Photo: GettyA former BBC journalist found to have deceived Princess Diana in order to secure an explosive interview with her in 1995 has denied he was responsible for a chain of events that led to her death, a newspaper reported. Martin Bashir told The Sunday Times he believed his actions did not harm Diana. "I never wanted to harm Diana in any way and I don’t believe we did," Bashir told The Sunday Times. Diana's eldest son William has said the way the interview was secured was "deceitful" and the BBC's failures contributed significantly to Diana's "fear, paranoia and isolation." The Sunday Times quoted Bashir as admitting that he used forged bank statements which the inquiry said was part of the deception of Diana .

Source: Otago Daily Times May 22, 2021 20:48 UTC