The journalist, who made a name for himself, among other things, through a sensational interview with Princess Diana in 1995, is leaving the BBC. Martin Bashir leaves for health reasons. This was announced by the broadcaster on Friday.
Diana’s brother, Charles Spencer, had repeatedly accused the BBC journalist Martin Bashir of having obtained the interview with his sister using unfair methods – such as fake bank statements.
The BBC apologised for the false documents, but said they played no part in Diana’s decision to give the interview. In March of this year, the BBC finally announced that it would investigate the allegations in an internal investigation. However, there are no criminal investigations so far.
The exclusive interview, broadcast at prime time in the British investigative programme BBC Panorama, attracted around 23 million people to the screens in November 1995.
Diana, who had already been separated from Prince Charles but had not yet divorced, described how she first felt left alone by the royal family in the media’s constant observation and then, after the separation, literally sabotaged and deliberately damaged in her reputation – also out of envy for her great popularity.
And she exposed her husband’s affair with Camilla Parker-Bowles. “The three of us were in this marriage, so it was a bit tight,” Diana said on camera. Shortly thereafter, Charles filed for divorce.
