal drama, set to air later this month, could harm the reputation of King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla.There are no depths of bad taste The Crown does not plumb: Netflix series portrays Charles, Philip and The Queen with disdain bordering on mockery while William is seen as slightly dim and sulky and Harry is let off lightly, writes CHRISTOPHER STEVENS
01/11/22 07:00CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: There are no depths of bad taste that writer Peter Morgan does not plumb in the new ten-part series of The Crown on Netflix.The Crown IGNORES William's pleas not to exploit Diana's 1995 Panorama interview with Martin Bashir by recreating it in TWO episodes and even shows the young prince watching it on TV and Charles CRYING
01/11/22 06:22The popular series is set to show the hour-long 1995 interview with the disgraced BBC journalist over two episodes and will include its most inflammatory parts.Diana's 'Cad' lover James Hewitt, 64, risks life rescuing Ukrainians
28/10/22 10:34The former lover of Princess Diana has set up a not-for-profit to help vulnerable people escape from war-torn Ukraine, alongside the son of a decorated British commander.Princess Diana's 'Cad' lover James Hewitt, 64, puts his life on the line helping rescue locals in war-torn Ukraine - five years after suffering a heart attack and stroke
27/10/22 22:58In recent years Mr Hewitt has suffered both a heart attack and a stroke - but this has not stopped him rescuing beleaguered Ukrainians and taking them to safety.The Crown's Bashir interview revealed: Netflix use recreation of Princess Diana's sit-down with the disgraced journalist in trailer to plug new series - despite William's plea for it to never air again and Harry's deal with the platform
20/10/22 14:55In a trailer released today of the upcoming series, which will air from 9 November, the Princess of Wales can be seen sitting down with Bashir to do the interview.Prince William's fury as Netflix is accused of profiteering by re-enacting his mother Diana's BBC Panorama interview with Martin Bashir in new series of The Crown - despite his pleas for it never to be aired on TV again
14/10/22 17:05An independent inquiry found that Bashir deceived Diana to get the interview, seen by more than 20 million viewers, and then lied to BBC managers.Profits take a Bashing: Disgraced BBC interviewer Martin Bashir's business assets drop 60 per cent in a year amid Diana Panorama scandal
13/10/22 00:58In new company accounts filed with government, Bashir's Panoramic Productions Ltd has revealed a major drop in current assets from £112,700 to £46,200 from 2021 to 2022.The Crown is slammed for depicting Princess Diana's infamous BBC Panorama interview with disgraced journalist Martin Bashir in upcoming Netflix series - despite Prince William's plea that it never be aired again
08/10/22 21:02Critics are furious that Netflix will recreate excerpts of Diana's 1995 encounter with journalist Martin Bashir for its fifth series.EXCLUSIVE: Princess Diana's brother Earl Spencer told BBC chief he had damning Bashir dossier 17 years ago - but was ignored
01/10/22 21:07Princess Diana's brother told BBC bosses 17 years ago that reporter Martin Bashir used underhand tactics to land his bombshell Panorama interview, but was ignored, a new document reveals.'I don't believe she was coerced': BBC legend David Dimbleby says Princess Diana DID want to do infamous Panorama interview
23/08/22 00:42David Dimbleby, 83, has suggested that Princess Diana was not coerced into giving her notorious 1995 Panorama interview with Martin Bashir as she clearly wanted to 'say her part'.Disgraced journalist Martin Bashir should have been interviewed by police under caution as part of probe into death of Princess Diana, former Met Commissioner Lord Stevens says
21/08/22 08:26Lord Stevens said disgraced journalist Martin Bashir (pictured interviewing Diana) would have been questioned under caution had they known of the lies he was telling her.Martin Bashir's disgraced Diana interview features in new documentary 'The Princess' to be aired on Sky next month - despite Prince William's wishes that it 'should never be aired again'
29/07/22 08:46The Princess, a documentary about the life and death of Princess Diana (pictured), has already been shown in cinemas and is set to air on Sky on August 14.Police refuse to probe the BBC over its fraudulently obtained interview with Princess Diana - despite a fresh call from her brother, Earl Spencer
24/07/22 21:00The tragic royal's sibling Earl Spencer is demanding Scotland Yard look anew at what he said lawyers called 'unlawful and criminal behaviour' by the broadcaster.
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- Hollywood A-list star looks unrecognisable as she tucks into a Pret sandwich on train to Edinburgh - but can you guess who she is?
