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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.

The BBC has vowed “never” to broadcast Princess Diana’s 1995 Panorama interview with Martin Bashir again following the “shocking” revelation of how it was obtained, the corporation’s director-general has said. An inquiry led by Lord Dyson found the BBC covered up Mr Bashir’s “deceitful behaviour” to secure his headline-making interview with the Princess of Wales and “fell short of high standards of integrity and transparency.” The report said that the journalist was in “serious breach” of the BBC’s producer guidelines when he faked bank statements and showed them to Diana’s brother Earl Spencer to gain access to her.

Prince William and Harry’s ex-nanny is set to receive substantial damages from the BBC over "false and malicious” allegations used to obtain Martin Bashir’s Panorama interview with Princess Diana in 1995. Tiggy Legge-Bourke appeared at the High Court in London for a public apology from the broadcaster regarding “fabricated” allegations that she had had an affair with the Prince of Wales while working as Charles’ personal assistant in 1995.

Prince William's former nanny has received substantial damages from the BBC over "false and malicious” allegations used to obtain Martin Bashir’s 1995 Panorama interview with Princess Diana. Alexandra Pettifer, better known as Tiggy Legge-Bourke, appeared at the High Court in London for a public apology from the broadcaster over “fabricated” allegations she had had an affair with the Prince of Wales, while working as Charles’ personal assistant in the same year.

Naman Ramachandran BBC director general Tim Davie has issued a public apology to Prince Charles and his sons William and Harry over the infamous 1995 BBC Princess Diana “Panorama” interview.Princess Diana was interviewed by journalist Martin Bashir on the program. An independent investigation into the program, conducted by Lord Dyson, found that the public broadcaster “fell short of the high standards of integrity and transparency which are its hallmark.” The Dyson report also found that Bashir used deceitful methods to gain access to Princess Diana, including allegedly forging documents.The methods also included allegations that William and Harry’s former nanny Alexandra Pettifer, better known as Tiggy Legge-Bourke, had an affair with Charles.

Naman Ramachandran The BBC and Mark Killick have reached a settlement over the infamous 1995 BBC Princess Diana “Panorama” interview. Princess Diana was interviewed by journalist Martin Bashir on the program. An independent investigation into the program, conducted by Lord Dyson, found that the public broadcaster “fell short of the high standards of integrity and transparency which are its hallmark.” The Dyson report also found that Bashir used deceitful methods to gain access to Princess Diana, including allegedly forging bank statements.Killick, formerly a “Panorama” senior reporter and producer, informed the BBC about the forged bank statements.

Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, was always destined to be king, with even his birth setting him apart from other members of the royal family. Upon arriving on 21 June 1982, the young prince was the first direct heir to the throne to have been born in a hospital - on this occasion within the Lindo Wing of St Mary’s in London.

Naman Ramachandran Despite there being reports to the contrary, Princess Diana did not regret her infamous 1995 interview with Martin Bashir on BBC’s “Panorama” program, according to her biographer Tina Brown. Veteran journalist Brown, who wrote the biography, “The Diana Chronicles,” in 2007, has a new book titled “The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor, the Truth and the Turmoil” releasing imminently. In an excerpt from the book, published in Vanity Fair, Brown describes a meeting with British entrepreneur Gulu Lalvani who had dated Diana shortly before her death.

EXCLUSIVE: Princess Diana’s brother Charles Spencer’s book To Catch a King is to be adapted by Philomena and The Lost King duo Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope.

The BBC has apologised for the Princess Diana Panorama interview and paid the late royal's private secretary Patrick Jephson "substantial" damages as a result of how interviewer Martin Bashir obtained it. The British Broadcasting Corporation apologised "unreservedly" to Jephson and has agreed to pay a "substantial sum" in damages as the two parties agreed on a settlement.

Naman Ramachandran The BBC and Commander Patrick Jephson, who was private secretary to Princess Diana, have reached a settlement over the harm caused to him around the infamous 1995 BBC “Panorama” interview.Princess Diana was interviewed by journalist Martin Bashir on the program. An independent investigation into the program, conducted by Lord Dyson, found that the public broadcaster “fell short of the high standards of integrity and transparency which are its hallmark.” The Dyson report also found that Bashir used deceitful methods to gain access to Princess Diana.

Princess Diana’s private secretary over subterfuge used to get an explosive television interview with the late royal.The U.K.'s national broadcaster said it acknowledged that “serious harm” was caused to Patrick Jephson by the circumstances in which the 1995 interview, conducted by BBC journalist Martin Bashir, was obtained.“The BBC apologises unreservedly to Commander Jephson for the harm caused to him and has paid his legal costs,” it said in a statement. “The BBC has also paid Commander Jephson a substantial sum in damages, which he intends to donate in full to British charities nominated by him.”The 1995 interview, in which Diana discussed the breakdown of her relationship with Prince Charles — famously saying “There were three of us in this marriage” in reference to Charles’ relationship with Camilla Parker-Bowles — was watched by 23 million people in Britain and sent shockwaves through the monarchy.A report last year by a retired senior judge found Bashir used “deceitful behavior” to get the interview, including showing Diana’s brother fake bank statements that falsely suggested members of Diana’s inner circle were being paid to spy on her.

Prince William is believed to have declined to attend this weekend’s BAFTA awards, despite being president of the prestigious academy.The star-studded event is set to take place at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Sunday 13 March. As a result of William, 39, not attending, the prince will record a message in advance to the awards’ attendees which will be shown on the night.

Prince William is thought to soon fall out with the BBC again in the wake of its upcoming TV programme The Reckoning.The drama is about the late TV presenter Jimmy Savile who, over the duration of his lifetime, is said to have preyed on around 500 vulnerable victims as young as two years old. He died in 2011 aged 84 and never faced justice for his crimes.

