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
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
The BBC has revealed it will investigate Earl Spencer’s claim journalist Martin Bashir used ‘false bank statements’ to convince his sister Princess Diana to do a Panorama interview – but it may take a while because Bashir is currently unwell with Covid. Princess Diana sent shockwaves through the monarchy when she told the BBC ‘well … Read more
HISTORY THE WHITE SHIP by Charles Spencer (William Collins £25, 352 pp) On a cold but clear November night in 1120, almost exactly 900 years ago, a ship sailed out of Barfleur harbour on the Normandy coast, bound for Southampton. Everyone on board was cheerfully drunk but perfectly optimistic. The tide had turned and was with … Read more