An investigation by retired judge John Dyson concluded last Thursday that journalist Martin Bashir had tricked Princess Diana’s brother Charles Spencer into helping to arrange the 1995 interview, in which she spoke candidly about her troubled marriage to Prince Charles. — Reuters picLONDON, May 24 — The BBC said today it will review its editorial policies and governance after an independent report found one of its journalists used deception to secure a landmark interview with Princess Diana.
“We think it is right that we review the effectiveness of the BBC’s editorial policies and governance in detail,” it added. He then showed them to Spencer in a successful bid to earn their trust and land the sensational sit-down. But Bashir has defended himself, arguing that Diana was eager to speak out and that he should not be held responsible for “many of the other things that were going on in her life”.