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The hoax could hardly have been more cruel. Yesterday’s High Court apology from the BBC to William and Harry’s former nanny Tiggy Legge-Bourke must have come as a huge relief.įor a quarter of century, she has suffered in virtual silence as a malicious lie invented by Martin Bashir went around the world time and time again in books, newspapers, magazines and on social media.īashir said she had fallen in love with Prince Charles after he asked her to look after his two sons following his split from Diana.and that she aborted his child.Īfter Bashir poisoned a fragile Diana’s mind with the rumour, via her brother Earl Spencer, the Princess confronted Tiggy at a party and told her: “So sorry to hear about the baby.” Tim serves credit for the steps he has taken but whether the BBC has done enough to prevent a scandal like this from happening again remains to be seen.” “Its attitude is hardly likely to give confidence to whistle-blowers. 'The BBC remains extremely reluctant to confront any issue that was not specifically covered by Lord Dyson.' Mr Killick said yesterday: “The length of time it has taken for the BBC to apologise and pay damages is yet more proof that the BBC is dragging its feet.' The BBC previously agreed to pay Diana’s former private secretary Patrick Jephson a “substantial sum” in damages, alongside ex- Panorama producer Mark Killick who was sacked after raising concerns.

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“There may be occasions in the future when it will be justified for the BBC to use short extracts for journalistic purposes, but these will be few and far between and will need to be agreed at executive committee level and set in the full context of what we now know.” Mr Davie said: “Now we know about the shocking way the interview was obtained, I have decided that the BBC will never show the programme again nor will we licence it. And that may give her divided sons some comfort.” Tim Davie is the BBC's Director-General.īut she added: “Despite her affairs and the bitterness of her divorce, she retained her love for Charles until the end of her life.I would urge others to exercise similar restraint. It does, of course, remain part of the historical record and there may be occasions in the future when it will be justified for the BBC to use short extracts for journalistic purposes, but these will be few and far between and will need to be agreed at Executive Committee level and set in the full context of what we now know about the way the interview was obtained.

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Now we know about the shocking way that the interview was obtained I have decided that the BBC will never show the programme again nor will we license it in whole or part to other broadcasters. We let her, the Royal Family and our audiences down. Had we done our job properly Diana would have known the truth during her lifetime. Instead, as The Duke of Cambridge himself put it, the BBC failed to ask the tough questions. It is a matter of great regret that the BBC did not get to the facts in the immediate aftermath of the programme when there were warning signs that the interview might have been obtained improperly. The BBC has agreed to pay substantial damages to Mrs Pettifer and I would like to take this opportunity to apologise publicly to her, to the Prince of Wales and to the Dukes of Cambridge and Sussex, for the way in which Diana, Princess of Wales was deceived and the subsequent impact on all their lives. “Especially because, still today, so much about the making of the programme is yet to be adequately explained.”įollwoing publication of the Dyson Report last year, we have been working with those who suffered as a result of the deceitful tactics used by the BBC in pursuit of its interview with Diana, Princess of Wales, for the Panorama programme in 1995, including the matters that were mentioned in court today in respect of Miss Tiggy Legge-Bourke, now Mrs Alexandra Pettifer. I know first-hand how much they were affected at the time, and how the programme and the false narrative it created have haunted the family in the years since.'

“The distress caused to the Royal Family is a source of great upset to me. “Sadly Diana, Princess of Wales could not be convinced, even when incontrovertible evidence was presented.”Īfter the hearing yesterday, Mrs Pettifer said she was “disappointed” that legal action had been needed: “Sadly, I am one of many people whose lives have been scarred by the deceitful way in which the BBC Panorama was made and the BBC’s subsequent failure to properly investigate the making of the programme.'

She felt she had to prove to others that the allegations were completely untrue by revealing highly sensitive matters, including private medical information. “ was extremely upset and confused by these events. Ms Prince said: “As the allegation of an abortion was totally false, any such letter could only have been fabricated.

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