BBC Princess Diana Inquiry Expected To Conclude Martin Bashir Used “Deceitful” Tactics To Secure Bombshell Interview

Princess Diana's former butler Paul Burrell has claimed she once broke down into tears after listening in on a call between himself and BBC journalist Martin Bashir. Paul explained that Bashir called him every week "in vain" to ask about the Princess of Wales' whereabouts, what she had been up to and if she had been meeting boyfriends in private.

BBC director general Tim Davie has announced that the corporation has launched an independent investigation into why Martin Bashir was rehired in 2016 amid concerns over his conduct in securing a sensational 1995 interview with Princess Diana.

Princess Diana's former butler Paul Burrell has said Martin Bashir "betrayed" the late royal.The 62 year old former royal servant opened up on Martin's controversial Panorama interview with the Princess of Wales in 1995. Martin, 58, has recently received backlash following a report from senior judge Lord Dyson, who concluded the journalist had been "unreliable and dishonest" in gaining the interview.

 he was «deeply sorry» and «never wanted to harm» the late royal. «I never wanted to harm Diana in any way and I don't believe we did,» he said.

British journalist Martin Bashir says he did not dupe Princess Diana into doing an interview with him for the BBC programme “Panorama” in 1995.

Martin Bashir came forward on Saturday to respond to an independent inquiry, which found that his infamous 1995 interview with Princess Diana was secured through deceit.

Martin Bashir has said he regrets using forged bank statements to dupe Princess Diana into a bombshell interview where she trashed her marriage to Prince Charles. Bashir said he was sorry after being slammed by Princes William and Harry and Diana's brother, Charles Spencer, over the 1995 tell-all.

Prince William and Prince Harry have broken their silence on the new report claiming that journalist Martin Bashir used “deceitful methods” to land his sit down with the late Princess Diana in 1995.

Prince William and Prince Harry have released separate statements to respond to the inquiry into the BBC interview with their late mother Princess Diana.

Will Thorne Staff WriterBBC Panorama has finally aired the results of its own internal probe into Martin Bashir’s infamous interview with Princess Diana.Thursday night’s Panorama, titled “Princess Diana, Martin Bashir and the BBC,” detailed the inside story of how Bashir obtained the candid sit-down, as well as the BBC’s response upon discovering that Bashir had shown falsified documents to Diana’s brother, Earl Spencer.In the opening statement, Bashir was described as having “spun a web of

Journalist Martin Bashir, who gained fame after his infamous interview with the late Princess Diana, is now coming under fire for reportedly using "deceitful methods" to secure the same controversial interview in 1995. According to recent reports the official BBC report that was leaked hints at Bashir manipulating Diana.

explained, “Although the report states that Diana, Princess of Wales, was keen on the idea of an interview with the BBC, it is clear that the process for securing the interview fell far short of what audiences have a right to expect.

Martin Bashir has responded to the report that he used “deceitful methods” to secure a controversial 1995 BBC “Panorama” interview with Princess Diana to get her to reveal information about the royal family.