READ MOREEastEnders stars in fear over Danniella Westbrook’s revenge tell-allJennifer Aniston’s fresh heartache over Courteney Cox’s moveDanielle Armstrong: ‘We went to nursery together - now we’re getting married’In her infamous Martin Bashir interview in 1997, Diana sparked shockwaves when she revealed, “There were three of us in the marriage” in reference to Camilla. Out of respect, when she married Charles, Camilla did not take the Princess of Wales title, but instead became the Duchess of Cornwall. While royal sources have said that Prince William, 39, and wife Kate, 40, “approve” of his grandmother’s decision to make Camilla Queen, over in America, Prince Harry and Meghan tellingly remained silent.

Prince Harry is said to have offered to become King in Prince William’s place after he said that he didn’t want to inherit the important role. William, 39, has had his future laid out before him since birth but as a child he reportedly expressed concerns over his future.

Since he was born back in 1982, Prince William's whole life has been mapped out for him.

Prince William has reportedly been left "frustrated" that the BBC is cooperating with Netflix to "commercialise" Martin Bashir's Panorama interview with Princess Diana.The broadcasting giant confirmed to The Telegraph that they allowed the show to film scenes portraying events that followed the infamous interview outside their New Broadcasting House in London.The show is set to see actor Richard Cordery, 71, who is portraying Marmaduke Hussey – who was chairman of the BBC's board of governors at

Prince Harry has been told to "tear up" his £100 million Netflix deal by an expert over the portrayal of his mum Princess Diana in The Crown.The upcoming series is believed to be covering Diana's controversial BBC Panorama chat with Martin Bashir in 1995 even though Prince William voiced his protests against the move.

BBC Director General Tim Davie has made his second mega impartiality intervention since taking over a year ago as the review set up in the wake of the Martin Bashir scandal reports back.

Prince William is said to be “deeply frustrated” about Netflix reportedly recreating Princess Diana’s infamous interview with Martin Bashir for the next series of “The Crown”.

Hit Netflix show The Crown is set to portray the controversial Princess Diana interview with Martin Bashir, despite Prince William's concerns the interview should never air again.

Netflix will reportedly recreate Princess Diana's controversial Panorama interview with former BBC journalist Martin Bashir for the royal drama, The Crown. It is said that a whole episode of the Emmy award-winning series will be dedicated to the infamous 1995 sit-down chat, which saw Diana dropped a series of bombshells about her marriage to Prince Charles.

Naman Ramachandran Season 5 of hit Netflix series “The Crown” will reportedly feature an entire episode featuring Princess Diana’s infamous interview with journalist Martin Bashir on BBC’s “Panorama” program.Netflix has spent millions on the episode, according to U.K. tabloid The Sun, quoting an “insider” who also said, “To the writers, the stormy marriage between Charles and Di led up to her outpouring on Panorama, and the aftermath of that decision defined her final months.

Viewers of “The Crown” are finally being introduced to the series’ third and final iteration of Queen Elizabeth II.

Naman Ramachandran Some 25 years after Martin Bashir’s bombshell interview with Princess Diana on BBC’s “Panorama” program, the scandal continues to rage on.On Tuesday, a U.K.

BBC director general Tim Davie and two of his predecessors, Tony Hall and John Birt, have eaten large helpings of humble pie under intense questioning from British lawmakers over the Princess Diana scandal.

Princess Diana's brother Earl Spencer has demanded the police take action over forgeries allegedly used by Martin Bashir to convince the tragic Royal to take part in her infamous Panorama interview.The Earl claims he was shown the fake bank statement by BBC reporter Bashir in 1995, and as a direct result introduced Bashir to his sister.

Naman Ramachandran A BBC review set up to establish the facts around the decision to appoint Martin Bashir as religious affairs correspondent in September 2016 has found that the tainted journalist was not re-hired to cover up the controversy around his infamous Princess Diana interview on the “Panorama” program.The review was conducted by former BBC nations and regions director Ken MacQuarrie.“Although there were some shortcomings in the process by which he was re-employed, I am satisfied that

Martin Bashir was not rehired by the BBC in 2016 to cover up for the deception he deployed in securing an interview with Princess Diana two decades earlier, an independent review has concluded.

Good Morning Britain hosts Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard welcomed Trisha Goddard and Isabel Oakeshott onto the ITV show to discuss reports Prince Harry is threatening legal action against the BBC over claims he didn't consult the Queen before naming his daughter Lilibet. Isabel branded the legal action "absurd" while Trisha stepped into defend the couple.

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Princess Diana's former butler Paul Burrell has claimed she once broke down into tears after listening in on a call between himself and BBC journalist Martin Bashir. Paul explained that Bashir called him every week "in vain" to ask about the Princess of Wales' whereabouts, what she had been up to and if she had been meeting boyfriends in private.

Piers Morgan has claimed Princess Diana told him she "had no regets" over her interview with Martin Bashir.The former Good Morning Britain star, 56, slammed the BBC for their "scandalous behaviour" surrounding the controversial 1995 Panorama interview with the Princess. A recent independent report into the BBC practices found that Martin Bashir used "deceitful behaviour" to obtain the interview with The People's Princess.

Princess Diana's famed Panorama interview with Martin Bashir will reportedly be featured in the upcoming season of The Crown.The fan-favourite show will reportedly highlight the BBC reporter's "dishonest" behaviour in obtaining the sit down chat with the Princess of Wales. A report issued by Lord Dyson showed that Bashir deceived Earl Spencer to secure the bombshell interview with his sister.