- Pregnant Cardi B shares sweet video with her kids Kulture, six, and Wave, two, after suffering a 'freak accident' that almost caused her to miscarry
- I'm A Celeb bosses 'line up social media star GK Barry' for new series after she 'turned down a spot on scandal-plagued Strictly'
- TOWIE's Amber Turner flaunts her toned abs in a dusky pink bikini as she enjoys a glass of bubbly in a hot tub during her romantic break in Ibiza
- Tom Cruise puts on a very animated display as he celebrates the USA women's football team winning gold at the Paris Olympics
- Christian Slater, 54, and wife Brittany Lopez, 35, welcome second child together
- Travis Scott has been 'released with no charges' after Paris arrest following an argument with his bodyguard
- Emma Radu-car-new? No! Tennis golden-girl still drives her old Dacia Sandero... despite being a Porsche ambassador
- Taylor Swift fans are gifted free crystal necklaces by Swarovski in Vienna after three Eras Tour shows were canceled due to terrorist attack plot
- Kyle Richards gets matching tattoos with daughters Farrah Aldjufrie, 35, and Sophia Umansky, 24, on their ribs
- Myleene Klass is effortlessly cool in a £200 velour tracksuit and aviator shades as she enjoys an ice cream on route to work at Smooth Radio
- Jenna Ortega criticizes Hollywood for being 'politically correct' saying it results in a loss of 'integrity'
- How self-styled Blake Lively pulled off a two week fashion extravaganza with her enviable wardrobe to promote new film
- James Martin's cooking show gets awkward as chef issues warning to guest during the return of ITV show
- Ben Affleck 'hasn't had the easiest summer' amid Jennifer Lopez marital woes but is 'working nonstop' as he 'thrives when he's busy'
- Mick Jagger, 81, joins girlfriend Melanie Hamrick, 37, and lookalike son Deveraux, 8, on the penultimate day of the Olympics in Paris
- Suki Waterhouse and her fiancé Robert Pattinson enjoy a break from parenting duties at Chiltern Firehouse - five months after welcoming daughter
- Molly-Mae Hague is teased by fans who compare her to Dr Evil as she rocks £1,775 Jacquemus suit: 'It's giving Austin Powers vibes!'
- Laura Anderson SLAMS ex Gary Lucy after he posts clip with their baby daughter Bonnie and claims actor has only seen the tot 'once this year'
- Louise Thompson shows off her figure in a brown bikini top and blue sarong as she enjoys a boat trip with fiancé Ryan Libbey in Ibiza
- Pete Wicks bends over in agony as he reveals injury just days after starting his intense training regime for Strictly Come Dancing
- Kendall Jenner sizzles in skimpy green bikini as she soaks up the sun on a yacht in Ibiza before making a splash on a jet ski
- Love Island's Jon Clark goes Instagram official with glamorous new girlfriend - but fans thinks she looks like his ex Hannah Elizabeth
- Christina Hall promises to 'never ever give away' her peace again amid bitter divorce from Josh Hall
- Love Is Blind UK star Sam Klein 'felt free' after undergoing a nose job as insecurities left him 'constantly worrying' about his appearance
- Zara McDermott flaunts her jaw-dropping figure in skimpy swimwear amid sun-soaked getaway with boyfriend Sam Thompson
- Jake Quickenden's pregnant wife Sophie leaves fans in HYSTERICS with her 'honest reaction' as the couple discover gender of their second baby
- Chloe Ferry flaunts her eye-popping curves in a TINY red lace bikini amid boozy getaway to sun-soaked Marbella
- Snoop Dogg rocks a patriotic Olympics-themed outfit as he joins WNBA star A'ja Wilson to watch USA at the men's basketball quarter final in Paris
- Amanda Holden, 53, puts on a leggy display as she flaunts her figure in a metallic swimsuit whilst soaking up the sun on a yacht in Greece
- MAFS' Jules Robinson shows off post-baby body less than three weeks after welcoming second child at Jana Hocking's birthday bash
- Ex Olympian Zara Tindall impresses on her beloved horse Classicals Euro Star at the NAF Magic International Horse Trials
- Saira Khan, 54, shows off her figure in a white bikini and says she feels 'no shame or guilt' after scoffing pizzas and ice cream
- MAFS star Jessika Power comes under fire from online trolls after brother asked for donations to help fund dad's funeral
- Sir Rod Stewart, 79, is forced to axe TWO more shows amid struggle with second health issue - just days after cancelling historic 200th Las Vegas concert
- Emmerdale's Kris Mochrie and on-screen brother Max Parker announce their wedding date after meeting on ITV soap
- EXCLUSIVEChaos at Jeremy Clarkson's new Cotswolds pub as noisy neighbour interrupts filming of new series
- Amal Clooney and husband George pack on PDA over romantic dinner in Lake Como, Italy
- Kylie Jenner turns 27! Momager Kris leads tributes as she wishes her 'amazing' billionaire daughter happy birthday with a slew of sweet throwback snaps
- Katie Price wants to be jailed so she can cash in on interviews behind bars, claim friends
