BBC to Pay 'Substantial Damages' to Former Royal Nanny Over Martin Bashir's 'Improperly Obtained' Interview

It’s no secret that members of the royal family are ones for tradition. From the regal titles they inherit to the Christmas festivities they enjoy together, tradition and the royal family go hand in hand. But throughout the years, as things modernise and as the younger members of the family have children of their own, various royals have been spotted breaking away from tradition.

As a well known football fan and as the FA’s president, Prince William attended the UEFA Women's EURO 2022 final last week where he watched England’s Lionesses finally bring football home. Following the game, which saw the Lionesses beat Germany 2-1, 40 year old William was on hand to praise the players and award them with their winning medals. But the Duke of Cambridge, who’d previously shown his support for the team, broke royal protocol by offering hugs to congratulate the emotional players as they made their way across the pitch.

A leading independent barrister has been appointed by the BBC to lead the review into the conduct of disgraced former DJ Tim Westwood during his two-decades long time spent working for the corporation.

Princess Charlotte stole the show during a rare outing alongside her parents Prince William and Kate Middleton earlier this week. As she joined her doting mum and dad while on a visit to the Commonwealth Games, seven year old Charlotte could be seen showing off her cheeky side by sticking her tongue out as she cheered on the competitors at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre. And as she got stuck into the celebrations, Prince William could be seen laughing and joking with his daughter and at one point was pictured comforting Charlotte as they supported the athletes.

Some royal fans have been left angered by the birthday message Kate Middleton and Prince William sent to Meghan Markle on her 41st birthday today, Thursday 4 August.The Cambridge family offered birthday praise to Meghan publicly on their social media account, as they posted a photo of the Duchess of Sussex in a cream dress with the message: ‘Wishing a happy birthday to The Duchess of Sussex!’ Meghan, who is married to William’s brother Prince Harry, dramatically exited the Royal Family alongside her husband in 2020, and the couple now live in California with their two children, son Archie, two, and daughter Lilibet, one. Since removing themselves from the monarchy, tensions have remained between the estranged pair and the Windsors, and Royal fans have since expressed their fury at the Cambridge’s goodwill gesture following their birthday message.

young royal was pictured pulling a range of expressions – and even sticking her tongue out – as she enjoyed swimming heats, a hockey match and gymnastics. The young princess also revealed gymnastics was the sport she liked most.

royal events. Back in 2012 an unlikely friendship began when Princesses Beatrice and Eugene mistook the singer for their cousin, Prince Harry. At a party the pair are said to have said that Ed was the spitting image of Harry, sparking the pairing between Beatrice and Ed.

Only a week after the head of the BBC pledged never to broadcast again its discredited Panorama interview with Diana, Princess of Wales, it emerges that extracts from the 1995 program will be included in a documentary to be shown on Sky and Now TV next month.

Pippa Middleton has appeared to give a subtle but sweet nod to the Royal Family with her newborn daughter’s name. It was reported earlier this month that the Duchess of Cambridge’s sister, 38, had given birth to her third child, and has gone on to name the tot Rose. According to experts the moniker comes from a Latin word and the meaning refers to a flower.

royal family member, finding that perfect retreat means heading to a special place where even wives are banned. And for the man who is first in line to the throne - solace comes in the form of the hidden hills of Mount Athos in Greece where women and children are banned. Prince Charles is said to have made his first visit to the “holy mountain” days after the tragic death of Princess Diana.

Camilla is not the “racist” senior royal mentioned by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in their controversial Oprah Winfrey interview, a source has claimed. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex said there were “concerns” over how dark Archie's skin colour would be made by a member of the Royal family in their bombshell interview with Oprah in March 2021 — but would not name the culprit.

BBC director general Tim Davie has pledged to "never" air Princess Diana's "Panorama" interview on the network again and urged other broadcasters to follow suit. Diana was interviewed by journalist Martin Bashir 27 years ago for the network’s "Panorama" program. An independent investigation conducted by Lord Dyson found that the public broadcaster "fell short of the high standards of integrity and transparency which are its hallmark." The report also found that Bashir used "deceitful behavior" to gain access to Diana, including allegedly forging documents.

“deceitful behavior” that Bashir, 59, used to procure the 1995 tell-all talk.A source close to the production revealed to the Daily Mail that scriptwriters of “The Crown” have woven in findings from the report into storylines for Season 5.“[The season] will dramatize events surrounding the ‘Panorama’ interview, given the pivotal part it played during the time period the new series covers,” the insider said.“It will reflect what we now know about how the interview was obtained and how Diana was treated,” the source noted.Diana’s brother Charles Spencer said Bashir, who no longer works for the BBC, used fake bank documents and lied about Lady Di being bugged by security services to get the interview. Watched by more than 23 million people in 1995, Diana said “there were three of us in this marriage,” referring to husband Prince Charles and his now-wife, Camilla Parker-Bowles.Once the fakery and lies were uncovered, the late Princess of Wales’ son, Prince William, asked the BBC to never air the bombshell interview again.BBC’s director general Tim Davie said in a statement on Thursday that the episode will never see the light of day in the future.

The BBC’s chief yesterday said the broadcaster will “never” again screen its era-defining Panorama interview with Diana, Princess of Wales and urged other broadcasters to follow its example.

BBC has agreed to pay substantial damages to former royal nanny Alexandra Pettifer, previously known as Tiggy Legge-Bourke, after “false and malicious” claims that she had an affair with Prince Charles and terminated a pregnancy.