Prince William condemned the BBC last night for its “lies” in securing his mother’s interview with Martin Bashir, which he said stoked her paranoia and contributed to the breakdown of her marriage.
The unprecedented rebuke followed publication of a report which concluded that the former Panorama reporter had used “deceitful behaviour” to induce Diana, Princess of Wales, to agree to the 1995 interview.
William, 38, said that the interview “was a major contribution to making my parents’ relationship worse and has since hurt countless others”.
In a broadcast statement he said: “It brings indescribable sadness to know that the BBC’s failures contributed significantly to her fear, paranoia and isolation that I remember from those final years with her.”
He said that the BBC “not only
