In May this year, the British public service company BBC apologized for an interview with Princess Diana that was broadcast in 1995. This after information that they used methods that violate the rules of press ethics to get Diana to stand up.
No crime
The BBC's board appointed an inquiry into retired judge Lord Dyson.
In March 2021, the London police announced that they would not initiate an investigation into whether the interview may have been criminal.
The police have now read Lord Dyson's 127-page report from May and announce that the decision stands:
"In March 2021, the Metropolitan Police decided that it was not appropriate to launch a criminal investigation into the allegations of illegal activities in connection with a documentary broadcast in 1995. After Lord Dyson published his report in May, specialists reviewed the content and looked closely at the legislation." , writes the police, reports The Guardian.
The statement ends with the assessment that no crime can be proven and the police will therefore not proceed with the case.
Fraudulent behavior
Journalist Martin Bashir, who interviewed Diana in 1995, got a lot of attention because the princess then told for the first time about Prince Charles' affair with Camilla Parker Bowles.
- There were three of us in the marriage, Diana said then.
In Dyson's report, the former judge writes that Martin Bashir acted "fraudulently" by producing forged bank documents which he showed to Princess Diana's brother in order to gain his trust and be presented to Diana.
Martin Bashir resigned from the BBC in connection with the revelation this spring and referred to health reasons.