Diana

Princess Diana’s brother Earl Spencer shares a sweet photograph from their childhood together

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Princess Diana’s brother Charles Spencer shares adorable childhood photograph of the pair taken in 1967 Charles Spencer, 56, paid tribute to Princess Diana with a childhood photo  Posting on Twitter, he shared an image alongside his sister taken in 1967  Photo shows late Princess in a striped dress with Earl in a t-shirt and blue … Read more

The Crown’s Emma Corrin reveals how Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s Australia tour was recreated

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Season four of Netflix’s The Crown features an episode portraying Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s 1983 tour of Australia. But the cast and crew of the award-winning show did not travel Down Under to recreate some of the former couple’s most iconic moments. Instead, they substituted locations around Spain for Australia, thanks to clever digital effects, The … Read more

Princess Diana: Artist paid by BBC to fake documents gives testimony

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The profound concerns of the BBC forger who regretted helping Martin Bashir can be revealed today. Graphics designer Matt Wiessler said he suffered ‘real worry’ after producing counterfeit bank statements used by the Panorama reporter to bag his scoop with Princess Diana. Mr Wiessler’s flat was later burgled and he went on to be sacked as … Read more

Princess Diana: Artist paid by BBC to fake documents gives testimony

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The profound concerns of the BBC forger who regretted helping Martin Bashir can be revealed today. Graphics designer Matt Wiessler said he suffered ‘real worry’ after producing counterfeit bank statements used by the Panorama reporter to bag his scoop with Princess Diana. Mr Wiessler’s flat was later burgled and he went on to be sacked as … Read more

In Earl’s own notes, Martin Bashir’s lies included Prince Edward had AIDS, writes RICHARD KAY 

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Late afternoon on a warm September day, Princess Diana parked her car in a Knightsbridge side street and hurried inside a portered mansion block. She was buzzed into a flat where her brother Charles, the 9th Earl Spencer, was waiting for her. A third figure joined them. Lord Spencer performed the introductions. This, he told his … Read more

Earl Spencer’s damning dossier: Crisis for BBC bosses as damning transcripts revealed

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The 32 jaw-dropping smears peddled by Martin Bashir to clinch his sensational Princess Diana scoop can be revealed today. His preposterous lies included lurid claims about the Queen, Prince Charles, Prince Edward and senior royal courtiers. The Panorama journalist allegedly spun an outlandish web of deceit to win Diana’s trust – and secure the bombshell interview. … Read more

Earl Spencer’s damning dossier: Crisis for BBC bosses as damning transcripts revealed

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The 32 jaw-dropping smears peddled by Martin Bashir to clinch his sensational Princess Diana scoop can be revealed today. His preposterous lies included lurid claims about the Queen, Prince Charles, Prince Edward and senior royal courtiers. The Panorama journalist allegedly spun an outlandish web of deceit to win Diana’s trust – and secure the bombshell interview. … Read more

Ex-TV boss Stewart Purvis calls for independent probe into claims over Panorama interview

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A former TV boss has called for an independent probe into Earl Spencer’s claims that Martin Bashir used ‘dirty tricks’ to land his historic Panorama scoop with Princess Diana. Stewart Purvis also claimed the princess had revealed her ‘secret ambition’ to appear on Panorama a decade before she gave a bombshell interview to the BBC’s flagship … Read more