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A journalist who made a name for himself, among other things, through a sensational interview with Princess Diana in 1995, leaves the BBC.

Martin Bashir is leaving for health reasons, the public broadcaster quoted the deputy director of the BBC News, Jonathan Munro, on Friday.

He has not been able to work since a Covid infection and several operations.

Diana's brother, Charles Spencer, had repeatedly accused the BBC journalist Martin Bashir of having obtained the interview with his sister at the time using unfair methods - such as falsified bank statements.

The BBC apologized for the false documents but assured them that they did not play a role in Diana’s decision to give the interview.

Journalist Martin Bashir at the Pride of Britain Awards 2019 - his interview with Princess Diana became a document of contemporary history

Source: Ian West / PA Wire

In March of this year, the BBC finally announced that it would investigate the allegations in an internal investigation.

So far there have been no criminal investigations.

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The exclusive talk broadcast in prime-time in the British investigative program BBC Panorama attracted around 23 million people in front of the screens in November 1995.

Diana, who was already separated from Prince Charles but not yet divorced, described how she was first left alone by the royal family in constant media monitoring and then after the separation felt downright sabotaged and deliberately damaged in her reputation - also out of envy of her great popularity.

And she disclosed her husband's affair with Camilla Parker-Bowles.

"There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit tight," Diana said into the camera - an unheard of taboo break.

Shortly thereafter, Charles filed for divorce.