"Unconditional Apology": BBC After 1995 Diana Interview Finds "Deception"

"The indirect and real target of Mr Bashir's deceptions was Princess Diana," wrote retired senior judge John Dyson following a six-month investigation.

The BBC on Thursday made a "full and unconditional apology" after an independent report found that journalist Martin Bashir used "deception" to secure an explosive 1995 interview with princess Diana. "The indirect and real target of Mr Bashir's deceptions was Princess Diana," wrote retired senior judge John Dyson following a six-month investigation. Dyson said he was "satisfied" that Bashir showed fake bank statements to Diana's brother Earl Spencer "so as to deceive Earl Spencer and induce him to arrange the meeting with Princess Diana." "Mr Bashir acted inappropriately and in serious breach" of the BBC guidelines, Dyson added.