- Fantastic Four 2005 cast: Where are they now? Following Chris Evans' surprise cameo as Johnny Storm in Deadpool and Wolverine
- Camila Cabello shows ex Shawn Mendes what he's missing baring her bikini body on the beach - after he hinted at pregnancy scare
- Katie Price shamed Loose Women star for 'being in prison' years prior her dramatic arrest
- Love Island star Lucie Donlan puts £475k Cornwall cottage on the market less than 3 years after saying it was her 'dream' home
- How Lila Moss, 21, is cementing her place in the public eye thanks to her supermodel mother's looks (and her wardrobe)
- EXCLUSIVETOWIE star transformations from Mario Falcone's eyelid surgery to Bobby Norris undergoing liposuction as cast shock with their changing appearances
- Chris Hemsworth shows off his rippling muscles as he arrives in Sydney via private jet with brother Luke after Fijian getaway
- Snow White FIRST LOOK: Rachel Zegler faces off against Gal Gadot's Evil Queen in live-action trailer... after Disney's 'diverse dwarfs' controversy
- Reigning in the rain! The times the Royal Family have been caught in a downpour during engagements
- The Crown star Lesley Manville, 68, reveals she felt 'exposed and vulnerable' while staging sex scenes during her career
- Bruno Tonioli beams broadly after reuniting with his former Strictly pals during a night out at Chiltern Firehouse
- Jennifer Lopez flashes wedding band alongside her child Emme, 16, during lunch date in Beverly Hills... amid ongoing Ben Affleck divorce drama
- Vogue Williams puts on a leggy display in a pink gingham mini dress as she steps out amid husband Spencer Matthews' gruelling marathon challenge
- Reese Witherspoon, 48, gushes over her son Deacon Phillippe, 20, and how their 'summer nights' together are 'the best'
- Netflix fans hooked on drama they 'can't switch off' but warn viewers 'it will p*** you off'
- Kim Kardashian goes makeup-free for son Saint's basketball game in LA - after sharing sizzling bikini snaps .
- Emily Ratajkowski fuels dating rumors with A Bar Song hitmaker Shaboozey backstage at his NYC concert
- Taylor Swift fans get unexpected seat changes at her upcoming Wembley Stadium shows in London... following Vienna terror plot
- Kristin Cavallari congratulates son Cam, 12, after his 'incredible first game' as starting quarterback... as he follows in NFL star dad Jay Cutler's footsteps
- Blake Lively's It Ends With Us set for massive opening weekend, faces off against husband Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool & Wolverine for top box office
- Avatar 3 title and Moana 2 trailer revealed at D23 Expo as long-awaited Incredibles sequel is officially confirmed
- Kanye West's wife Bianca Censori almost suffers yet another wardrobe malfunction exposing her derriere in bandage dress as they step out in LA
- Blake Lively looks sensational in a crystal-encrusted Versace gown at Copenhagen screening of It Ends With Us - amid 'feud' with Justin Baldoni
- Selena Gomez reunites with David Henrie in first look at Wizards Beyond Waverly Place reboot: 'This is where it all started'
- EXCLUSIVEAfter Huw Edwards's disgrace, bewildered friends tell the Mail... 'No one saw it coming. We thought he was a family man'
- Lauryn Goodman's sister Chloe is 'not ready to forgive' after Kyle Walker drama as she weighs in on financial demands her sibling made in court
- Adele FINALLY confirms engagement to Rich Paul as she tells fans she's 'getting married' and flashes ring on stage in Munich
- Strictly's female pros showcase their toned figures in bikinis as they enjoy a relaxing spa day after a week of rehearsals
- Patrick Schwarzenegger shows off bulging muscles in behind-the-scenes photos from White Lotus season three set in Thailand
- EXCLUSIVEMy Hairy Biker served up love on a plate. In her first interview since TV chef's death of cancer, Dave Myers' wife tells how he wooed her
- An irresistible mix of art and genitals! Featuring real sex, it was one of the most notorious films ever. Now Caligula's been re-cut
- Kym Marsh, 48, puts on loved-up display with toyboy boyfriend Samuel Thomas, 29, as they leave the theatre after 101 Dalmatians The Musical
- Justin Bieber YELLS at teenagers in viral video as he tells them to 'get out' of hotel lobby over 'concern for safety of his pregnant wife' Hailey Bieber
- EXCLUSIVEDisturbing TRUTH behind why Blake Lively and her It Ends With Us stars are feuding with Justin Baldoni
- Billy Joel, 75, surprises commuters as he hops on a train to Cardiff for his first ever gig in the Welsh capital
- Katie Price breaks her social media silence and urges people to 'be kind' after court appearance following Heathrow Airport arrest
- Robbie Williams unveils his new teeth as he admits he 'absolutely abused' his old ones for years with cocaine as well as using them to open bottles
- Huge star looks unrecognisable as she shares throwback childhood snaps - but can you guess who it is?
