Inquiry concludes BBC tricked Diana into famous interview

In 1995, Princess Diana gave a legendary interview to the BBC's Martin Bashir in which she detailed the unpleasantness of the Royal Family and its eldest son, her then-husband Charles: 'There were three of us in this marriage.'

But in the negotiations before the chat took place, the BBC used fake bank statements to manipulate Diana and her brother into believing there was a palace plot against her, inducing her to agree to the interview as pre-emption. — Read the rest