An Interview with HRH The Princess of Wales
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"An Interview with HRH The Princess of Wales" is an episode of the BBC documentary series Panorama which was broadcast on BBC1 on 20 November 1995.[1] The 54-minute programme saw Diana, Princess of Wales, interviewed by journalist Martin Bashir about her relationship with her husband, Charles, Prince of Wales, and the reasons for their subsequent separation.[2][3][4] The programme was watched by nearly 23 million viewers in the UK.[5] The worldwide audience was estimated at 200 million across 100 countries.[6] In the UK, the National Grid reported a 1,000 MW surge in demand for power after the programme.[6] At the time, the BBC hailed the interview as the scoop of a generation.[7][8]
"An Interview with HRH The Princess of Wales" | |
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Panorama episode | |
Episode no. | Season 43 Episode 35 |
Presented by | Martin Bashir |
Cinematography by | Tony Poole |
Editing by | Steve Hewlett |
Original air date | 20 November 1995 (1995-11-20) |
In 2020, BBC Director-General Tim Davie apologised to the princess's brother Lord Charles Spencer because Bashir had used forged bank statements to win his and Diana's trust to secure the interview.[9] Former Justice of the Supreme Court Lord John Dyson conducted an independent inquiry into the issue.[10][11] Dyson's inquiry found Bashir guilty of deceit and of breaching BBC editorial conduct to obtain the interview.[12][13] A year after the inquiry's conclusion, Tim Davie announced that the BBC would never air the interview again and would not licence it to other broadcasters.[14]