Princess Diana's former chauffeur successfully settles slander claim against BBC

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The BBC had made false allegations about Steve Davies, resulting in him being fired without cause in 1996.

The BBC falsely accused Steve Davies of sharing personal information about Diana to get an interview with her in 1995. Princess Diana 's former chauffeur has successfully settled a slander claim against the BBC .

found the BBC made a "serious and unfounded allegation that Mr Davies was leaking confidential information that he obtained in his role as her chauffeur to the press and that she should terminate his employment as a result." "It is a matter of profound regret to him that, as he now knows, the princess believed that he had betrayed her, and he was unable to correct the position before her tragic death."In a statement, Carter-Ruck said the allegations were brought to Mr Davies's attention after they were brought up in the fifth season of Netflix's The Crown.

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