Prince William has welcomed an investigation into how Britain’s public broadcaster secured a bombshell interview with his mother, Princess Diana, 25 years ago, following accusations she was tricked into taking part.
Late Wednesday, the prince’s office issued a statement saying that the Duke of Cambridge “tentatively welcomed” an independent inquiry into the 1995 BBC Panorama show interview with his mother.
“The independent investigation is a step in the right direction,” William said in the statement.
“It should help establish the truth behind the actions that led to the Panorama interview and subsequent decisions taken by those in the BBC at the time.”
The landmark interview, watched by 20 million at the time, shocked the nation as Diana shared intimate details of her failed marriage to heir-to-the-throne, Prince Charles.
The investigation will be led by a former Supreme Court justice, the BBC said in a statement on Wednesday, and will focus on how the broadcaster obtained the interview and whether executives covered up any wrongdoing.
The BBC is determined to get to the truth about these events,” BBC Director-General Tim Davie said. “That is why we have commissioned an independent investigation.”
The broadcaster said the investigation would start straight away and that it would hand over all relevant records, and publish a report at its conclusion.
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Two years before Diana’s 1997 death in a car crash in a tunnel in Paris, she gripped a nation fascinated by glimpses of inner royal life when she shared details of her unhappy marriage.
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