- Josh Hartnett recalls meeting wife Tamsin Egerton on set of 'the worst movie either of us have ever made'
- Britney Spears enjoys trampoline fun with on-off felon boyfriend Paul Soliz's kids at a Sky Zone in Thousand Oaks... after sparking fears they reunited
- Strictly's Katya Jones stuns in a sheer metallic top as she clings on to Janette Manrara during a night out with Olympian Aimee Fuller
- EXCLUSIVEHow a 'messy' split with my fiance left me with psychosis. HELEN FLANAGAN reveals her mental turmoil - and the reason her relationship imploded
- Cat Deeley, 47, shows off her incredible figure in a bandeau bikini and packs on the PDA with husband Patrick Kieltybin sweet snaps
- Hollyoaks' notorious villain Blue is FINALLY unmasked - but fans are unimpressed: 'What a let down!'
- Blac Chyna showcases her natural beauty as she steps out for ice cream after having her facial fillers dissolved
- Life in the slow lane! Scots model Rebecca Donaldson laps up the sun on beach break in Mallorca with Ferrari star boyfriend Carlos Sainz
- Piers Morgan forced to delete social media post after gender row boxer Imane Khelif triumphs over China's Yang Liu to claim Olympic gold
- Demi Moore and daughter Scout Willis match in coordinating denim looks while visiting a friend in Venice Beach
- Ben Affleck looks happy arriving at his offices in LA - as Jennifer Lopez divorce drama drags on
- Lily Allen flaunts her figure in a purple bandeau bikini during girls' trip to luxury resort in British Columbia
- General Hospital star Haley Pullos seen for FIRST TIME after serving three months in jail following DUI arrest
- Mariah Carey's ex Nick Cannon says he'd 'absolutely' get back together with singer - but fears 'she don't want me'
- MAFS star Ella Ding breaks her silence after Sit With Us podcast was axed - and reveals where her friendship REALLY stands with co-host Domenica Calarco
- 'James was a big part of me getting sober': Colin Farrell has spoken movingly about how raising special needs son forced HIM to grow up
- Sydney Sweeney stuns in sexy thigh-high black leather boots in LA - after teasing Euphoria's time jump in season three
- Strictly bosses 'demand all professional dancers undergo anti-bullying training' ahead of this year's show following misconduct scandal
- Kate Moss, 50, wows in a skimpy snake print two-piece as she lives it up with bikini-clad daughter Lila, 21, and pal Rita Ora, 33, in Formentera
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- Love Island's Samantha Kenny stuns in a sequinned denim corset while Emma Milton wears a fitted crop top at live podcast event
- RHOBH star Erika Jayne joins bikini-clad Kyle Richards in St. Lucia - as estranged husband Tom Girardi's embezzlement trial begins
- Congratulations! At 83, Calendar Cliff Richard is back to leave Harry Styles and Taylor Swift in his wake with his 47th set of annual poses
- RICHARD EDEN: Fashion designer to the stars Bella Freud lifts the lid on early love affair with Roman prince 36 years her senior
- Paul O'Grady's left behind 'HUGE fortune from his roles hosting For The Love of Dog and Blind Date' - as his widower wins bitter legal battle
- EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Jeremy Clarkson and girlfriend Lisa Hogan holiday in South of France party villa - which inspired David Hockney's £60m Portrait Of An Artist
- The Supervet thrown into chaos as Noel Fitzpatrick suffers grisly injury in middle of emergency operation
- King Charles tells PM Keir Starmer he's encouraged by way Britain's 'community spirit' has 'countered the aggression' from racist thugs
- EXCLUSIVESag Harbor hotel where Justin Timberlake drank martinis before his DUI arrest is ordered to turn over key information
- Joaquin Phoenix drops out of gay romance film just FIVE DAYS before filming after getting 'cold feet'
- Stassi Schroeder returning for Vanderpump Rules spin-off - four years after she was fired for racist actions against Faith Stowers
