21 May 2021

BBC vitriol erupts over Bashir's Diana interview

From Lately, 10:20 pm on 21 May 2021

It's late morning in the UK and vitriol is building against the BBC for its journalist, Martin Bashir's 1995 interview with Princess Diana.  The BBC's director general Tim Davie has described the corporation's failures as "very, very serious" and says he accepts 'multiple serious failures'. Prince William has blasted the BBC for playing on Princess Diana's fears, fueled paranoia and covered up what they knew.  Our UK correspondent, John Bevir is outside a news agents in Bristol.

Princess Diana during her visit in Bonn on the 15 November, 1987.

Princess Diana during her visit in Bonn on the 15 November, 1987. Photo: Sven Simon/ dpa Picture-Alliance via AFP