Shamed Martin Bashir did fake bank statements to “deceive” Princess Diana into giving her bombshell Panorama interview, a damning report found today.
A probe was launched into Bashir and BBC bosses over how the then-unknown journalist managed to bag the 1995 royal scoop.
The six-month inquiry conducted by Lord Dyson today found the BBC “did not scrutinise” Bashir despite knowing he lied three times.
And it also confirmed the journalist commissioned fake bank statements and used “deceitful behaviour” to get interview.
The scathing report also said the BBC “fell short of the high standards of integrity and transparency which are its hallmark”.
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Earl Spencer told previously how Bashir used forged bank statements to convince her to do the interview.
He said the papers wrongly showed two senior courtiers were being paid by…