- EXCLUSIVEHow Marcus Jordan's 'wild partying and drug use' affected relationship with Larsa Pippen, 50, as photos of him snorting white powder emerge
- Maren Morris says her 4-year-old son Hayes helped her through Ryan Hurd divorce and coming out as bisexual: 'We feel like partners in crime'
- Pregnant Jorgie Porter cradles her blossoming bump as she enjoys Italian babymoon with fiancé Oliver Piotrowski
- Jack Black surfaces in flame-print shorts after saying Tenacious D will be back despite putting band 'on hold' after Kyle Gass' Trump shooting joke
- Charlotte Dawson won't 'forgive and forget fiancé Matthew Sarsfield's sexting scandal as he begs her to move past it after moving out of home'
- Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown baffles fans with her switching accents as she showcases her new underwear line
- Blake Lively movie It Ends With Us is BANNED in Qatar due to kissing and non-graphic sex scenes with Justin Baldoni
- Junior Andre is all smiles as he attends a party while mum Katie Price is arrested at Heathrow after skipping bankruptcy hearing
- Spencer Matthews reveals injury scare could have ended his desert marathon challenge after ringing in his 36th birthday in style
- Fresh video shows Travis Scott scuffling with police in five-star Paris hotel and being dragged into a cop car
- Jenna Ortega reveals bizarre item she found in Beetlejuice director Tim Burton's bathroom
- Holland Taylor, 81, reveals why she and her longtime girlfriend Sarah Paulson, 49, have no plans to get married
- Camila Cabello wears self-deprecating T-shirt as she grabs a smoothie at Erewhon in Beverly Hills
- Chris McCausland details the moment he went blind 20 years ago - as he joins the Strictly Come Dancing lineup
- Jake Roche apologises to mum Coleen Nolan as he re-enacts racy sex scene with ex Jesy Nelson during his Edinburgh Fringe show
- Bandaged Katie Price promises judge she will 'move her diary' to attend court again as judge orders her not to go abroad
- Release date for Bridget Jones 4 revealed as Renée Zellweger wraps filming for next instalment
- Steven Spielberg and his wife Kate Capshaw look smitten as they hold hands in Italy and celebrate daughter Jessica Capshaw's 48th birthday .
- Taylor Swift ticket prices rise by almost 2000% for London shows as fans scramble to buy last-minute seats after Vienna terror plot
- Jessica Simpson parties with pals in LA after shutting down speculation she's been drinking again
- Blake Lively used her OWN jewellery and $3K crystal boots while also borrowing clothes from pal Gigi Hadid for It Ends With Us
- BAFTA tells non-binary stars to pick a side as they refuse to introduce woke gender-neutral categories
- Giggling Maisie Smith, 23, steps out in a plastic rain hood as she enjoys a romantic evening with her boyfriend Max George, 35, in Manchester
- Wynonna Judd's daughter Grace Kelley arrested AGAIN three months after facing prostitution and indecent exposure charges
- David Boreanaz, 55, reveals he's had 'four MRIs in four months' and needs to give his body a rest after grueling SEAL Team finale
- Denise Richards enjoys a date night with husband Aaron Phypers at an event in LA - after urging Tori Spelling to join OnlyFans
- Strictly announces Gladiator star Montell Douglas as twelfth contestant after unconfirmed celebrities are spotted sneaking into rehearsals
- Strictly's Tasha Ghouri can't wipe the smile off her face as she heads to rehearsals with Toyah Wilcox after she is revealed as bookies favourite
- Coronation Street star quits soap after three years on cobbles - with explosive exit storyline kicking off within months
- Gemma Collins hits out at Strictly Come Dancing and reveals the REAL reason she'll never do the show
- A Place In The Sun viewers 'worry' about presenter Lee Juggurnauth in latest episode
- Channing Tatum talks marriage and kids as he gushes about acting with his fiancée Zoë Kravitz
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