BBC donate £1.42m proceeds of Diana Panorama interview to charities after apology

An expensive tribute. Queen Elizabeth II‘s funeral was an event unlike anything the United Kingdom has ever seen — and the cost reflected that fact.

Representing his family. Princess Diana‘s brother Charles Spencer joined the British royals in honoring Queen Elizabeth II at her state funeral.

Royal fans were delighted this week when Prince Harry and Meghan Markle appeared at Buckingham Palace to inspect the flowers and greet the well-wishers who had congregated to pay their respects to the late Queen. Prince Harry and wife Meghan appeared alongside the Prince and Princess of Wales and the foursome's ongoing feud seemed to have been put aside, for now at least. Now one of Prince Harry's interviews has resurfaced online with many fans surprised to find they'd never seen it before and sharing their support for the grieving Royal.

After King Charles III became the sovereign of the United Kingdom, Prince William and Princess Kate were given a set of new titles.

King Charles gave a telling nod to a song performed at his former wife Princess Diana's funeral as he honoured his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.The new monarch was on our screens tonight in the Blue Drawing Room of Buckingham Palace, where Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth previously recorded some of her messages to the nation. As the televised speech ended, King Charles III said: "May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest".

King Charles III publicly addressed the nation and the world following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. The 73-year-old former Prince of Wales, who will officially be proclaimed as the new sovereign king on Saturday, spoke about his late mother’s historic legacy in a public address on Friday evening in a pre-recorded message from Buckingham Palace. In the speech, Charles acknowledged the «profound sorrow» both he and his family and the world were feeling in the wake of the queen's death. He also vowed as king to «endeavor to serve you with loyalty, respect and love as I have throughout my life.» On a personal note, he proudly announced that his eldest son, Prince William, and daughter-in-law, Kate Middleton, would be the new Prince and Princess of Wales, titles he and the late Princess Diana previously held.

An emotional visit. Prince Harry touched down in London one day after the death of his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II.

Sarah Ferguson has shared a moving tribute to the Queen, labelling her "the most incredible mother-in-law and friend" in a moving Instagram post.The Queen died at the age of 96 on Thursday afternoon, with family members including Charles, who now goes by the title of King, Queen Consort Camilla and Princess Anne. Sarah had been in Venice for the film festival and following news of the Queen's turn for the worst, she was seen getting onto a plane at the Italian city's airport. In a statement posted on Instagram late on Thursday night, Sarah shared her devastation at the Queen's death.

The BBC has donated a whopping £1.42million multiple charities linked to Princess Diana after the company apologised over their infamous Panorama interview.

The British Broadcasting Corporation says it’s made good on its promise to donate revenues from its notorious 1995 “Panorama” interview with Princess Diana to charities linked to the late royal.On Friday, the BBC announced a total of £1.42 million ($1.64 million) to Centrepoint, the English National Ballet, Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity, The Leprosy Mission, National Aids Trust, The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity and The Diana Award. Diana wasn’t linked with the award. It was established after her death.“The BBC had indicated its intention to donate to charity the sales proceeds derived from the 1995 Panorama interview with Diana, Princess of Wales.

K.J. Yossman The BBC has announced it will donate the sales proceeds of its 1995 “Panorama” interview with Princess Diana to charity. The broadcaster is donating £1.42 million ($1.6 million) to be split between seven charities linked to the princess, including Centrepoint, the English National Ballet and Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity. The corporation emphasized that the money is coming from the BBC’s commercial revenue as opposed to license fee funds (which is currently under review by the U.K. government, who have threatened to axe it altogether.) The “Panorama” interview, which was conducted by host Martin Bashir, aired in 1995. It has since emerged that Bashir used deceitful methods to gain access to the princess, including allegedly forging documents.

The BBC has donated £1.4M ($1.6M) to charities linked to Princess Diana following the Martin Bashir scandal.

Princess Diana has had a meaningful impact, not just throughout her life, but also following her tragic death at 36. Inspiring new generations, the beloved icon left a lasting legacy.It was late August 1997, when Princess Diana prepared to start a new chapter of her life, after a challenging divorce and a new relationship on the horizon with film producer Dodi Fayed, it seemed brighter days were coming for her.However, on August 31 an unexpected tragedy would take place, as the couple left the Ritz Hotel in Paris en route to Fayed’s apartment after midnight, as “nearly 30 photographers were waiting outside.”Two more occupants were in the vehicle, driver Henri Paul and Trevor Rees-Jones, who was part of Fayed’s security team.Pursued by paparazzi, the vehicle crossed Place de la Concorde and entered the Pont de l’Alma tunnel.

Sir Elton John has paid tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales, on the 25th anniversary of her death, saying: “You will always be missed.” The 75-year-old veteran musician, who was close friends with the princess, shared a photo on Instagram of them laughing together to commemorate the occasion. Diana, the mother of Prince William and Prince Harry, was 36 when she was killed in a car crash in Paris on August 31 1997.

Prince Harry has revealed the adorable way that his son Archie honours his grandmother, the late Princess Diana - who tragically died in a car crash in 1997. Whilst Harry, 37, and 41 year old Meghan Markle's eldest child Archie is now three years old and attending pre-school in California, where he resides with his parents and younger sister Lilibet, Harry has revealed that one of his first words as a baby was "grandma".

The 25th anniversary of Princess Diana's death will be "traumatic" for her sons Prince William and Prince Harry, a royal expert has claimed. Wednesday marks quarter of a century since Diana, her partner Dodi Fayed, and the driver of their car Henri Paul died following a crash in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris. Although the anniversary will be tough for her two sons every year, Jennie Bond notes how heightened interest around the event will be "particularly difficult" for them to deal with due to the significance of it being 25 years.

Princess Diana's fatal Paris car crash was not an accident and there were "still many unanswered questions surrounding her death", according to reports.

Meghan Markle’s latest revealing interview is thought to be overshadowing the 25th anniversary of Princess Diana’s death, royal insiders say. The former Suits star spoke out against the royal family's Instagram policies amongst other things in a lengthy interview with New York magazine’s The Cut on Monday 29 August.The Duchess of Sussex also claimed that Prince Harry has “lost” his relationship with his father, Prince Charles — and revealed how “happy” she was to finally leave the UK.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex moved to Canada when they first departed UK soil but have now settled in Montecito, California.